Q1 Named "Regional Lighting Company of the Year"

The Parnelli Board of Advisors and Projection Lights & Staging News, announced on August 31st that Q1 Production Technologies has been named Regional Lighting Company of the Year for the northwest region and is nominated for the Parnelli Award for Lighting Company of the Year.

The Parnelli Awards were established in 2001 as a way to recognize the highest achievers and most respected innovators in the industry. The awards recognize pioneering, influential professionals, honoring both individuals and companies.

The Parnelli Awards - among the most prestigious honors in the industry - are given in a number of categories, and nominees and winners are determined by online voting open to nearly 40,000 industry professionals. The process is organized to ensure the integrity of the outcome and is reviewed for authenticity and accuracy by the Parnelli Board of Advisors.

Much more than simply considering the individual or company that lands the biggest show and pulls it off flawlessly, Parnelli voters are encouraged to choose nominees and recipients who are instrumental in moving the industry forward with the same qualities that defined the person for whom the awards are named.

"The Parnelli Awards represent recognition among our peers in the lighting industry, an honor for which every recipient should be proud. It¼s a nod and a 'thumbs up' from those who know the industry best," said PLSN editor Richard Cadena.

Rick "Parnelli" O'Brien was well known as an extraordinary production manager and exemplary human being. Throughout his esteemed 25-year career he worked with many top acts and touched the lives of everyone fortunate enough to come in contact with him. His professionalism, talent, humor and sense of fair play set a standard among his peers and an example for future generations in the industry. Though he died of cancer in October 2000, his inspiration lives on through these awards.

This year the Parnelli's will be held in conjunction with LDI in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lighting Company of the Year will be announced at the awards banquet October 20th at the Venetian Hotel.

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