TPi AWARDS 2007 Brochure

TOTAL PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 07SOUVENIR BROCHURE

MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2007 NOVOTEL LONDON WEST

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A funny old year was 2006. On thepositive side, it continued the ‘action-packed’ trends of recent years withticket sales up, a host of major artisttours, an increase in the number ofsummer festivals and a general senseof well-being across the industry as awhole. I even allowed myself the rareluxury of a holiday and was verypleased (and relieved!) to welcomeRachel Esson on board as AssistantEditor.

On the down side, Syd Barrett,James Brown, ‘Fluff’ Freeman, GenePitney, Wilson Pickett and DesmondDekker left us to join Elvis’s celestialcabaret, while the demise of industrygreats Tony Gottelier, Christopher Bock,Richard Floyd and Guido Noselli cast ashadow of sadness for those fortunateto have worked with them.

Some of us were also forced todevote much time to the hot subject ofOfcom’s auctioning of the UK’s radio spectrum.Visiting the Houses of Parliament with a smallgroup of like-minded ‘activists’ was notsomething I expected to be doing this time lastyear.

Over the next year, we’ll be warming up tothe 10th anniversary of Total ProductionInternational with a number of exciting newinitiatives and enhancements to the magazine,as well as keeping our eyes on the year’s bigevents... as ever.

Tonight we are once again in the experthands of production manager Steve Allen andhis co-ordinating sidekick Julie Chennells, notto mention our talented and loyal cast of TPiAwards production veterans, without whom ourevent would be a humble tea party.

We all realise that you are arguably themost difficult audience in the world to please— being the people who put on live events allyear round and have seen and done it all —

and so the challenge is always a nerve-wracking one!

This event is, of course, all aboutcelebrating the achievements and contributionsof production crew personnel and companiesall over the world, and the importance of theirwork becomes more crucial with every passingyear, as audience expectations grow... alongwith ticket prices.

There will be lots of people who leavehere tonight without an award, but theircontributions to this wonderful industry are noless vital. So let’s not think of tonight ascompetitive, but more a celebration of ourunique and gifted community.

Thank you for joining us and making ournight a special one.

Mark CunninghamInternational Editor &TPi Awards Creative Director

THE LOAD-IN...


Production Managerof the Yearsponsored by Rock-It Cargo

Tour Manager of the Yearsponsored byEFM & Chapman Freeborn

Production Co-ordinatorof the Yearsponsored by Amptown Cases

Front of House Engineerof the Yearsponsored by Midas

Monitor Engineer of the Yearsponsored byShure Distribution UK

Lighting Designerof the Yearsponsored byMartin Professional

Rigger of the Yearsponsored byColumbus McKinnon

Video Director of the Yearsponsored by The Picture Works

Set Designer of the Yearsponsored by Star Events Group

Stage Manager of the Yearsponsored by The HSL Group

Favourite InternationalProduction Companysponsored byYamaha Commercial Audio

Favourite SoundRental Companysponsored by Klark Teknik

Favourite LightingRental Companysponsored byRobe Show Lighting

Favourite SetConstruction Companysponsored by Blackout

Favourite Staging Company

Favourite VideoServices Companysponsored byLighthouse Technologies

Favourite Transport Company

Favourite Freight Company

Favourite Travel Agency

Favourite Security/CrowdManagement Companysponsored byThe Mojo Barriers BV &Buckinghamshire ChilternsUniversity College

Favourite Catering Company

Favourite Venuesponsored byEntec Sound & Light

Live Production of the Yearsponsored by DiGiCo

The John PeelUnsung Hero Award(in consultation with the PSA)sponsored by Audio-Technica

The Editor’s Awardsponsored bySpeedy Rigging Hire

Lifetime Contribution Awardsponsored by XL Video

TONIGHT’S AFTER-PARTYWILL BE IN THE CHABLISSUITE UNTIL THE EARLYHOURS.........

INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Mark CunninghamADVERTISING MANAGER Hannah Eakins ASSISTANT EDITOR Rachel Esson

PRODUCTION Mel Robinson, Dave Bell, Daniel SeatonCIRCULATION & MARKETING Emma Bush, Laura McLaughlin

GENERAL MANAGER Justin Gawne MANAGING DIRECTOR Damian WalshMondiale Publishing Ltd — Head Office: Waterloo Place,

Watson Square, Stockport, Manchester SKI 3AZ, UK

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OUR HOST: Suggs

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There are several ways to judge thesuccess of a trade association, one of whichis growth in membership, another is growthin activity. The last 12 months saw the PSAachieve rather good results in both of theseareas.

A steady rise in membership wasboosted by our partnership with the NUSwhich has brought every one of theiraffiliated Student Unions on board as anassociate member. Student Unions are abreeding ground for the next generation ofproduction managers, event organisers andagents — you get the picture — so havingthem on board means that our commitmentto professional development and higherstandards is embraced by the future of yourindustry.

It’s easy to put a figure on membershipincreases; you just look at the revenue —up by 38%. It’s not so easy to quantify anincrease in activity but believe you me, itcertainly feels like more than 38%!

