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KNIGHT OF ILLUMINATION AWARDS USA: WINNERS The second annual KOI-USA Awards takes place at a glamorous ceremony in Las Vegas.
The winners have been announced at the second annual Knight of Illumination Awards USA (KOI-USA) ceremony, which took place at The Joint in The Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas on 22 November. This year, underlining the immediate popularity of the KOI-USA ceremony, attendance was increased by a third following the inaugural event in 2018, with almost 400 industry professionals gathering to celebrate the creative talents of lighting and video designers’ work produced in the United States over the calendar year. Following a stunning indoor drone display courtesy of Verity Studios, 26 designers were ‘knighted’ for their work on productions in the Concert Touring & Events, Theatre and Live for Broadcast categories. The awards were followed by the presentation of the Paky Lifetime Recognition Award, created by KOI-USA to honour its co-headline sponsor and lighting manufacturer, Claypaky. The 2019 KOI-USA winners are as follows:
CONCERT TOURING & EVENTS • The MA Lighting Award for Club: Steven Douglas for Hozier Wasteland, Baby! • The SGM Lighting Award for Corporate Event Lighting: 59 Productions for Apollo 50: Go for the Moon • The disguise Award for Concert Video Content: Michael Figge & Ryan Chung for Lady Gaga Enigma Las Vegas Residency • The GLP Award for Arena: Baz Halpin for Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour • The LMG Touring Award for Corporate Event Video Content: 59 Productions for Apollo 50: Go for the Moon • The Robert Juliat Award for Festival/One-off Lighting: Bruno Poet & Richard White for Björk’s Cornucopia • The Elation Award for Stage Lighting: Nick Whitehouse, Dom Smith, Tony Caporale, Erik Andersen & Brian Vaughan for Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep World Tour 14
