TPi AWARDS 2019 As the dust settles on yet another successful TPi Awards, Jacob Waite chats to the crew entrusted with the daunting task of delivering a production fit for attendees from all corners of the live music and entertainment technology industry.
Since its inception in 2002, the TPi Awards has consistently grown in size and status. Nowadays the event is dubbed by the industry as the premier networking date for the live production industry. Each year, revellers descend on Battersea Evolution donning their Sunday best to acknowledge and reward the achievements of the most talented and successful individuals and service companies working within the industry. Writing on behalf of the TPi Awards sponsors, supporters and the production team - a brief which requires filling Battersea Evolution with over 1,600 of the live events industry’s most well-renowned companies and individuals is quite a feat. However, this year’s TPi Awards smashed its attendance record with a staggering 1,609 attendees from all corners of the live production industry. Evolving from the ‘80s hip-hop theme of last year, the TPi events team made up of Sara Walker, Hannah Eakins and Justin Gawne alongside GoTo
Live, transported guests into the throes of a dive bar aesthetic. Alongside the contemporary look, this year saw the introduction of new suppliers, such as Epson and Quantum SFX, in collaboration with several familiar suppliers to the TPi Awards fold, which included; Robe, NEXO, Yamaha Professional Audio, Visual Edge, Sound of Music, Konnect Crew, MDG, TRUCKINGBY Brian Yeardley, ArKaos, GLD Productions, 3D Set Company, Hawthorn, ShowTex, and Transition Video. On-stage ex-maths teacher turned TV comedian, Romesh Ranganathan, was on-hand as host come comparé of the TPi Awards. He performed in full comedic force to open the show, seamlessly working the room full of the live production industry’s finest. GOTO LIVE Leading the production pack was GoTo Live’s Ryan Esson. This year marked Esson’s fourth year as Production Manager. The Yorkshireman took 30
