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..
Blustream announced the availability of the new NPA70DA Dante Networked Power Amplifier. Featuring a 2 x 35W digital amplifier (1 x 70W mono) or 70V/100V hi-level constant voltage output and Dante audio integration, the NPA70DA networked audio zone amplifier delivers “advanced audio integration within a commercial or residential AV installation.” This is the second Dante-enabled […]
As the first booth in the Digital Signage Hall (6M300), Easescreen has decided to represent the industry in all its facets — vibrant ecosystems, a wide array of applications across markets and hands-on interactive and immersive experiences. With over 15 years of ISE experience, Easescreen considers ISE a unique opportunity to represent its brand and […]
I asked Alleo EMEA Director Glenn Wastyn to join me on this pre-ISE 2023 videocast to explain what the company means by “Deep Collaboration.” Here’s the best part: We actually recorded the episode inside an Alleo digital-canvas-based session. This is worth watching — it will make you want to add stand 2Q610 to your ISE […]
A celebrated CES tradition was back this year — bigger and better after the pandemic hiatus — from LG Electronics with the LG OLED Horizon, the latest exhibition welcoming visitors into the company’s massive CES booth. Constructed with 260 flexible and open-frame 55-inch displays, the CES 2023 installation demonstrated LG OLED’s picture quality and ability to […]
We’ve got to stop being so reactive. Stop giving them just what they want. “If you don’t tell them it exists, they certainly won’t buy it from you!” Our clients just aren’t that creative. LED Imaging ✅ Stage ✅ LED Lighting ✅ Loud ✅ As Gen Z continues to emerge as the most creative generation […]
Dirac announced the debut of Dirac Live Active Room Treatment, designed to address bass resonance and room decay time to produce a “cleaner, tighter bass experience.” Dirac Live Active Room Treatment will debut in all StormAudio AVRs through a Spring 2023 firmware update. Dirac Live Active Room Treatment leverages Dirac’s expertise in MIMO mixed-phase impulse […]
Harman Luxury Audio Group announced the debut of the new JBL L10cs Classic Series 10-inch down-firing powered subwoofer at Harman Explore. The L10cs’ 10-inch, down-firing polycellulose white cone woofer is driven by an advanced 250W RMS (500W dynamic) built-in amplifier. Additional features include auto on/off, adjustable crossover, phase, and volume, and a bass reflex system […]
You may remember that I referred to this demo as the best I’ve ever seen at a CEDIA Expo — in history. Trinnov Audio will demonstrate its new groundbreaking acoustic processing technology, based on years of research, at ISE 2023 (booth 2D150). In partnership with Krix, Sony & Officina Acustica, this new digital sound field […]
Navori Labs continues to build on its QL digital signage software and Aquaji analytics integration with “intelligent hardware systems and a new programmatic service that provide businesses with a more complete digital signage ecosystem.” New for ISE 2023, Navori Labs will demonstrate how QL users can integrate with Hivestack to sell advertising space using an […]
QSC’s own (and co-chair of the AVIXA Women’s Council) Tammy Fuqua joins me on my latest videocast to talk about a study group that is open to all AVIXA members. The group will meet every other week and will collectively work on educating everyone in time to take the AVIXA CTS test at InfoComm later […]
E Ink announced the launch of E Ink Prism 3, a segmented display that features “dynamic color-changing capabilities.” E Ink Prism 3 offers product designers to choose from eight colors and combine them with patterns to create rich, dynamic surfaces. Additional benefits include: Low energy consumption. Priority on personalization. Thin and durable. E Ink Prism […]
AVer Information announced the CAM570, a 4K dual-lens camera. Designed for medium to large meeting rooms, the CAM570 features three pairs of built-in audio sensors that detect human voices up to 10 meters with audio tracking functionality. The CAM570 is a pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) conferencing camera, with premium-grade features that enable users to deliver […]
LynTec announced its motorized breaker panels and columns are part of Wenger Corporation’s new Stagelink Power Management System for performance venues. Stagelink includes a 19-inch EIA control module with full-sized and narrow-profile motorized breaker panels. Wenger’s Stagelink power management system is built with LynTec’s motorized breaker panels and features the Square D Powerlink hardware platform […]
Ahead of ISE 2023, Modulo Pi has unveiled Modulo Kinetic Version 5. Modulo Kinetic is a fully integrated media server reliable across the complete workflow. Its real-time timelines, embedded live mixer, 3D engine and show control tools are brought within one consistent user-friendly environment. The scalable platform relies on Kinetic Designer, an intuitive user interface […]
UK-based digital signage consultancy, Saturn Visual Solutions, has hired seven new staff members in the last nine months, as a result of a U.K.-wide rising demand for digital signage services. Following a rebranding exercise and the lifting of the pandemic restrictions less than a year ago, it says it has increased its revenue past pre-lockdown […]
Sam Taylor is a legend — even his competitors would admit that. And now, he’s retiring. So what’s he going to do now? And what can we expect with new incoming EVP, Dan Smith (who’s leaving his VP role at LG Electronics USA to lead the new ProAV team at Exertis Almo)? Well, fortunately, they […]
