The 22nd annual Parnelli Awards took place on Jan. 26 during NAMM 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The ceremony, which honored the career achievements of Buford Jones (Audio Innovator), Carol Dodds (Visionary) and Jim Brammer (Lifetime Achievement Award), sold out with 700+ attendees a week before the event.
Terry Lowe, who co-founded the Parnellis with Patrick Stansfield in 2002, serves as the ceremony’s Executive Producer, and is also Founder and President of Timeless Communications, publisher of PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines, thanked the sponsors of the event for making the whole thing possible.
For the 22nd annual ceremony, they included:
Platinum Sponsor: DiGiCo.
Gold Sponsors: 4Wall Entertainment, ACT Entertainment, All Access Staging and Productions, Bandit Lites, Blizzard Lighting, Clair Global, Concert Stuff Group/CSG, d&b audiotechnik, Egotrips, Elation Professional, Gallagher Staging & Productions, Gateway Studios & Production Services, Global Trend Productions, Harman Professional/JBL Professional/Martin Lighting, Image SFX, Meyer Sound, Mountain Productions, NAMM, On Tour Logistics, Production Technology Partners [PTP Live], Pyrotek Special Effects, ROBE Lighting, Rock-it Global, ROE Visual, Screenworks NEP, Sound Image, Special Event Services, Spider Ranch Productions, Stageline Mobile Stage, Strictly FX, and Yamaha.
Silver Sponsors: Brown Note Productions, Eventric/Master Tour, Harlequin Floors, Hemphill Brothers Coach Company, Hirschbach, Moo TV, See Factor, Shockwave Cargo, Solotech and Spectrum Sound.
Cocktail Party Sponsors: Allen & Heath, Calzone Case Co., CHAUVET Professional, Eagle Production Company, Music Matters Productions, and Tyler Truss Systems.
Production Sponsors: Access Event Solutions, Atomic, Elation Professional, and TPI.
Within days of the event, Lowe received plaudits for the ceremony’s success. Here is a sampling of the rave reviews:
- “Terry, thank you and your team for having an event and platform that brings such an amazing group of people together. It was really inspiring and satisfying to be in a room with the innovators and the instigators that shaped the entertainment industry as we now know it. Congratulations. This year’s Parnelli Awards were excellent.” –Ed Wannebo, Production Manager
- “Great job to all who put the show together. It was very entertaining and fun.” –Dave Shadoan, CEO, Sound Image
- “From the moment my wife and I walked in the room I could tell that this was going to be special. Suffice to say that I left there feeling more energized than ever about my/our goofy beloved industry.” –Greg McVeigh, Guesthouse Productions
- “Great Show and evening!” –Chris Weathers, VP Production, Live Nation
- “I had a fantastic time at the Parnellis. What a great evening. You guys really know how to put on a great event.” –Daniella Peters, Senior Manager, Production Audio, Harman Professional Solutions
- “On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to offer my sincerest appreciation for your fantastic and flawless presentation of the 22nd Parnelli Awards this past Friday evening. You guys created articles, a video, and an entire evening that will be indelibly etched in my memory the rest of my life… and I’m grateful.” –Jim Brammer, Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Honoree
- “Great show, thanks to all involved!” –Dean Roney, Solotech
- “This year was a wonderful experience for first time Parnelli Award attendees. The team did a great job! I look forward to next year.” –Peter Hendrickson, Tour Tech East
- “The most wonderful moment of my life!!! I am so thankful to have such good friends In this incredible industry. You helped make it clear to me last night that I must have made some sort of mark along the way and with that, I am deeply satisfied. Thank you so very much!” –Buford Jones, Parnelli Audio Innovator Honoree
The Parnelli Awards team is already looking forward to the 23rd annual event. For sponsorship information, contact Greg Gallardo at gregg@timelesscom.com.
