The 22nd annual Parnelli Awards took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on January 26 during NAMM 2024. The awards honored the career achievements of Jim Brammer (Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award), Carol Dodds (Parnelli Visionary) and Buford Jones (Audio Innovator), with the NextGen award going to Sam Boone.
The evening’s presenters included Michael Brammer (Lifetime Achievement Award), Patti Conners Thurston (Visionary Award), Helen Meyer (Audio Innovator Award), David “5-1” Norman (NextGen Award), along with Vanessa Arciga, Jim Ebdon, and Stuart Ross.
Terry Lowe, President of Timeless Communications, publisher of PLSN and FOH magazines, welcomed the capacity crowd as Executive Producer and Co-Founder (with the late Patrick Stansfield) of the sold-out event.
And the winners are:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Jim Brammer
VISIONARY AWARD: Carol Dodds
AUDIO INNOVATOR AWARD: Buford Jones
VISUAL AWARDS
- Lighting Company of the Year: Solotech/Taylor Swift
- Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year: Music Matters Productions
- Nook Schoenfeld Lighting Designer of the Year: Rob Koenig/Metallica
- Lighting Director of the Year: Carter Fulghum/Shinedown
- Production Designer of the Year: Baz Halpin/P!nk
- Pyro/Special Effects Company of the Year: ImageSFX/Disturbed
- Indispensable Technology ‐ Lighting: Robe iFORTE
SOUND AWARDS
- Sound Company of the Year: Sound Image/Jimmy Buffett
- Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year: Brown Note Productions
- FOH Mixer of the Year: Ken “Pooch” Van Druten/Iron Maiden
- Monitor Mixer of the Year: Pasi Hara/Roger Waters
- Audio System Tech of the Year: Krysten Dean & Mark Brnich/Beyoncé
- Indispensable Technology ‐ Audio: DiGiCo Quantum 852 Console
VIDEO AWARDS
- Video Production Company of the Year: 4Wall/Metallica
- Video Director of the Year: Stefaan “Smasher” Desmedt/U2 at Sphere
- Media Content Creator of the Year: Treatment Studio/U2 at Sphere
- Indispensable Technology ‐ Video: ROE Visual Topaz LED Video Panel
PRODUCTION SERVICES AWARDS
- Staging Company of the Year: Gallagher Staging/Sam Hunt
- Rigging Company of the Year: Five Points Production Services/P!nk
- Set Construction Company of the Year: TAIT/Taylor Swift
- Indispensable Technology ‐ Staging & Effects: Stageline Promobile Stage
PRODUCTION PERSONNEL AWARDS
- Patrick Stansfield Production Manager of the Year: Helen Himmons/Ed Sheeran
- Patrick Stansfield Tour Manager of the Year: Curt Jenkins/Miranda Lambert
TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS AWARDS
- Coach Company of the Year: Hemphill Brothers Coach Company
- Trucking Company of the Year: On Tour Logistics
- Freight Forwarding Company of the Year: Rock‐it Global