To some, it may seem that many of theprojects we get involved with take an

awfully long time to deliver results. It’s true,some of them do and it’s seriouslyfrustrating at times. Take the Noise at Workregulations; we’ve been working with theHSE on industry-specific guidance for overtwo years now and, boy, do the wheelsturn slowly. The work is almost completeand the guidance will be out for openconsultation this month and ready forpublication six months before theregulations come into force for our industrynext year.

Our involvement means that it will bemore relevant to our sector making it easierfor us to comply with their interpretation ofthe rules.

We’ve been busy working behind thescenes in the field of education. Our helpand support assisted Newcastle College intheir development of a Foundation Degreein Technical Live Event Production. Thecourse was written with close consultationwith employers, resulting in content that isbased on practical experience as well asclassroom learning.

If you’ve been to Newcastle Arena in thepast six months, you’ve probably beenworking with students from that very course.

Still in the field of education, our industryis about to embark on the development of aNational Skills Academy for Live Music withGovernment backing of around £7 million,we’ll be taking a giant leap towards acomprehensive educational programme forour sector, from late school years to on thejob assessment-based qualifications.

The Safety Passport is now up andrunning. We spent 2006 redeveloping,piloting and fine tuning the course intosomething that is now widely accepted asan industry standard and has been adoptedby a growing bunch of companies.

We’re still working on insurers too; manycompanies have seen premiums drop, partlydue to our involvement with insurers,

A WORD FROM THE PSA


convincing them thatthere really is adifference betweenPSA members and non-members.

It’s the differencebetween members andnon-members that we’llbe focusing on, too.We’re stepping up our efforts to market ourmembers as first choice when it comes toevent production; the addition of asearchable database of members on ourweb site will make finding membercompanies easier. If you’re not in, you won’tbe listed, it’s as simple as that.

Late 2006 saw a flurry of activitypreceding Ofcom’s much-feared DigitalDividend Review. The re-allocation of theanalogue TV frequency spectrum threatenedour use of wireless microphones andpersonal monitoring systems. Our work withother user groups ensured that our needs

were considered, resulting in a proposalthat gives scope for a solution that suits allparties.

Without representative voices for thesectors concerned, we could have lost avital part of our production armoury. We areyour representative voice and we need yoursupport to continue our work — vital workon vital issues that are too numerous for thisspace.

Here’s to an even more successful 2007.

Andy LenthallGeneral ManagerProduction Services Association


Born Graham McPherson in1961, Suggs is best knownas the vocalist and frontmanof Madness, the influentialBritish ska-pop band whose‘nutty sound’ first came to thepublic’s attention with their1979 Top 20 debut, ‘ThePrince’, and subsequentlyscored them more than 20 UKchart singles and a string ofhit albums.

Formed in north London in1976, Madness disbandedafter a wildly successful 10years but reformed for their

legendary Madstock show inFinsbury Park in 1992, andwould later reunite foroccasional festivals andChristmas/Winter tours.

Meanwhile, Suggscultivated his own successfulcareer as a solo artist,recording hit covers of Simon& Garfunkel's 'Cecilia' andThe Beatles' 'I'm OnlySleeping', as well ascollaborating with JoolsHolland, Morrissey, AudioBullys and The Farm.

Suggs is a frequent face

on TV, having been thepresenter of the celebritykaraoke game show NightFever, pop quiz Never MindThe Buzzcocks and BBC'sLondon magazine show InsideOut.

He is also a popular DJ,with programmes for BBC's 6Music and Virgin Radio, andhas appeared as an actor insuch films as The Tall Guy,The Final Frame and Don't GoBreaking My Heart, andMadness' own West Endstage musical, Our House.

SUGGS

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WOB ROBERTS

PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEARsponsored by

Wob's last 18 months werespent exclusively as theproduction director of RobbieWilliams's Close Encountersworld tour, and 2007 is Wob's10th year with the singer whosetours have previously earnedhim and the crew two TPi LiveProduction of the Year Awards(and six TPi front covers!).

Originally a pro musicianand theatre technician whoentered tour production as abackline tech, Wob gainedexperience in all major touringdepartments before moving intoproduction management in1997.

Praised by many recently forhis keen attention to health andsafety matters, Wob has touredover the years with the likes ofMadness, Bryan Ferry, James,The Cure, Burt Bacharach, Air,Depeche Mode, INXS, TomJones, Massive Attack, Boyzoneand OMD. He is currentlyworking on the forthcomingGenesis reunion tour.

P.S. Wob isn't his real name.

Chris Vaughan • Jimmy Innes • Tony Gittins •Richard Young • Dale ‘Opie’ Skjerseth

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ANDY FRANKS

TOUR MANAGER OF THE YEARco-sponsored by &

A veritable god among British tourmanagers, Andy Franks (a.k.a.The Man In Black) has workedwith some of the most demandingacts in the business and stillretains a unique knowing grin thatcan only be fashioned as theresult of witnessing (andsometimes partaking of) heroicacts of on-the-road excess.

Previously Wob Roberts’partner-in-crime with artists suchas Robbie ‘Rudebox’ Williams,Andy has more recently extendedthe Fransksy VibeTM to a young,upcoming band by the name ofColdplay. You might have heardof them.

