Front of House (magazine)

Front of House
Editor-in-ChiefGeorge Petersen
CategoriesTrade magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation
(2018)
22,695[1]
First issueOctober 2002
CountryUSA
Based inLas Vegas, Nevada
LanguageEnglish
Websitefohonline.com
ISSN1549-831X
OCLC54902438

Front of House or FOH magazine (named for Front of House) is a magazine for live audio professionals and manufacturers of pro audio equipment, published by Timeless Communications, Corp. of Nevada (which also publishes a live production magazine about theater, Stage Directions, Projection, Lights & Staging News for visual presentation, Musical Merchandise review for the musical instrument industry, School Band & Orchestra for music educators, JAZZed for jazz educators and Choral Director). FOH comes in digital and print format and is available free of charge to qualified professionals, enthusiasts, and students of event audio. The magazine provides information on digital and live sound consoles, amplifiers, processors, microphones, speakers, trade shows, major concert/production tours, theatre, installations and industry news.

FOH's editor is George Petersen, former editor of Mix magazine.[2]

Timeless Communications, Corp was founded by Timeless president Terry Lowe in 1999.[3] FOH was the second magazine published by TCC premiering in October 2002.

FOH presents the annual Parnelli Awards, along with its sister publication Projection, Lights & Staging News.[4] These awards honor lifetime achievements in the entertainment technology industry as well as current practitioners whose works were outstanding in the preceding 12-month period. Lifetime achievement winners are selected by a board of advisers and yearly awards are nominated and voted on by the readers of the magazine. The Parnelli Awards were named after Rick "Parnelli" O'Brien a beloved production manager in the industry.

Sister magazine Projection, Lights & Staging News reports on theatrical and concert lighting as well as large format video and projection for entertainment in the same formats.

  1. ^ "Front of House". Verified Audit Circulation. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "George Petersen Takes Helm as FOH Editor". FOH Online. 2012-04-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. ^ "Timeless Communications Corp. Acquires the Assets of Symphony Publishing". School Band & Orchestra Magazine. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2016-03-08.TCC founder Terry Lowe is a lifelong veteran of the publishing industry. He founded PLSN in 1999, launched FOH in 2001, and purchased Stage Directions in 2007.
  4. ^ "The Parnelli Awards to Relocate to The 2018 NAMM Show". NAMM.org. Retrieved 2018-02-14.