UK - The 2015 Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) has announced that it has added a
brand new award in the Concert Touring and Events category.
UK - The 2015 Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) has announced that it has added a
brand new award in the Concert Touring and Events category.
The KOI Awards, which celebrates the creative talents of international lighting and
digital content designers working in the UK, has added a 'Club' category, which will
allow the Awards to widen its reach to celebrate LDs working at all scales of
touring.
Proposed to the committee by KOI Chairman of Concert Touring and Events Sarah
Rushton-Read, the category was introduced in response to feedback from lighting
designers working with new bands just starting out on the touring circuit. It will
mean that these LDs, often working with just a floor package and having to use each
venue's house rig to realise their design, will also be recognised for their
creativity.
"Often designers that are touring club style venues with just a floor package have
to be extremely resourceful and inventive to make their design work in every space,"
says Rushton-Read. "A well thought out floor package can be key to the design's
success. Such designers regularly have to think on their feet and many cut their
problem-solving-design-teeth with limited budgets, crew and time available."
Submissions are now open for Club, alongside the rest of Concert Touring and Events
and the TV subcategories, for shows performed or broadcast between 1st August 2014
and 31st July 2015. As with previous years the Theatre category can only be
nominated by the judging panel.
"Club touring is the seedbed of upcoming talent both in terms of the artists and
designers of tomorrow," continues Rushton-Read. "This is a new and exciting
development both for KOI and up and coming designers. We've already seen some
fantastic shows at venues including The Roundhouse and Shepherd's Bush Empire and we
look forward to seeing more in the coming months."
To find out more about the sectors and subcategories or information about how you
can submit an entry for television or concert touring and event lighting and visual
content please visit:
Website: www.knight-of-illumination.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/knight.of.illumination
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KOIAwards