Production manager MarkWard describes Andy as “themighty tour manager largelyresponsible for keeping theentourage relaxed”.

‘Franksy’, who has also beenworking recently with the ScissorSisters, Interpol, Rilo Kiley andThe Elected, was presented withthis very same award back in2004... that kind of suggests thathe’s pretty good, don’t youagree?

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Ken Watts • Maggie Mouzakitis • Gus Brandt •Frankie Enfield • Yaron Levy

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JULIE CHENNELLS

Over the last year, Julie has workedas production co-ordinator onprojects ranging from the TeenageCancer Trust shows at the RoyalAlbert Hall, Hedgestock with TheWho at Knebworth, and WirelessNorth, to Hyde Park Calling, VFestival, the Scissor Sisters' TrafalgarSquare show, and indeed our veryown TPi Awards — partneringproduction manager Steve Allen.

In addition, Julie handled artistliaison for XFM Winter Wonderlandat Carling Academy Brixton, Give It AName at Earls Court, the BRITAwards, The Prince's Trust 30thBirthday Concert at the Tower ofLondon and the Download festival,as well as working for SJM and LiveNation as a promoter rep. All in all, afun-filled year!

Steve Allen says: “I’m very proudJulie’s been nominated especially aswe’ve worked together for 10 yearson some of the biggest, weirdestand most wonderful gigs, includingLive 8. No one could be moredeserving of this award.”

Helen ‘Hels Bells’ Smith • Keely Myers •Jo Withy • Lizzie Adshead • Zeb Minto

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PRODUCTION sponsored by

CO-ORDINATOROF THE YEAR


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GARY BRADSHAW

FRONT OF HOUSE ENGINEEROF THE YEARsponsored by

After leaving Cardiff University in 1975 with BSc degree in Geology ("a good idea at thetime"), Gary and brother Alan formed their own band and sold out every venue in Weybridgebefore retiring and living off the proceeds of hiring out their PA system. Eventually theBradshaws sold the PA to John Henry's and went freelance as engineers.

Gary's first major client was XTC, whose tour manager hooked him up with the Eurythmics,leading to three long tours with Dave & Annie and a stint as a studio engineer at their ChurchStudios when off the road. Other great artists Gary has toured with have included SimpleMinds, Simply Red, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, Roger Waters, Diana Ross and the soloAnnie Lennox... not forgetting Bobby Davro, Bill Oddie and Dennis Waterman!

Last year was full on, with Gary returning to the FOH position for Take That, touring withSimply Red in the summer and then going straight out on George Michael's 25 Live tour.

Dave Bracey • Gary Langan • Martin Mittler •Trip Khalaf • Colin Norfield

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ANDY ‘BAGGY’ ROBINSON

MONITOR ENGINEEROF THE YEARsponsored by

The man they call Baggy returned tothe touring world after a three yearbreak to mix George Michael'spersonal monitoring on his recent 25Live tour — the latest chapter inBaggy's career that began as a stagehand at the tender age of 15.

He studied stage management atthe Central School of Speech andDrama where he "went in wanting topoint lights and came out mixingsound". Baggy entered the thespianworld at Regents Park Open AirTheatre, then pushed faders for arange of musicals, and graduatedfrom radio systems tech to monitorengineer and Pro Tools programmerfor the Michael Flately's Lord Of TheDance, after which he became thesound designer for Flately's CelticTiger.

Later a production engineer forOrbital Sound, Baggy moved on towork at Glastonbury, The BRITs, MTVEurope Awards, The Big Chill Festival,Live 8 and artists including Appleton,Geri Halliwell and Bond. Off the road,Baggy runs All-Lit-Up, a retail lightingbusiness that requires a different formof monitoring.

John ‘JJ’ James • Glen Collett • Ben Booker •John Roden • Rod Matheson

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LIGHTING DESIGNER OF THE YEARsponsored by

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AL GURDONAl was trained as a television lighting designer, working for seven years at The London Studiosbefore going freelance in 1990. The first five years of this period were as a camera operator,and the last two as a lighting director.

He has since worked for many years at the forefront of television lighting design, lightingmajor music events like the BRITs and the MTV Awards for the last decade, as well as workingas Director of Photography on countless DVDs for the world’s biggest touring acts. He wasrecognised for this last year when he won the Royal Television Society award for lighting.

He had already worked as Director of Photography on several televised productions of theRobbie Williams touring shows, as well as designing the lighting for Robbie’s ‘specials’ at theRoyal Albert Hall and Pinewood Film Studios. Designing the Robbie Williams Close Encountersstadium tour of 2006 was the logical next step for someone who was looking for a newchallenge. He enjoyed the experience, and is looking forward to making touring lighting designa significant part of his output.

Al's next major project is the forthcoming 2007 BRIT Awards.

LeRoy Bennett • Barry Halpin • Andi Watson •Paul Normandale • Marc Brickman

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RIGGER OF THE YEARsponsored by

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DANNY SPRATT

A rigger from the age of 17,when he started working forUnusual, Danny Spratt wasone of the intrepid Enteccrew who survived the crazi-ness of the now legendary2005 Koh Samui MusicFestival, where this photowas taken.

