Parnelli Winners Announced!

by FOH Staff
January 27, 2024February 1, 2024
Featured, News
4 min read

Michael and Jim Brammer

ANAHEIM, CA – The 22^nd annual Parnelli Awards took place on Jan. 26 during NAMM 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The awards honored the career achievements of Buford Jones (Audio Innovator), Carol Dodds (Parnelli Visionary) and Jim Brammer (Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award).

Presenter Helen Meyer and Audio Innovator Buford Jones

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.

Patti Conners Thurston presented the Parnelli Visionary Award to Carol Dodds

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.

Terry Lowe, Parnelli Awards Executive Producer and Co-Founder. Photo by Jen Gray

And the winners are:

Buford Jones, Carol Dodds and Jim Brammer. Photo by Kathy Eddy

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Jim Brammer

VISIONARY AWARD: Carol Dodds

AUDIO INNOVATOR AWARD: Buford Jones

NEXTGEN AWARD: Sam Boone

Metallica LD Rob Koenig won the Nook Schoenfeld Lighting Designer of the Year Award. Photo by Jen Gray

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

“For Jimmy,” said Dave Shadoan, accepting Sound Image’s Parnelli for Sound Company of the Year. Photo by Jen Gray

SOUND AWARDS

Sound Company of the Year: Sound Image/Jimmy Buffett
Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year: Brown Note Productions

Ken “Pooch” Van Druten with the Parnelli Award for FOH Mixer of the Year for his work with Iron Maiden

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

With U2 performing their show at Sphere the same night as the Parnellis, Stefaan “Smasher” Desmedt accepted his award for Video Director of the Year via video

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

Chris “Rock” Glatfelter accepted Gallagher Staging’s Parnelli for Staging Company of the Year. Photo by Jen Gray

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

Helen Himmons accepted the Patrick Stansfield Production Manager of the Year Award via video for her work with Ed Sheeran

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

Rock-it Global won the Parnelli for Freight Forwarding Company of the Year. Photo by Jen Gray

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

A panoramic view of some of the 700 who attended the sold-out show. Photo by Terry Lowe