LOS ANGELES – The Parnelli Awards — 20 Years of Defining Excellence video presentation, which premiered Jan. 22 as part of NAMM’s Believe in Music Week, is now posted on the home page of parnelliawards.com. The video utilizes the 20-year library of past Parnelli Awards shows to create a montage of the best moments in Parnelli history.
Parnelli Awards producer/writer Kevin M. Mitchell reached out to get some reactions to the video after its premiere. His report follows:
“I loved it.” “I tuned in and so enjoyed seeing so many friends.” “Just finished the Parnelli’s [Keep the Torch Lit Presentation]. Drop the mic, it was wonderful.” “Thanks for keeping the fires burning with hope for the future.”
No, it wasn’t possible to have any “And the Parnelli goes to…” moments Friday night as we all wanted, but the “year off” gave us an opportunity to dig into the vault and put together a special presentation, including a highlight reel of past shows and the In Memoriam reel where we said goodbye to those we’ve lost this year. It was well-received by all who watched it streamed Friday evening. And now it’s available for viewing at ParnelliAwards.com.
“We were all grateful to be able to do this, and I have to say I know I enjoyed looking back at all the great Parnelli Award moments from the last 20 years,” says Parnelli Awards executive producer Terry Lowe. “It was good to be reminded that we’re in a remarkable business filled with exceptionally talented people.”
As for the length of the show, which traditionally goes long … “First time that people will say the Parnelli Awards ran too short,” quipped Greg Gallardo, Publisher. (Gallardo has a running bet with producer Kevin Mitchell based on the length of the show – if it goes over two hours, Mitchell has to buy Gallardo a cheesecake … needless to say Gallardo has racked up quite a few over the years.)
The presentation was all made possible by the generosity of the sponsors. Gold Sponsors include 4 Wall Entertainment, All Access Staging & Productions, Bandit Lites, d&b audiotechnik, Harman, L-Acoustics, Maryland Sound, Meyer Sound, Rock-it Cargo, Sound Image and Strictly FX. Silver Sponsors include Chauvet Professional, Elation Professional, Global Trend Productions, Hemphill Brothers, Solotech and Stageline. TPI served as a Production Partner.
Among those watching Friday’s stream was Rick “Parnelli” O’Brien’s family. His wife, Kate Bruner, reached out after with this note: “Myself, along with Madeleine, Eve and Chris, want to say that your Highlight Reel was a wonderful montage of the history of the Parnelli Awards. It was a memory lane for those of us who have watched from the beginning and a beautiful introduction to the newcomers. Thank you very much to all involved. Please forward this thank you to Terry Lowe. His continued support is fantastic.”
For more information, and to view the video on the home page, go to www.parnelliawards.com
