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KOI-USA announces judging panel for Concert Touring & Events category

The inaugural American Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI-USA), which brings this celebration of the achievements of show lighting and video designers to the United States for the first time, has announced the full judging panel for the five awards in the Concert Touring & Events category: 

- John Featherstone, principal lighting designer and founder of Lightswitch and chair of the judging panel, has worked with The Pretenders, Van Halen, Duran Duran and Bryan Adams, amongst others.

- Barry Lather, creative director, began his career starring as a dancer in Michael Jackson's film “Captain EO”, and has since gone on to direct world tours for Usher, Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Carrie Underwood.

- Angie Warner, touring manager for Guns ‘N Roses, has more than eighteen years' experience in the industry and has previously worked with ‘N Sync and Imagine Dragons.

- Yelena Filipchuk, artist and co-founder of installation art collective Hybycozo, creator of large-scale, laser-cut geometric sculptures.

- Marian Sandberg, Live Design content director, has been writing in the entertainment technology industry for more than twenty years.

- John Huddleston, director of event production supplier Upstaging Inc.

The winners will be unveiled at the 2018 ceremony and gala dinner at The Foundry, SLS Hotel, Las Vegas on October 20, coinciding with the 30th anniversary celebration of LDI.

www.knightofilluminationawards.com

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