Famed for his irreverenthumour almost as much ashis consummate riggingskills, Danny worked lastyear on a variety of projectsincluding tours by AlanisMorissette, Gorillaz, EnnioMorricone and The BeautifulSouth.

London Fashion Week,Black Moon Party, the LincolnCathedral installation, workfor HSL on the Dubai sectionof Robbie Williams's CloseEncounters tour, and supply-ing rigging services to EntecSound & Light and WigwamAcoustics filled the rest of his2006 diary.

Being hired as productionmanager for the BootlegBeatles' European tourensured that, for once, hisfeet remained on the ground!

Mike Farese • Phil Broad • Gianluca Ganapini •Jez Craddick • Andy Greenall

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VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEARsponsored by

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BLUELEACH

Since rising to prominence in the 1990s as one of the world's most fearlessly progressivelive video directors, Blue Leach has gone from strength to strength, with a client roll callthat includes the world's biggest stars.

The last two years have seen him on the road with Depeche Mode, Snow Patrol andR.E.M., as well as directing footage for live DVDs, promo videos and documentaries, andjoining Splinter Films as a director.

Perhaps the finest accolade comes from R.E.M. singer and frontman Michael Stipe,who says: “Blue Leach is the perfect visual colleague. His take is instinctual, educated,not stuck, intuitive, funny, brash, definitive...” Praise indeed.

Dick Carruthers • Nick Fry • Christine Strand •Matt Askem • Christian Lamb

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SET DESIGNER OF THE YEARsponsored by

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BILL LASLETT

Bill Laslett has over 30 years’experience as a productiondesigner on a wide range ofshows all over the world. Hiscareer began at ThamesTelevision where he designed awide range of drama and lightentertainment shows, includingthe innovative Kenny EverettShow.

Since turning freelance in1985, he has designed liveshows for many major artists,from Madonna and MichaelJackson to U2 and Queen. Healso designed the BRIT Awardsfrom 1995 to 2004, helping toestablish it as the UK’s premiermusic awards show.

In 2006 his productiondesigns included Take That’sThe Ultimate Tour of UKstadiums and arenas, theBAFTA Film Awards, The UKMusic Hall of Fame inductionceremony with the late JamesBrown, the live An AudienceWith Take That TV show andthe National Television Awardsat the Royal Albert Hall.

Ray Winkler • Jonathan Park • Mark Fisher •Vince Foster • Jonathan Perry

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STAGE MANAGEROF THE YEAR sponsored by

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RICHARD ‘WEZ’ WEARING

Wez's professional career kickedoff in fine style in 1989 and overthe following four years heimmersed himself in a variety ofcrewing jobs, as a backlinetechnician for soul giant EdwinStarr, fulfilling site requirementsfor promoter MCP and PAtechnician roles for Tourco.

Over the intervening years,Wez has worked as a setcarpenter and staging crew chief,lighting technician, show caller,production manager andassistant, and pyro tech

He eventually found his nicheas a highly respected and valuedstage manager for Iron Maiden,Manic Street Preachers, S Club 7,New Order, Sarah Brightman, a-Ha, Beverly Knight and the Live 8'Long Walk To Justice' concert inEdinburgh.

A partner in The ProductionOffice (TPO) with Chris Vaughan,they first worked together onTake That's 1993 UK tour andtogether with TPO partner andproduction co-ordinator KeelyMyles they helped the bandrekindle the old magic on theiraward-winning The Ultimate Tour.

Nick Rea • Steve Jones • Scott Chase •Rik Renbow • Chalkii White

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FAVOURITE INTERNATIONALPRODUCTION COMPANY

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AMPCO FLASHLIGHT GROUPCurrently employing over 300 people, The Ampco Flashlight Group is a massivecollection of specialist production and sales companies spanning Holland,Belgium, Germany, France and Romania. The seemingly endless portfolioincludes TM Audio, Flashlight/APR, LightCo, Pixlvision, Ampco, Atlantic Audio,Metam, Rigging Box, Team Projects, Engine and Synco Europe, among others.

Last year saw the launch of a new sales company, Dimension AV in Paris,and a new joint venture with Paradigma Group SRL in Romania that is dividedinto rental and sales operations.

Highlights of 2006 included TM Audio's installation at Amsterdam ArenA,Flashlight's Cyberhoist rentals to Coldplay, Madonna and the MTV Video MusicAwards, and the Blue Man Group's shows across Europe, as serviced byAmpco, Flashlight and Rigging Box.

Stageco • Upstaging • Clair Brothers Audio •Bandit Lites • Jands Production Services

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FAVOURITE SOUND RENTAL COMPANYsponsored by

Wigwam • ML Executives • SSE Audio Group •Britannia Row Productions • Eighth Day Soundrunners up

Founded 22 years ago byKeith Davis, south London-based Capital Sound Hireenjoyed an incredible2006. Whilst continuing itslong-standing relationshipwith Martin Audio, theaddition of Meyer SoundMILO/MICA line arrays andnew digital consoles to itsstock has introduced new clients, includingLive Nation, Tracy Chapman and Katie Melua.

Capital's year started with a world tourfor Il Divo, and European tours for The

Strokes and a-Ha; after whichCapital renewed ties with TakeThat for their reunion arena/sta-dium tour.

