TOUR LINK 2011 TOP DOG AWARDS SHOW

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 every year. Each year at Tour Link we present the Top Dog Awards Show. At the bottom of this page is the list of 2010 Top Dog Award winners.

The Top Dog Awards show is one of the most anticipated evenings of the Tour Link Conference. The 2011 show took place Saturday, January 29 in the Valencia Ballrooms at The Marriott at McDowell Mountains. The evening opened with a special cocktail hour and end with an awards show unlike any other.

Please see our photo gallery of the 2011 Top Dog Awards Show along with galleries of other conference events (on the same page).

Special Awards

In 2011, three individuals were presented with special awards honoring their lifetimes of work.

  • Platinum Award for Lifetime Achievement:  Patrick Stansfield — Video Tribute
  • Humanitarian Award:  Charlie Hernandez — Video Tribute
  • Innovator Award:  David Bernstein, Rock-It Cargo — Video Tribute
Patrick Stansfield

Patrick Stansfield — Platinum Award for Lifetime Achievement

Charlie Hernandez

Charlie Hernandez — Humanitarian Award

David Bernstein

David Bernstein — Innovator Award

2010 TOP DOG AWARD WINNERS

Accommodations
Entertainment Hotel - East Loews Vanderbilt - Nashville (tie)
London, NYC, The - New York (tie)
Entertainment Hotel - West Le Parc - West Hollywood (tie)
Sunset Marquis - West Hollywood (tie)
Hotel Representative Barry Podob - Le Parc - West Hollywood

Personnel
Front of House Engineer David Eisenhauer - Bon Jovi
Lighting Designer Doug "Spike" Brant - Bon Jovi
Lighting Director Sooner Routhier - Bon Jovi
Monitor Engineer Kevin "Tater" McCarthy - Linkin Park (tie)
Michael Mule - Nickelback (tie)
Production Coordinator/Assistant Meg MacRae - Bon Jovi
Production Manager Tom Marzullo - Justin Bieber
Promoter Rep Nigel Buchan - Live Nation Phoenix
Roadie (Touring Technician) Omar Montes - Rihanna, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney
Security Director Tony Robinson - Eagles
Stage Manager Mike Devlin - Bon Jovi
Tour Accountant Bob Davis - Rage Against The Machine
Tour Manager Scott Casey - Bon Jovi
Video Director Steve Fatone - Lady Gaga

Transportation
Air Charter Company Rock-It Air Charter
Coach Company Senators Coaches
Trucking Company Upstaging

Vendors
Backstage Pass & Itinerary Company Cube Services
Catering Company Dega Catering
Freight Forwarding Rock-It Cargo
Outdoor Staging Company Stageco
Pyro / Special Effects Company Pyrotek Special Effects
Regional Production Company - East Clearwing Productions (tie)
East Coast Lighting & Production Services (tie)
Regional Production Company - West Delicate Productions
Rehearsal Studio Centerstaging - Burbank
Rigging Company Atlanta Rigging (tie)
SGPS (tie)
Set Construction Tait Towers
Tour Lighting Company Upstaging
Tour Sound Company Clair
Tour Video Company Nocturne
Travel Agent Tracy Williams - Travel Like A Rock Star