Bandit Lites Nominated for Pollstar 2023 Award
Bandit Lites has been nominated for the Concert Visuals Company of the Year at the 34th Annual Pollstar 2023 Awards. The awards will be held… Read More »Bandit Lites Nominated for Pollstar 2023 Award
Bandit Lites’ Michael T. Strickland Receives CMA Award
What do Kix Brooks, Vince Gill, Randy Owens, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton and Michael T. Strickland all have in common? Each has been awarded the prestigious CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award. Bandit Lites founder and Chair Michael T. Strickland was honored Nov. 9 with the Humanitarian Award during. the 56th Annual CMA Awards live on ABC-TV.Read More »Bandit Lites’ Michael T. Strickland Receives CMA Award
Editors’ Notes
PLSN Co-Editors Michael S. Eddy and Debi Moen share their thoughts on the November 2022 issue of the magazine, which coincides with the LDI trade show in Las Vegas and the Parnelli Golf Tournament.
The Entertainment Association
Coming Together as a Single Voice
Michael T. Strickland, Chair and Founder of Bandit Lites, Inc. has spent much of his time over the last 2.5 years working on behalf of the entire live entertainment industry by lobbying Congress for support and aid during, and now recovering from, the global pandemic shutdown. He has met with over 80 Senators, Representatives, and staff members during his efforts and one thing became clear to him, the live entertainment industry must speak to Congress with a single voice. As he notes, “We are an industry of a thousand canoes that need to come to Congress as a single battleship.”Read More »The Entertainment Association