The company alsotoured with Kasabian, StatusQuo, Level 42, Duran Duran,The Killers and Ocean ColourScene, as well as supplyingsound for events such as

V2006, T-Mobile Street Gigs and StellaScreenings, before ending the year withKylie Minogue's triumphant return to thestage.


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Neg Earth Lights hascontinued to serviceestablished clientsand has gainedmany new ones inall of the varied genresit works within.

The firm's 2006 concert touring calendarfeatured George Michael, Depeche Mode,Muse, Razorlight, Kasabian, Kylie, Chris Rea,Radiohead, Eric Clapton, Morrissey, Sting, PetShop Boys, The Zutons, Foo Fighters, Bob Dylan,Paul Weller, Gnarls Barkley, Madness, Faithless,Iron Maiden, Primal Scream, The Feeling andmany more.

Outdoor events included V Festival, CarlingWeekend, T In The Park, Womad, The Prince'sTrust 30th Birthday Concert, the Children’s Partyat Buckingham Palace and Nigeria's This DayFestival. In theatreland, Neg Earth servicedCirque de Soleil's Alegria, Little Britain Live andThe Mighty Boosh.

FAVOURITE LIGHTING RENTAL COMPANYsponsored by

runners upPRG Europe • White Light •Lite Alternative • Bandit Lites • GLS Lighting


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FAVOURITE SET CONSTRUCTION COMPANYsponsored by

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An exhilarating year for the music industry,2006 saw Total Fabrications — part of theTotal Solutions Group — confirm its position inthe vanguard of engineering excellence. Theseemingly unlimited imaginations of setdesigners were this year matched by analmost insatiable desire to push theboundaries of the possible; not least the 74metre arch which vaulted over Take That’s

monumental stadium shows.While Total Fabs also produced headline-

grabbing sets for Depeche Mode, Pet ShopBoys, George Michael, Muse and KylieMinogue, in more muted fashion thecompany designed and installed a T2-based

grid structure for the RSC’s temporary home atthe Courtyard Theatre.

Even at the grunt end of heavy lifting,boundaries have been tested, with thecompany providing enormous Extra HeavyDuty outdoor roofing systems for ReynoldsLighting in India, and a 21 x 30 metre roof forthe 60th anniversary of the King of Thailand’sascension to the throne.

Perry Scenic Productions • Brilliant Stages •Tait Towers • Steel Monkey • LiteStructures


There can be few superstars who haven’trocked and rolled on stages provided byStageco. Set up nearly30 years ago by theorganisers of Belgium’sRock Werchter festivalwhen no other stagingsupplier could meet theevent's needs, it hassince become THE staging company for thelikes of the Stones, U2, Robbie Williams, BonJovi, Depeche Mode and Bruce Springsteen.

In a remarkable year, Stageco exceededall its previous records in 2006, using its net-work of eight worldwide offices to supply

stages to all corners of the globe. Its teamsuccessfully designed, manufactured, trans-

ported and installed stag-ing at over 400 shows,including six gargantuanworld tours running simul-taneously, each with mul-tiple touring systems.More impressive than the

sheer numbers of shows, though, are thecompany’s technical and engineering innova-tions, its logistical achievements and itsbespoke solutions. Thanks to these, Stagecohas regularly exceeded the expectations ofclients and their audiences.

FAVOURITE STAGING COMPANY

Star Events Group • Tait Towers • HPSS •Serious Stages • Edwin Shirley Stagingrunners up

WINNER


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UK completed itssixth year andsupported touringartists such asRobbie Williams,Kylie, DepecheMode, U2, The Whoand GeorgeMichael, from offices in London, LosAngeles, Paris, Atlanta, Ostend andHamburg.

A new XL facility has been opened inShanghai, and a stunning newdemonstration suite has been opened in

Soho New York tointroduce new LEDproducts to designersand clients.

XL's theatre presencehas also grown withover 30 West Endand Broadway shows

(including Spamalot, Dirty Dancing andSinatra), and corporate clients includeGeneral Motors, Dell and BP. The XL grouphas now grown to over 160 full-timeemployees with a turnover in excess of$85m.

FAVOURITE VIDEO SERVICES COMPANYsponsored by

Creative Technology • Nocturne •The Picture Works • PSL • JVR Audiovisuelrunners up


Early 2006 was marked by KB'smovement of Cirque du Soleil’s Alegriafrom the Royal Albert Hall to Milan.Meanwhile, NME’s2006 music touralso took to theroad alongsideSJM’s Kerrang tour,both of whichended at the NMEAwards at theBrighton Dome.

Spring saw KBtouring with theMagic Numbers and Maximo Park, andservice a flurry of award ceremoniesincluding the BRITs and BAFTAs, along

with Raymond Gubbay's La Boheme atthe RAH.

Other major clients during '06included the ScissorSisters, the Prodigy,Gary Numan,Gomez, Timotei’sSensations,Microsoft, RaymondGubbay'sShowboat, Latitude,V, Download andProms In The Park.As 2006 neared its

end, KB also organised air and seafreight for the This Day festival inNigeria.

