Gary Kayye, founder of rAVe Publications, is one of the most prominent personalities in the audiovisual industry. He has been a contributor to WIRED magazine and a technical advisor and columnist for Sound & Communications magazine as well as an opinionated columnist for rAVe [Publications] since 2003. In addition to his writing and market analysis, Gary has been a product, marketing and business operations consultant to dozens of AV companies in the U.S. and overseas. Clients have included companies such as Sony, Sharp, Epson, Lutron, InFocus, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, NEC and Philips.
Gary, who has been involved with the audiovisual market for over 20 years, was the recipient of the InfoComm 2003 Educator of the Year Award and the 2007 NSCA Instructor of the Year Award. Over the years, he has donated much of his time as an active volunteer in the AV industry’s trade association and served as chairman of InfoComm’s Professional Education & Training Committee (PETC), chairman of the ICIA Design School Committee and chairman of InfoComm’s Installation School Committee. In addition, he has served on the InfoComm board of governors. He also helped grow the InfoComm Projection Shoot-Out as the premiere AV industry trade show special event serving on the committee from 1991 through 1997, and was instrumental in launching the Shoot-Out in the European market at the Photokina Expo in 1994 and 1996 as well as the Asian market at the 1995 and 1997 INFOCOMM Asia shows.
Prior to founding his own company, Gary was vice president of sales and marketing for AMX Corporation (www.amx.com), a manufacturer specializing in professional AV and residential AV control systems. Prior to AMX, Gary spent nine years at Extron Electronics (www.extron.com), rising to the position of vice president of sales and marketing.
Gary earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1987 from the University of North Carolina and is currently Adjunct Faculty at UNC in the School of Journalism teaching a class on how future technologies will affect the future of advertising, PR and marketing.
He is also the founder of Swim for Smiles, a non-profit that raises money for the N.C. Children’s Hospital through swimming and other fitness-related events for kids.
You can contact him at gary@ravepubs.com..
The Z-Wave Alliance announced the newly elected Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors, shared updates on the organization’s upcoming core initiatives and announced upcoming 2024 events. Effective today, the updated roster of roles and representatives spanning the connected home and IoT industry is as follows: Chairman of the Board — Avi Rosenthal, bluesalve partners Vice Chairman […]
Pittsburgh Penguins fans are enjoying an even more dynamic game experience this season with the installation of Ayrton Zonda 9 FX LED moving head washes beneath the new scoreboard at the PPG Paints Arena. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America. Kevin Hogan, lighting designer and programmer for the NHL […]
Brawn Consulting founder Alan Brawn joined me on for his the latest episode of Rants & rAVes to talk about an article he recently wrote in which he cited some interesting customer buying shifts that have been documented by research firms like Gartner, McKinsey and Harvard Business Review. Data shows that somewhere between 70%-80% of […]
Prysm Systems has appointed Frank DeMartin as head of product marketing. In this role, the company says DeMartin will strengthen the company’s market strategy, support new product development, drive product positioning and broaden business relationships. DeMartin brings a wealth of success in product marketing, product management, go-to-market strategy, as well as sales and new business […]
Brompton Technology announced the promotion of long-serving team member, Adam Callaway, to the role of global lead, virtual production & broadcast. This strategic move follows a great year for the company filled with esteemed industry accolades such as Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Entertainment Technology Award and the Television Academy’s Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in […]
AtlasIED announced a partnership with Leading Technologies to be the exclusive distributor for AtlasIED products and solutions in Italy. As part of the agreement, Leading Technologies will sell and distribute AtlasIED’s entire portfolio of products, including audio, security and mass notification technologies, for use across a wide range of markets. Based in Monza, Italy, Leading Technologies […]
Snap One, the industry-leading manufacturer of Smart Living solutions, today announced it will showcase at ISE 2024 its expanding ecosystem of business opportunities anchored by Control4 and the revenue-creating possibilities offered through OvrC remote monitoring and management. Integrators can demo a broad variety of Snap One control, AV, lighting, security, power management and networking solutions […]
Visix released version 1.74 of its AxisTV Signage Suite digital signage software. This latest update provides new widget options, automatic player updates, faster load and sync times, more intuitive scheduling workflows and other updates. The AxisTV Signage Suite CMS includes renamed and repositioned buttons to make content scheduling faster and more intuitive. A new workflow […]
Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management says it continues to pursue teaching excellence. The college developed plans to update the existing audio-visual equipment in the Project-Based Learning (PBL) Interactive Classroom. The technical integration representative of this project, Chen Yue Lin of Sound Fun Technology, planned to upgrade the existing infrastructure with the latest technology […]
The owners of esports arena All Systems Go say they envisioned the new facility as more of a social gathering spot than purely a gaming center and recognized the need for a good dose of cutting-edge technology to help tie it all together. A crucial element of the tech integration in the versatile entertainment venue […]
Userful Corporation and Sony Electronics announced an alignment to advance visual communications for enterprise IT. This includes the certification of Sony’s Pro BRAVIA Displays with the Userful Infinity Platform and Signage Plus Solution, enhancing collaboration for the global enterprise. It also marks Userful’s entry into Sony’s Professional AV Alliance Partner Network. The companies say the […]
My latest episode of Rants & rAVes features Nathan Bohl, VP & GM and Dorian Haro, product manager at Chief | Legrand AV to talk about how the process of Design Thinking innovated the new Chief wall mount lineup, dubbed Tempo. It’s interesting how Legrand AV uses real-time relationships with integrators, design consultants and even […]
d&b audiotechnik announced the launch of En-Bridge, a new software tool for the Soundscape ecosystem. With this new software, d&b “streamlines the interoperability between the DS100 signal engine and leading third-party systems.” En-Bridge is a stand-alone software available for Windows and macOS that provides OSC bridging and third-party protocol translation for remote control of Soundscape […]
