Alice Cooper to Host Parnelli
Awards
LAS VEGAS — The “Oscars” of the live event industry,
The Parnelli Awards, will grow in scope and star-power this year. Alice
Cooper will be part of the proceedings, which will include emceeing
the Award Show, among other things. “Alice Cooper is
not only a respected rock legend, but he’s also a genuinely
hilarious guy,” says PLSN and FOH publisher Terry
Lowe “He will be the foundation to which we build our best,
most entertaining Parnelli celebration yet.”
The Parnelli Board of Advisors also unanimously decided to add an
award to the show this year to honor all who make our industry possible.
In addition to a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Parnelli Board will
now present two Innovator awards, the traditional Audio Innovator
Award and now a second Innovator award, designed to honor those in
our industry who have pushed the boundaries of spectacle in performance
in the areas of lighting, staging, scenery or video.
“As someone who has always valued spectacle in a show,” deadpans
Cooper, “I am glad the Parnelli Board has chosen to honor those designers,
technicians and engineers who make the shows look amazing.”
The Parnelli Awards banquet and award show will be on Oct. 24. Cooper was attracted to participating because of the emphasis the Parnellis place on education through its Parnelli Scholarship for the Entertainment Engineering and Design department at UNLV. With Cooper’s involvement the Parnellis are giving more money to education this year thanks to the Parnelli Celebrity Classic charity golf tournament. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Cooper’s Solid Rock, a non-profit organization dedicating to reaching at-risk teens.
“The Parnellis are about honoring the legends of the live event industry, and helping educate the next generation of leaders in the field,” adds Lowe. “We couldn’t be more pleased having Alice Cooper on board for such an important mission.”
The PLSN/FOH Parnelli Celebrity Classic will take place on Thursday, October 23 at the Siena Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev., with the Parnelli Awards Banquet taking place the next evening Friday, October 24 in Las Vegas.
