LAS VEGAS — During the first week of June, dozens of local and regional sound companies around the U.S. and Canada have been nominated for the annual Hometown Hero awards competition. For FRONT of HOUSE’s July and August issues, we’re also now rounding up crew and gear lists for our monthly Showtime feature.
Each year, FRONT of HOUSE honors regional sound companies with our Hometown Hero awards. These awards honor the best small companies in six regions across North America: the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest and Canada. Readers then get to decide who’s really the best during the month of July, when they vote on which company most deserves to win the honor from each region.
By September, the regional winners are announced, and the six finalists appear on the Parnelli Awards ballot. Voting for the Parnelli Awards takes place throughout the month of September. The Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year award will be presented to the company garnering the most votes, along with all the other Parnelli Awards, at the annual ceremony. This year, it’s set for Oct. 22 at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
It all starts with a nomination, which is due by July 1. (Yes, you can nominate your own company.)
Another way to give a yourself (and co-workers) a nice pat on the back is to submit a photo, list of crew members and gear list to FRONT of HOUSE’s monthly Showtime print feature. We publish six of these mini-features every month, profiling all kinds of events, from huge touring productions to not-so-huge events. Case in point for the latter: the profile of Luke’s Bar Mitzvah, with audio support from Visionary Sound Productions that appears in the June issue of FOH on page 35.
So here are the links. Submit a nomination and/or Showtime event today!
For Hometown Hero Nominations:
http://www.fohonline.com/hometown-hero-nominations.html
For Showtime Submissions:
http://www.fohonline.com/showtime.html
