TOUR LINK 2013 — TOP DOG AWARDS

What are the Top Dog Awards?

The Top Dog Awards are bestowed upon the very best of the best in the touring community as voted on by their peers. Each year at Tour Link we present the Top Dog Awards Show.

The Top Dog Awards show is the most anticipated evenings of the Tour Link Conference. The 2013 show took place Saturday, January 26 in the Showroom at Talking Stick Resort.

This years Awards Show was sponsored by Clair, Cube Services, Gallagher Staging and Productions, PRG Nocturne, Solotech, Southwest Scenic Group, Upstaging, XL Video, efm Event Logistics, LMG, Pyrotek, Rock It Cargo, Sound Image, Soundcheck Nashville, TAIT Towers, TourTech, Large Screen Video, Mojo Barriers, Robertson Taylor, Senators Coaches, Strictly FX, Roadshow Services and GNW Evergreen Insurance Services.

TOP DOG AWARD

Tour Link Touring Hall of Fame Recipients

These gentlemen have been selected as the Tour Link 2013 Hall of Fame Winners for their unique contributions to our industry.
Congratulations from Tour Link!

Chris Lamb

Chris Lamb

Dennis Sheehan

Dennis Sheehan

2013 PERENNIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

This year we acknowledge the new Perennial Award that was presented to a handful of companies for winning the Top Dog Award several years in a row. This was a one time departure from the original award process and was an effort to recognize continued excellence by these winners with a special award.

AWARD RECIPIENT
Pass/Itinerary Company Cube Services
Entertainment Hotel West Le Parc Suites
Entertainment Hotel East Lowes Vanderbilt Hotel
Coach Company Senators Coach
Ground Transportation Company Daitz Personal Logistics
Freight Forwarding Company Rock It Cargo
Hotel Sales Rep Barry Podob - Le Parc Suites
Lighting Company Upstaging
Monitor Engineer Kevin "Tater" McCarthy
Pyro/Special Effects Company Pyrotek
Rehearsal Facility Centerstaging
Set Construction TAIT
Sound Company Clair
Staging Company Stageco
Tour Accountant Bob Davis
Trucking Company Upstaging
Video Company PRG Nocturne

2013 TOP DOG AWARD RECIPIENTS

AWARD RECIPIENT
Air Charter Company of the Year Apollo Jets
Backline Tech Takumi Suetsugu
Pass/Itinerary Company of the Year Access Pass & Design
Car/Limo Rental Company of the Year Enterprise Rent A Car
Catering Company of the Year Eat Your Hearts Out
Coach Company of the Year Hemphill Brothers
Hotel of the Year East Hutton Hotel Nashville
Hotel of the Year West Sunset Marquis
Hotel Rep of the Year Klaus Messner - Sunset Marquis
Freight Forwarding Company of the Year Sound Moves / Shockwave Cargo (tie)
Front of House Engineer of the Year Ken "Pooch" Van Druten
Lighting Company of the Year PRG - Production Resource Group
Lighting Designer of the Year Travis Shirley
Lighting Director/Operator of the Year Matt Mills
Monitor Engineer of the Year Brad Blettenberg
Production Coordinator/Assistant of the Year Aaron Siegler
Production Designer of the Year Bryan Hartley
Production Manager of the Year Jim Digby
Young Gun Production Manager of the Year Joseph Farriella
Promoter Rep of the Year Steve Lawler
Pyro/Special Effects Company of the Year Strictly FX
Radio Communications Company of the Year Road Radios
Regional Production Company of the Year East LMG
Regional Production Company of the Year West Precise Corporate Staging
Rehearsal Facility of the Year Soundcheck Nashville
Rigging Company of the Year Atlanta Rigging Systems
Security Company of the Year The Westpac Group
Security Director of the Year Jason Ledbetter
Set Construction Company of the Year All Access Staging
Set Designer of the Year Mark Fisher
Sound Company of the Year Sound Image
Staging Company of the Year All Access Staging
Stage Manager of the Year Kenny Leath
Tour Accountant of the Year Judd White
Tour Manager of the Year Ed Baker
Young Gun Tour Manager of the Year Fred Kharrazi
Travel Agent of the Year Debbie Rosenblatt
Trucking Company of the Year Stage Call
Video Company of the Year Screenworks
Video Designer of the Year Ian Kennedy / Dave Maxwell (tie)
Video Director of the Year George Elizondo