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It’s the third episode of the Floating Point, and we have some big news! Well, big podcast news. Chris Tatton (@chris_tatton) will be our new co-host. The Andy to Hope Roth’s (@beerandpie) Conan, if you will. Chris was on our first episode and we wished we could have him on every show. And then we […]

With Barco’s recent acquisitions, including yesterday’s purchase of Medialon, looks like they’re moving towards being a full commercial AV supplier. Today’s podcast Gary gives his opinion on what kind of company Barco will buy next. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Jack Sharkey, Content Creation Manager and Technical Services at KEF, speaks with me about all things glorious, that KEF creates, from flagship to entry level pieces, small, mobile, and compact. We cover vinyl, 2-ch, surround (ATMOS), personal audio, and a new podcast they started that I was honored to be a guest of. British Audio is no […]

Today I talk to you about the event at InfoComm that is known as Dante AV Networking World. If you don’t know about it listen to this podcast as there are two tracks this year – one for newbies and one for people who’ve been using Dante for a while. Podcast: Play in new window […]

In this episode of AV Glue, we talk to Chris Scurto, VP of Marketing and North American Sales at ZeeVee. Chris gives the inside scoop on ZeeVee’s life after RF, their commitment to IP Video, and what to expect in their upcoming appearances at InfoComm and beyond on the ZeeVee roadshow.  What holds together our […]

Join the Crew: Corey Moss, Katye McGregor Bennett, Johnny Mota, Stacy Kringlen, Victoria Barela, Deron Pinchback and Justin Watts as the welcome their guests: Scott McGarrigle – Founder, President and CTO at Utelogy John Greene – VP, Sales and Marketing at Advanced AV Leonard Suskin – Sr. Consultant at Shen Milsom & Wilke On this episode we talk with our guests, John […]

Chris Bach, System Support Engineer with Extron Electronics, joins host Christa Bender (@AVChrista) to discuss NAB, Vector 4K Scaling Technology, 4:4:4 processing, favorite cars, movies, travel destinations, and more. Learn how Chris has spent his 16 years with Extron and find out why the 1991 Ford Explorer is his favorite car. Hear Christa expresses her […]

Thanks to BARCO, BrightSign and Da-Lite, tomorrow I will deliver a world first – my entire ALMO E4 AV Tour keynote will be delivered in full 4K resolution! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Join the Crew: Corey Moss, Katye McGregor Bennett, Victoria Barela and Deron Pinchback as they welcome their guests: Paul Zielie (@paulzielie) – Manager, Enterprise Solutions at Harman Justin Watts (@PaladinMachina ) – Program Manager, AV Engineering at Google Alesia Hendley (@thesmoothfactor) – AV Tech/Operator/The Berry Center at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Houston, TX Christina Engh (@missenghwyoming) […]

We’ve noticed the trend too! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Mike Shinn (@axpmike) and Marika Aquino (@tierpm) join host Christa Bender (@AVChrista) to discuss NAB, InfoComm, NSCA, IGNITE, Periscope, Snapchat, and more.  A special shout-out to John Greene (@jgreenesix) for his social media presence regarding tradeshows.  While Christa may have been the only one to see Batman versus Superman, everyone agrees that Deadpool was the […]

Voting is now OPEN for our 5th Annual Reader’s Choice Awards. Gary discusses what’s the big to-do about them on today’s podcast. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

There are many technical differences between Residential and Commercial AV, and also differences of opinion on how far apart the two disciplines are in that regard.  However, in my experience on both sides of the industry, there is one difference between the two that is undeniable.  Tune in to find out what it is. Podcast: […]

So it’s been one year, and 51 episodes later here we (still) are. We began on March 26, 2015 (never said it was an official one year anniversary) with our very first episode “Power It Up!” with a Crew consisting of host Christa Bender, Corey Moss, Chuck Espinoza, Hope Roth, Stacy Kringlen and Johnny Mota […]

Dan Laufman, President of Emotiva Audio, speaks with me about Extremely affordable Hi-Fidelity audio product offerings, that can only be via Emotiva. Hi-End Audio and affordable, never go in the same sentence, unless you describing some HiFi gear that isn’t affordable. Emotiva has been making their product as an OEM, but also direct online before […]

On this special 50th episode show we let the video do the talking as Crew members Corey Moss, Johnny Mota and Victoria Barela welcome guest George Fournier (tied for most guest appearances in 2015!) to talk about technology, education, what led everyone into the AV industry and even a favorite snack of all Crew members that have ever […]

This week I focus on two things that can make a better AV salesperson.  The tips come from a media mogul I met while doing residential AV systems in Arizona.  Think of it as your 5 minute Sales Manager for the week. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