FAVOURITE TRANSPORT COMPANYW

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runners upFly By Nite • Beat The Street •Stage Truck • Upstaging • Redburn Transfer


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widening live entertainmentworld arena, Sound Moves Inc.was established in 1995 with itsMiami office and quicklyexpanded to nine offices inseven countries.

By assembling the mostexperienced and respectedlogistics experts in the business,combining over 50 years ofentertainment forwardingexperience, Sound Moves

brought a new confidence and alternative to what was available at that time.In addition to live concert performances, Sound Moves also co-ordinates

support for theatre, film, sporting and commercial industrial events.

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R Music By Appointment(MBA) had its most suc-cessful year to date in2006, booking travel for arecord number of touringartists. Its client rosterreads like a who's who of

the music industry, including Madonna, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Il Divo, MarkKnopfler, Kasabian and The Streets to name but a few.

Altogether, MBA handled the travel for over 100 different touring artists fromSir Cliff Richard to Motorhead and from the CBeebies to Russell Brand. Every tourhad its own individual budgets and requirements, and — of course — every jour-ney booked was changed half a dozen times!

FAVOURITE TRAVEL AGENCY

Rock-It Cargo • EFM • Horizon EntertainmentCargo • McGuinness Forwarding • KB Eventrunners up

ET Travel • The Tour Company • Rima Travel •Media Travel • Preferred Travel

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Headquartered in Enfield, Middlesex,Show & Event Security provided thecrowd management for many of thebig, standout events of 2006 — fromconcerts by Robbie Williams and BonJovi, and major outdoor events such asthe Isle of Wight Festival and V Festivalat Chelmsford’s Hylands Park, to birth-day parties at Buckingham Palace forHer Majesty The Queen. Show & Eventbecame the first event security company to achieve SIA-approved status and it is current-ly re-training its staff to the new NVQ Level 2 Spectator Safety standard, ready for thechallenges of 2007.

FAVOURITE SECURITY/CROWD MANAGEMENT COMPANY

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Showsec International • Rock Steady Security •The Security Company • Headline • A.P. Securityrunners up

Centre for Crowd Managementand Security Studies


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Built in 1846 and originally a steam enginerepair shed, the Roundhouse in Camden isone of London’s most legendary venues,having played a major part in the psychedelicand punk scenes of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Last June, after several years of closureand following a massive £29.7 millionredevelopment, the Roundhouse reopened itsdoors to the public with the ambitiousArgentinean show Fuerzabruta.

By the end of 2006 it has also hosted anumber of hugely successful shows includingthe BBC Electric Proms concert series featuringThe Who and the late James Brown.

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FAVOURITE CATERING COMPANY

Carling Academy Brixton • Nottingham Arena •Amsterdam ArenA • Wembley Arena • Heineken Music Hall

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FAVOURITE VENUE sponsored by

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Rock The Pots • Popcorn • Letheby & Christopher •Snakatak • Eat Your Hearts Out

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During 2006, Eat To The Beat, as part of the Global InfusionGroup, has thoroughly enjoyed being one of the preferred

caterers for the music and creative events industry. Thegroup has demonstrated an ability to create some amaz-ing menus at many illustrious and varied events often inlogistically challenging situations, from corporate hospi-tality and artist catering at Fruitstock in London'sRegent’s Park for drinks company innocent, the Download

festival where a team of 22 staff provided 1,600 mealsand more than 80 artists' riders, to production catering at

The 15th Asian Games in Doha for four months during which thecompany served over 100,000 meals.

Other highlights included the Take That tour, travelling across Europe with the Spirit ofDubai airship, working on the Electric Proms at the fabulously refurbished Roundhouse,London Fashion Week, and servicing Lollapalooza, the unique music festival in Chicago.


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TAKE THAT: THE ULTIMATE TOUR

LIVE PRODUCTION OF THE YEARsponsored by

The Take That reunion was one of the most celebrated music events of 2006, resultingin a completely sold out arena and stadium tour, a best-sellling live DVD and a No.1album — Beautiful World — that was their first since their break-up a decade ago. TheUltimate Tour saw a large number of the band’s original crew supporting the tour,including production manager Chris Vaughan and his company The Production Office,Kim Gavin, Gary Bradshaw, Dick Carruthers and Simon Tutchener.

In a close-run battle between all Live Production Of The Year nominees, TT’sUltimate Tour has pipped former band member Robbie Williams to the post by just ahandful of votes. Several of the crew and production supply companies have alsobeen nominated for awards this year... and some are winners! It pays to havePatience.


Robbie Williams:

Close Encounters

Jeff Wayne’s The

War Of The Worlds

Madonna:

Confessions Tour

Depeche Mode:

Touring The Angel

Muse:

2006 Tour

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CHRIS RUNCIMAN

Although Christopher Runciman’s gravitydefying sideburns appear to have beenimported from the Dickensian era, one canbe assured that the rest of him is muchmore up to date.

His music business experience stretchesback to the ‘60s when, as a teenagepromoter, he booked Paul Simon for £25.He later became a member of the PrincipalEdwards Magic Theatre entourage whowere the first act signed to John Peel’slegendary Dandelion label.

