Volume 21, Issue 2 — January 11, 2023

rAVe ProAV Edition — Volume 21, Issue 2

January 11, 2023 | Volume: 21 | Issue: 2

Gary Kayye implores you to be creative in the live events market. The world will keep changing, and the clientele — i.e., Gen Z — expect more from an event. They want to be part of it! After all, we all attend concerts for our experiences, right? (This applies to more than just concerts; that was just my first example.) Perhaps Gary is hinting that he will expand more on this in this year’s edition of Kayye’s Krystal Ball. We’ll see!

In our other column this time, Michael Katz looks back at DSE 2022 and emphasizes the importance of networking. What do you #AVtweeps think? Is the value in relationships, getting your hands on some tech or a little of both?

Enjoy your latest newsletter! I’ll catch ya next week.

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

+ If You’re in Live Events, Be More Creative … [Gary Kayye]

New tech like XR (aka StageCraft), moving stages, Metaverse-based entertainment, VR and MR will change the landscape of live events forever. And, it’s going to happen at light speed. All of a sudden, it will be here.

+ DSE 2022 Overall Experience Was Great for Me [Michael Katz]

I attended DSE 2022, and my agenda for the show was to meet with people whom I had either only met over video, had not seen in a long time, or people I had not met before to find more opportunities direct or indirect. This was my first event show in the past few years that I was not participating in one or more booths.