ACT Entertainment acquired tvONE, aiming at the live events market with the Green Hippo line of media servers and digital display products. The acquisition marks the first foray into video equipment for ACT Entertainment, a manufacturer and distributor of products to the entertainment industry. Since 2017, the company has completed multiple acquisitions bringing RapcoHorizon, AC […]
Bose Professional announced the promotion of Adam Shulman to director of product management. With more than two decades of expertise in system design and product innovation, Shulman is well-positioned to spearhead a new era of ingenuity within Bose Professional’s product strategy. His advancement supports the company’s focus on engineering and product excellence. John Maier, CEO of […]
Shure received a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The results of the 2023-2024 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the U.S. and […]
Deepgram and Black Box are partnering to bring automated speech recognition (ASR) technology to customer experience (CX) solutions and services. Leveraging Deepgram’s advanced ASR technology, this partnership will empower Black Box’s CX customers with tools to enhance communication, streamline operations and ultimately elevate the overall customer experience. Key benefits of the partnership between Deepgram and Black Box include: […]
WyreStorm has appointed Hal Truax as the President of its Commercial Division. Truax will spearhead the company’s strategic initiatives in this role, driving global growth and fostering innovation within the commercial AV industry. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Hal Truax brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role. His […]
CEDIA Expo 2023 and its co-located event, Commercial Integrator Expo 2023, emphasized an increased desire for tradeshows, conferences and events to connect industry professionals. The event, a celebration of excitement for residential and commercial channel professionals, was bustling with highly engaging exhibits, interactive educational opportunities and invaluable networking opportunities. Patrick Laidlaw, director of business development […]
THE rAVe Agency announced THE rAVe Esports Show with Bubba Gaeddert, the audiovisual industry’s first and only esports show. The live-streamed show is the first and third Thursday of each month at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, in USA. THE rAVe Esports Show will feature gamers, tech experts, esports venue designers, esports technologists, futurists and more, […]
Located next to the City of New Orleans and stretching from Lake Pontchartrain to the Gulf of Mexico, Jefferson Parish is the most populous parish in the Greater New Orleans region. Jefferson Parish, home to 440,000 individuals, offers a variety of communities consisting of modern high-rises, historic homes, fishing piers, Mississippi River views, marshland, contemporary […]
Extron announced that its new PlenumVault Direct View System is now shipping. This system is designed to maximize flat panel displays in educational spaces. Whether your classroom is used for in-person, hybrid, or remote learning, PlenumVault Direct View provides students and instructors with an intuitive user interface and unsurpassed audio and video quality that create […]
SmartThings, Samsung’s global connected living platform, announced a collaboration with Eve Systems, transforming home energy management through advanced power monitoring and expanding the number of SmartThings compatible brands and products that support energy management. With Eve Energy, a Matter-compatible smart plug and power meter, consumers will now be able to track energy consumption for everyday […]
PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, videowalls, direct view LED, professional TVs, and complementary solutions, is delighted to confirm its participation at ISE 2024 (30 Jan – 2 Feb), with an exciting array of new performance and experience enhancing products and major partnership announcements, including official entry into a […]
Westport, Connecticut lies within the suburbs of Manhattan. The close proximity made Westport an attractive location for a shared workplace franchise called Office Evolution. The 8000-square-foot Office Evolution Westport location opened in March 2019 to serve regional businesses and entrepreneurs who wanted a space to work and call their own. The location has 36 private offices, […]
High Resolution Engineering is a premier provider of high-end video processing, screen switching, video signal management, media servers, control technologies and services to the live events industry. The Phoenix-based audiovisual provider has become an industry-leading, trusted solutions provider for many well-known and dynamic brands, including CVENT, Microsoft, Marriott and many more. High Resolution Engineering’s extensive […]
LynTec announced an addition to its Xtend Power Control (XPC) Series relay modules, the Xtend Relay Module for Lighting (XRL). Based on the same design as the 20-amp XRM Remote Relay Module, the XRL adds Truecon connectivity to enable the XPC Series to work with non-Edison connectors. It extends lighting power control across a venue […]
The 12th season of the annual Rocket League esports Championship took place in August 2023 at Düsseldorf’s PSD Bank Dome. The eagerly awaited tournament marked its biggest season yet, with a huge $6,000,000 in prize money up for grabs to some of the most reputable esports teams in the world. A truly spectacular and all-encompassing […]
WEYTEC just launched its distributionPLATFORM; a workplace solution for control rooms, network operations centers and trading floors. WDP MX (MX stands for “Maximum Experience”) offers an array of products and features designed to make life easier in control rooms and on trading floors. It combines analog and digital signals from systems and video walls onto […]
Extron just launched the IPL EXP PDU8L, a control system power expansion interface that provides centralized 12V DC power management, monitoring and temperature sensing. It delivers 60 watts across eight individually controllable outputs. The IPL EXP PDU8L is Ethernet enabled and features the ability to monitor power consumption while providing a temperature port and thermistor […]
Zitcha and Broadsign have teamed up to integrate the Broadsign out-of-home (OOH) advertising platform with Zitcha’s retail media platform. The collaboration empowers retailers to maximise and monetise in-store digital display networks and enables advertising partners to easily view and book available in-store inventory and review campaign performance alongside the retailer’s other media channels. With the […]
Audio-Technica introduced the ES964 boundary array microphone, the latest addition to the brand’s line of Engineered Sound solutions. The table-top ES964 — developed for companies that are concerned about audio quality for small-group online conferences and considering installation or expansion of shared or permanent conference spaces — provides clear audio for multi-person video conference environments, […]