Chris is still in great demand as a tourand production manager with James Taylor,Jackson Browne, J.J. Cale, Emmylou Harris,Steve Earle, John Lee Hooker and NanciGriffitths being just a few names to havebenefited from his acute touring commonsense.

Along with former road pal Peter Filleulof the Climax Blues Band, Chris has playeda key role in re-establishing music on theisland of Montserrat, as the technical guruof the new Montserrat Cultural Centre andassociated events including the ManyHappy Returns concerts of 1998 and ‘99.

Chris is also synonymous withGlastonbury’s famous Acoustic Stage andJulian Cope says: “Chris is a lovely man andI was delighted with the incredibly chilledscene he administers there.”

Unsung? Not any more!

Previous winners: 2002 Paul MacCallum • 2003 Penny Mellor • 2004 Chris Coates •2005 Chris Hannam • 2006 Mark Armstrong, Chris Higgs & Eric Porter

THE JOHN PEELUNSUNG HERO AWARDAWARDED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PSAPRESENTED IN MEMORY OFJOHN PEEL O.B.E. (1939-2004)

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WINNER

THE EDITOR’S AWARDsponsored by

“Cirque du Soleil began with a very simple dream,” says Guy Laliberté, who foundedthe company in Quebec in 1984 — a company that has constantly pushed theboundaries and expectations of live entertainment with a stream of staggeringly highproduction value shows, combining circus skills with dance choreography, music andcreative set design. While residential and touring shows such as Mystère, Alegría,KÀ, Quidam, Saltimbanco, O, Zumanity and Dralion set new standards, it is arguablythe Cirque’s collaboration with The Beatles and Apple Corps on the Las Vegasresident show, LOVE, that has brought the company’s incredible skills to a moremainstream audience. The emotional combination of specially ‘reconstituted’ Beatlesclassics with unparalleled Cirque performance art has placed this production in aleague of its own.Mark Cunningham, Editor, Total Production International

Previous winners: 2002 U2 Elevation Tour Crew • 2003 Paul McCartneyDriving USA Crew • 2004 Dick Carruthers • 2005 Phil Taylor • 2006 Steve Jones

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL


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LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION AWARDsponsored by

Previous winners: 2002 Mick Upton • 2003 Harold & Barbara Pendleton •2004 Charlie Kail • 2005 Mick Kluczynski • 2006 Dick Bell

WINNER

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

A man whose professionalexperience stretches backalmost 40 years to the lateSixties, when he was ayouthful road warrior withJimmie Doody’s seminallighting company, KrishnaLights, Robbie Williams (norelation to the youngerone) is the quintessentialproduction industryveteran.

In 1973, Robbie joinedfellow TPi Awards‘Lifetimer’ Mick Kluczynskias part of Pink Floyd’ssound crew and with Mickformed Britannia Row forthe Floyd in 1975.

During the late '70sand early '80s, Brit Rowprovided audio for somemomentous shows such asQueen in Hyde Park, BobDylan at Blackbushe andBob Marley at CrystalPalace. The companycontinued to evolve with the groundbreaking TheWall concerts in 1980-81 as well as many tours byPeter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Roxy Music, RogerWaters, David Gilmour and The Cure.

Robbie and Bryan Grant bought Brit Row from theband in 1984 and set it on its course as one of theleading audio companies in the world today.

In 1987, the Floyd toured again and Robbieaccompanied them around the world for the next twoyears as production director. Afterwards he set up hisown production company (RWP) and sold his interestin Brit Row to the other partners in 1991.

Robbie has continued throughout the past decade

and a half to pushproduction boundaries andcreate huge internationalmultimedia events such asthe Nordoff-Robbins concertat Knebworth with PinkFloyd, Genesis, PaulMcCartney, Dire Straits andothers, the celebrations inMoscow’s Red Square tocommemorate 850 yearssince the founding ofMoscow, Her MajestyQueen Elizabeth II’s GoldenJubilee concerts and 80thbirthday celebrations in thegrounds of BuckinghamPalace, the Olympic torchceremony in The Mall, the46664 concerts for NelsonMandela in South Africa andNorway, and last year’sPrince's Trust concert at theTower of London... notsurprising then that he wasmade a Lieutenant of theVictorian Order by The

Queen in 2002.During that time he has also managed production

for tours with bands including The Cure, Pink Floyd,Genesis, Pet Shop Boys, Steve Miller, Oasis andQueen with Paul Rodgers, as well as producing anumber of ship launches including the Queen Mary II.

In doing all of this, Robbie has continued tocommand the respect and affection of his crew,having a reputation for making sure that people aretreated well no matter what job they do in theproduction hierarchy.