The second episode of the Floating Point is no sophomore slump. Alan Vezina (@fancysandwiches) and Kody Kochaver (#NotOnTwitter) join host Hope Roth (@beerandpie) to talk glue-ware, defensive programming, and how you might turn your family pet into a touch panel. We kept producer Corey Moss (@cbmoss) on mute for a record-breaking 2nd straight episode. First, […]

Dean Rosenblum, Inventor/Founder, and head cheerleader at ABOV Power Solutions, talks with me about his invention, the Voltower. A brilliant solution for a world suffering from multi-socked power devices. We cover What the Voltower solves, and what it can most likely lead to for the AV industry. Currently, it’s in the early kickstarter stages of […]

Welcome to the show and join the Crew: Corey Moss, Katye McGregor Bennett, Johnny Mota, Victoria Barela and Deron Pinchback as they welcome their guests: Vincent Bruno – CEO at CEDIA Mark Cichowski – CEO at Clarity AV International, Inc.  Yes that’s right, it’s time for Vin Bruno to return to AV Power Up to talk about the latest and greatest of what’s taking place at CEDIA, […]

Alesia Hendley (@thesmoothfactor) and Joshua Davidson (@dasjoshua) join host Christa Bender (@AVChrista) to discuss technology, wearables, millennials, content marketing, and their favorite social media platforms. Learn what drew Alesia into the AV industry. Learn which social media platform Joshua considers the “driver’s license of the Internet”. All of these topics and more can be heard […]

Join the Crew: Corey Moss, Johnny Mota, Victoria Barela and Deron Pinchback as they welcome their guests: Gary Kayye (@gkayye) – Owner and Founder at rAVe [Publications] Debra Simmons – Sales Director, Retail and Advertising, NA at Barco Alison Maxson (@Aliemaxme) – Press & PR Specialist – Americas at Barco Stephanie Gutnik – Director of Marketing […]

This time on AV Glue, we feature a little-known company called Murideo. Murideo (a division of the AVPro Company) was created out of the need to bring fix-it tools to the integration market focusing on high-quality images.  Their product, PRISMA, is a box that allows you to watch everything in HDR on any HDR TV. Don’t know […]

Although we handed out dozens of 2016 Best of ISE Awards yesterday, today’s podcast is all about why three particular manufacturers won: LG, Newline and Sharp. Gary specifically talks about those. Check out all the award winners at www.ravepubs.com/ise2016 and he’s going to spend the next two months, every once in a while, talking about […]

ALMO’s new partnership with BOSE Commercial AV product group will be highlighted during the 2016 E4 AV Tour and ALMO’s Business Development Manager, Rob Ziv, joined Gary on his daily podcast to explain the partnership and the special E4 plans BOSE has in store. Listen to all the details as here as there are a […]

Join the Crew: Corey Moss, Christa Bender, Johnny Mota, Stacy Kringlen, Victoria Barela and Deron Pinchback as they welcome their guests: Bradford Benn (@BradfordBenn) – Vertical Market Manager – Themed Entertainment at HARMAN International Jeremy Caldera (@jeremy_caldera) – Lead Audiovisual Design Engineer at Zdi George Fournier (@GeorgeVFournier) – Senior Sales Engineer at FSR Inc Rich Prevete […]

If you have been selling AV for any amount of time you know that Sellin’ Ain’t Easy.  In fact, if it were we wouldn’t be on 23 episodes of this show and counting.  This week’s show gives those considering a career in Selling AV a little insight as to what they can expect. Podcast: Play […]

Gary was joined by ALMO ProAV‘s VP of Marketing, Melody Craigmyle, today to talk E4 AV Tour. The 2016 event includes stops in Washington DC, Atlanta, Boston and Dallas. And, this year you’ll want to register ahead of time as there are some special workshops. Listen to this podcast for the details and register now: http://e4avtour.com Podcast: […]

Life is full of opportunities for us professionally and personally — but sometimes those opportunities aren’t obvious. That is why this week, I talk about never missing a chance to… Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

ViewSonic’s Director Product Marketing, Gene Ornstead, joined Gary today to talk about their DSE plans at next week’s Las Vegas event. They will debut an 84” 4K monitor and a host of displays from 10” up to over 100” – listed for the details. And, of course, you can see all their stuff at: http://www.viewsonic.com/us/products-1/commercial-displays.html Podcast: […]

It was in May of 2015 that we did a show titled “We’re Talking a WIN for the AV Industry” – it went like this: Welcome to the episode that gets right to the point — women, AV and the newly formed InfoComm council whose mission is as follows: To provide a global community of […]

Gary was joined by Planar’s Chief Marketing Officer, Jennifer Davis, who reviews how the combination of Planar and Leyard will make its debut at the DSE show next week. In addition to their new transparent OLED, Planar and Leyard’s combo-booth will highlight giant LED’s as well as new 4K display technologies. All the specifics are […]