Exertis Almo announced Tuesday that its executive vice president and COO Sam Taylor is set to retire later this year. As part of this transition, Dan Smith, most recently US vice president of sales, IT and commercial large format displays at LG, has been named his successor. Smith is assuming the position of Exertis Almo […]
First thing’s first: Have you ever heard of IDEA? The Illinois Digital Educators Alliance aims to “inspire, connect, and provide the educational community with opportunities that transform teaching and learning through technology.” On my latest Rants & rAVes episode, IDEA’s own storyteller, Stefanie Crawford, joins to talk about IDEAcon, the mid-February conference in Chicago, aimed […]
Today’s Rants & rAVes is all about how ProAV integrators can sell into the hospitality market. It’s not just about TVs in the rooms anymore. Now, hotel AV includes digital signage, impressive lobby structures, huddle spaces outfitted as UCC rooms, coworking spaces and, of course, event spaces — all packed with AV tech. Exertis Almo’s […]
INFiLED, the LED company, announced the hiring of Mathieu Arnould as sales manager of France and North Africa. Mathieu Arnould brings over “20 years of continuous sales and strategic business development experience within the Audiovisual industry,” including his latest role as AV channel manager for LFD/LED screens at Samsung Electronics France. Prior to this, he […]
PK Sound has appointed pro audio veteran David Roselló to the role of European partner support. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Roselló will oversee PK’s growing European network, including regional distributors, PK Alliance hubs and members, and performance installation partners. “The first time I came across PK’s robotic line source technology, it could be described as […]
In partnership with Chinese authorities, L-Acoustics was recently involved with tracking down five counterfeiters who were subsequently found guilty and sentenced to jail for producing and selling counterfeit L‑Acoustics loudspeakers in China. The suspects were arrested, and a batch of counterfeit signs, molds and other items was seized in Shiji Town, Guangzhou. A public hearing was […]
With a full-time staff of five AV specialists in its IT department, Western Carolina University designs, installs, and maintains an AV equipment pool spanning almost 400 learning spaces. To support such a large equipment pool with such a small cohort of technicians, WCU instituted a plan starting in 2006 to standardize its AV system designs on Extron products […]
Barco‘s Experience Center inside its headquarters opened over six years ago. Since then, the company has welcomed and impressed over 70,000 visitors and after the long lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 — caused by the virus that shall not be named — the company has started to welcome visitors AND employees again. All the tech […]
Netgear introduced the WAX220 WiFi 6 Access Point. The dual-band WAX220 claims to provide a “budget-friendly WiFi solution as part of the NETGEAR Business Essentials line of access points, the WAX220 delivers the fastest WiFi speed under $200.” Offering up to 4.2Gbps total Wi-Fi throughput and equipped with a 2.5 Gbps Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) port, the […]
If you’re an AV Integrator and at least 20% of your total annual sales aren’t coming from services, you’re in trouble. Seriously. If you rely totally on hardware sales, you’re unlikely to survive the next ProAV price squeeze that will occur by the end of 2023. What services should you be selling — besides system […]
Pure Resonance Audio just launched a 70-volt outdoor surface mount speaker, the S6. A big brother to the smaller S5, this 6.5″ all-weather commercial speaker is designed for foreground and background music, paging and general-purpose audio in any indoor or outdoor business setting. Water-resistant IP65 rated, the S6 ensures protection against direct contact with water […]
INFiLED LED displays powered venues globally during the FIFA World Cup and ensured hundreds of thousands could experience the matches in impressive image quality. The World Cup Fan Zones became an attractive meeting point for football fans all over the world. In this 2022 edition that has been held in Qatar – Doha and Dubai […]
When Expo 2020 opened in September 2021 after a year’s delay due to the pandemic, it more than lived up to its pre-event billing. Recording more than 24 million visits during its six-month run, the site included 200 pavilions representing 191 participating countries. The Expo was bookended by lavish opening and closing ceremonies which took place in […]
Zytronic will debut an array of multitouch demos at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2023. Visitors to the stand (Hall 5, 5E550) will be able to immerse themselves in touch-enabled interactive content through a variety of thought-provoking use cases. Visitors to the stand will first experience a stylish, white coffee table, as often seen in cafes […]
C2G is improving its customer service and shipping time with a move to a 14-acre warehouse in Union, Ohio. Opening Jan. 12, 2023, the newly constructed warehouse will support the growing customer base with a larger inventory of C2G’s broad portfolio of cables and connectivity solutions with shipping in as little as two days. In […]
AVI Systems today announced it will acquire Neurilink, a full-service audiovisual design and integration business that serves the Northwest United States. With a professional staff of 47 in two locations (Boise, Idaho and Seattle), this acquisition expands AVI’s service footprint to better meet the AV and unified collaboration needs of organizations in a fast-growing market. […]