His contribution to our industry has been immenseand he richly deserves this accolade.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAWARD CATEGORY SPONSORSMidas • Klark Teknik • DiGiCo • ShureDistribution UK • Amptown Cases • MartinProfessional • Robe Show Lighting • Star EventsGroup • Columbus McKinnon • Rock-It Cargo •EFM • Chapman Freeborn • The Picture Works •Lighthouse Technologies • Blackout • The HSLGroup • Yamaha Commercial Audio • The MojoBarriers BV • Buckinghamshire Chilterns UniversityCollege • Audio-Technica • Entec Sound & Light •Eat To The Beat • XL Video • Speedy RiggingHire

PRODUCTION SUPPLIERSSound • The ML GroupVideo Equipment • The Picture Works &Lighthouse TechnologiesPlasma Screens • PSCoVideo/Graphics Design & Production •Richard Shipman & Digital InsanityVision Mixers • EdirolLighting Equipment •The HSL Group & Martin ProfessionalTrussing & Rigging • Star Events GroupPixelArt Battens • Pixel RangeMedia Servers • Green HippoStarcloth Draping • BlackoutPyrotechnic Effects • Pains SFX DeptColor Web & Jands Vista Console • AC LightingShowLED Animation Draping (Party) • S+HTransport • Edwin Shirley TruckingStaging, Set Carpenters & Crew • Local Crew LtdBanners • SunbabaNapkins • DiGiCo

EVENT PRODUCTIONProduction Manager • Steve AllenProduction Co-ordinator • Julie ChennellsProduction Assistant • Sophie RobinsonShow Caller • Alex ClaytonStage Assistant • Lisa KershawVideo Production & Operation •Richard Bagshaw, Kate Perring, Richard ShipmanVideo Engineers • Robin Wealleans, Ross Baker,Matt Doughty, Iwan DaviesCamera Operators • Mark Antoniuk,Simon Roe, Rhodri Shaw

Lighting & Set Design •Mike Oates & Richard ShipmanLighting Programmer • Neil VannLighting Crew • Rob Starksfield, Dave Jolly,Rupert Reynolds, Graham Ramsdale,Ryan Hopkins, Howard Dean & Mike OatesMedia Server Technician • Nigel SadlerML Group Project Manager • Gareth JonesSound Engineer • Oz BagnallAudio Technicians • Adrian Fitzpatrick,Gary Sylvester, Mark Wass, Tony AllardKroos Project Manager • John-Henri MillsHead of Local Crew • Jon DavisStar Events Project Management •Mark Armstrong & David BondRigging Crew Chief • Steve ArmstrongPains SFX Project Manager • Shaun BarnettSFX Technician • Owain WhiteBlackout Crew • Steve Tuck & Tom LambertEST Transport Manager • Del Roll

FOR MONDIALE EVENTS www.mondiale.co.ukCreative Director • Mark CunninghamEvents & Exhibitions Director • Martin MochanSales & Marketing • Hannah EakinsSales & Marketing Assistant • Lisa KershawGeneral Manager • Justin GawneManaging Director • Damian Walsh

Award Trophies manufactured by Jamy Ltd

Brochure photography byDiana Scrimgeour, Louise Stickland, Ian Tomey,James Cumpsty, Mark Cunningham, Sarah James,Graham Brown, Simon Camper, Mike Lethby,Jerry Gilbert, Cirque du Soleil/Apple Corps Limited& other sources

Brochure production byDave Bell, Daniel Seaton & Mel RobinsonTPi Awards 07 logo • Mel Robinson

TPi Awards 07 Theme ‘Tomorrow’s Magic’by Alain Legrand, Rob Fricker & Mark Cunningham

Printing & Reprographics by Buxton Press


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SUPPLIERS & SPONSORS

ON THE WEBTHE HSL GROUP www.hslgroup.com STAR EVENTS GROUP www.stareventsgroup.com

THE ML GROUP www.mlexecutives.com BLACKOUT www.blackout-ltd.comTHE PICTURE WORKS www.pictureworks.co.uk PSCo www.psco.co.uk

LIGHTHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES www.lighthouse-tech.com EDIROL www.edirol.comDIGITAL INSANITY www.digitalinsanity.co.uk PIXEL RANGE www.pixelrange.com

GREEN HIPPO www.green-hippo.com MARTIN PROFESSIONAL www.martin.dkPAINS FIREWORKS & SFX www.painsfireworks.co.uk SUNBABA www.sunbaba.co.uk

EDWIN SHIRLEY TRUCKING www.yourock-weroll.com LOCAL CREW LTD www.localcrew.co.ukMIDAS www.midasconsoles.com KLARK TEKNIK www.klarkteknik.com

DiGiCo www.digiconsoles.com SHURE DISTRIBUTION UK www.shuredistribution.co.ukAMPTOWN CASES www.amptown-cases.co.uk ROBE SHOW LIGHTING www.robe.cz

COLUMBUS MCKINNON www.columbusmckinnon.com XL VIDEO www.xlvideo.tvROCK-IT CARGO www.rock-itcargo.com THE MOJO BARRIERS BV www.mojobarriers.com

EFM MANAGEMENT LTD www.efm-worldwide.com AUDIO-TECHNICA www.audio-technica.comENTEC SOUND & LIGHT www.entec-soundandlight.com

SPEEDY RIGGING HIRE www.speedyhire.co.uk A.C. LIGHTING www.aclighting.comCHAPMAN FREEBORN www.chapman-freeborn.com S+H TECHNICAL SUPPORT www.starcloth.com

YAMAHA COMMERCIAL AUDIO www.yamahacommercialaudio.comBUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHILTERNS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE www.bcuc.ac.uk


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