On Monday 26 February, the live events production industry got together for the Total Production International (TPi) Awards 2018, held at Battersea Evolution, London which was presented by actor and comedian Russell Kane.
The biggest industry night of the year attracted over 1400 people from all avenues of the live music and entertainment technology business, who together celebrated the technical and creative achievements of live productions and events over the preceding twelve months.
Adlib was nominated alongside other highly respected UK and European companies and won the award for the second time in 3 years. Adlib’s Managing Director Andy Dockerty stated “We are truly shocked and honoured to have won this award twice in three years which is an exceptional achievement. To have once again been recognised as Favourite Sound Rental Company is humbling considering the competition. I can only attribute this success to the wonderful team of people that provide the service that we do. Anyone can own equipment, it is how it is presented and more importantly who it is presenting it to our clients that is important. I believe we have a helpful friendly team throughout every element of the infrastructure, a team I am personally very proud of.”
Adlib are a key part of the live music industry and employ 140 people from their Liverpool headquarters with a secondary warehouse near Glasgow airport. Adlib are a respected name in the events production industry and are recognised as experts in hire, sales and installation of professional sound, lighting and video equipment. Providing systems and support to musicians, comedians, event organisers, theatres, performance spaces, venues and schools to educate and entertain audiences all over the world. Whether it’s a stadium tour, corporate event, audio visual installation or the purchase of a radio microphone, Adlib offer the highest level of service and support throughout the UK and Europe.
Adlib enjoyed a fantastic 2017 and the award is welcome recognition for its work on many tours, projects, gigs, music festivals and events throughout the year. Highlights of which included:
- Harry Potter and DreamWorks film productions with live orchestra accompaniment,
- Award-winning TRNSMT festival in Glasgow,
- Numerous comedy tours with the likes of Ricky Gervais, Russell Howard, Jack Whitehall and Mrs. Brown’s Boys,
- Enter Shikari’s quadrophonic sound hitting mainstream media,
- Capital Radio’s Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium, a big favourite with Adlib’s crews for its iconic setting.
Phil Stoker, Adlib’s Audio Director said “We are honoured to receive the Favourite Sound Rental Award again, especially against such stiff competition… Special thanks must go to all our full time and regular touring technicians, warehouse staff, logistic departments and truck drivers that make up the sum of the parts needed for the successful delivery of so many varied shows during the last 12 months. We are really proud of the Adlib Team and would also like to thank everyone that voted for us.”
Looking forwards, the live events production specialists have already had a strong start to 2018 with the installation of the projection infrastructure at the Terracotta Warriors audio-visual exhibition at the World Museum Liverpool and touring equipment and technicians all over Europe with artistes such as The Script, Paloma Faith, Joe Bonamassa, Bob Dylan, All Time Low, 5 Seconds of Summer and Flight of the Conchords. They also appear to have a very busy summer ahead with the annual music festival season and Liverpool’s International Business Festival starting in June.
