LAS VEGAS — FRONT of HOUSE readers have chosen the six regional winners of the 2015 Hometown Hero Award competition. These top vote getters from each of five U.S. regions plus all of Canada will be automatically entered on the Parnelli Awards ballot. FOH readers will then get a chance to vote on which regional company will be awarded the coveted honor of Parnelli Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year.
2015 Hometown Hero Sound Company Finalists:
Northeast: DBS Audio (Coatesville, PA), Southeast: Mid-Coast Sound (Nashville, TN), Midwest: Clearwing Productions (Milwaukee, WI), Northwest: Spider Ranch Productions (South San Francisco, CA), Southwest: Onstage Systems (Dallas, TX). Canada: Sound Art (Toronto, ON). Congratulations!
Representatives from one of these six Hometown Hero regional winners will be stepping up to the podium at the 2015 Parnelli Awards on Oct. 24, 2015 to claim the 2015 Parnelli Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year Award. They will be joined by other honorees at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the 2015 event, including Parnelli Lifetime Achievement award winner Chris Lamb, Parnelli Visionary Award Winner David Cunningham and Audio Innovator Pat Quilter.
Nearly two dozen other Parnelli Awards will be presented, honoring individuals (such as FOH mixer, Monitor Mixer, Sound Company, System Tech of the Year), companies (including Sound Company of the Year) and products (the Indispensable Technology “IT” Awards honoring innovation in audio, lighting, video and staging). The nominations process for these awards categories is still underway, and closes Aug. 31. To ensure that your voice is heard, go to: http://www.parnelliawards.com/nominate.php and http://parnelliawards.com/nominate_ITawards.php.
The final Parnelli Awards ballot will go online in early September and voting will continue through Sept. 30, 2015. Top vote getters will be tallied in early October, and winners will be announced during the annual Parnelli Awards ceremony and gala dinner itself, which starts Oct. 24, 2015 at 8 p.m., following the 7 p.m. cocktail reception.
To see the list of sponsors for the 2015 event, go to: www.fohonline.com/news/12987
To reserve your spot or table at the 2015 event, go to: www.parnelliawards.com/reservations.
