Johnny Mota

Johnny Mota

Johnny Mota is a systems integrator in northern California. He writes for rAVe [Publications] as a member of the BlogSquad, as well as SF New Tech, Geek Beat TV, Lust Gadget and other places. He also acts as the social media manager for a few AV and automation companies. He loves art, technology and lamp. Don’t make it weird. You can reach him at johnnymota3@gmail.com.

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 389: Bart DeCanne of Sophatar

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 389: Bart DeCanne of Sophatar

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 388: Aaron Pompey of AOPEN America

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 388: Aaron Pompey of AOPEN America

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 355: Josh Cetnar of Videon

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 355: Josh Cetnar of Videon

The Trade Show Minute —Episode 354: Jonathan McCune of Black Box

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The Trade Show Minute —Episode 354: Jonathan McCune of Black Box

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 353: James Keen of Triple Play

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 353: James Keen of Triple Play

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 352: George Dracopoulos of Zero Ohm

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 352: George Dracopoulos of Zero Ohm

The Trade Show Minute—Episode: 351 Gary Bailer of Sharp

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode: 351 Gary Bailer of Sharp

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 350: Doug and Russ Wolfe of Innovative Environments

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 350: Doug and Russ Wolfe of Innovative Environments

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 349: Derek Badala of RME

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 349: Derek Badala of RME

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 348: David Chiappini of AIMS

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 348: David Chiappini of AIMS

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 347: Daniel Griffin of Userful

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 347: Daniel Griffin of Userful

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 346: Craig Justice of HoverCam

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 346: Craig Justice  of HoverCam

The Trade Show Minute—Episode 345: Barrie McCorkle of D-Tools

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The Trade Show Minute—Episode 345: Barrie McCorkle of D-Tools

AV Insider — Episode 173: Capitol Sales: More Than Just National Electronics Distribution & Fulfillment For Dealers, Integrators And Resellers

Chris Scanlan, Sales Engineer at Capitol Sales, speaks with me about distribution for the AV & IT industry. We also cover fascinating topics like free design, order fulfillment, and how having a trained and knowledgeable staff from the industry helps their dealers and resellers succeed in their projects. We also talk about a few shows […]

AV Insider — Episode 173: Capitol Sales: More Than Just National Electronics Distribution & Fulfillment For Dealers, Integrators And Resellers

AV Insider — Episode 172: Restrepo Innovations — Where Passion Meets Profession

Mike Restrepo, Owner of Restrepo Innovations, speaks with me about his relatively new company, Restrepo Innovations, where he loves what he does, and forms a bond with each client to fulfill their dreams in the form of integration & automation. Mike details things in which separates his company from the pack, but also talks about […]

AV Insider — Episode 172:  Restrepo Innovations — Where Passion Meets Profession

AV Insider — Episode 171: InFocus: Collaboration That Fits

Glenn Jystad (Director of Product Marketing) & I, speak about InFocus’ wondrous panel offerings for the Business, Higher-ED, & K-12 spaces, and so much more. Glenn Jystad joined InFocus in 2014, and is currently the Director of Product Marketing at InFocus. Glenn has contributed to bringing the InFocus Mondopad line to market as including the […]

AV Insider — Episode 171: InFocus: Collaboration That Fits

AV Insider — Episode 170: KEF Audio: Give Your Music The Space It Deserves

Jack Sharkey, Content Creation Manager and Digital Music Product Manager at KEF, graces the airwaves of AV Insider again, only this time we are discussing new products such as the LSX Wireless that truly defines what Wireless Audio should be like in terms of audio quality. We also discuss new audio formats, and the future […]

AV Insider — Episode 170: KEF Audio: Give Your Music The Space It Deserves

AV Insider — Episode 169: Wisdom Audio: The Sound Of Modern Living

Ron Rouse, VP of Sales at Wisdom Audio, speaks with me about Hi-Fi, & new products at Wisdom Audio. We cover everything from brand new products, that you’ll have to listen to learn about on this episode of AV insider, to new audio formats available today. For those who are unaware, Wisdom Audio provides high-performance entertainment […]

AV Insider — Episode 169: Wisdom Audio: The Sound Of Modern Living

AV Insider — Episode 168: LUXUL: Join The Roaming Revolution

Jeff Curtis, & Josh Thurman were invited back to AV insider to discuss the most important thing about AV, which is your network. Don’t agree with me? Listen to these two important key players at Legrand’s networking brand, Luxul, discuss the importance of continually continuing networking education, what type of devices live on your network, […]

AV Insider — Episode 168: LUXUL: Join The Roaming Revolution

AV Insider — Episode 167: Alea Labs Room-By-Room Comfort, Air Quality, & Energy Savings: Meet The Most Advanced Air Distribution Platform Ever

Hamid Farzaneh, CEO of Alea Labs, and I speak about air quality and why it’s important to not only the your enjoinment outdoors, but more importantly, indoors. We cover this topic from residential to light commercial applications, and how Alea Labs has really created something unique that nobody else is doing yet — but should […]

AV Insider — Episode 167: Alea Labs Room-By-Room Comfort, Air Quality, & Energy Savings: Meet The Most Advanced Air Distribution Platform Ever

The Google Home Mini May Be Small, But It Is Also Mighty Useful

This holiday season I gifted a small, simple smf useful electronic device that can play music, control your home, integrate to other smart devices very easily, assist you throughout you day and night, and so much more through the power of the internet. It’s offered in a variety of colors, can be bold or blend […]

The Google Home Mini May Be Small, But It Is Also Mighty Useful

AV Insider — Episode 166: Hegel Music (North America) Emerges Supreme Into North America’s CI Space

HEGEL Music Systems, world-renowned for high-performance audio electronics, has appointed Brad Paulsen as their new National Sales Manager for the US. Brad will add to the existing team, working closely with Hegel senior sales management Eileen Gosvig and Anders Ertzeid to grow and expand the company’s presence in the US Market. Brad joins us again […]

AV Insider — Episode 166: Hegel Music (North America) Emerges Supreme Into North America’s CI Space

AV Insider — Episode 165: Screen Innovations: The Sky Is Not The Limit

Blake Vackar, VP Sales and Brand Manager at Screen Innovations, speaks with me about the latest and greatest “Screen Innovations” over at SI Screens. We cover everything to screen projections in space to, commercial applications, and phenomenal playback for all of us still living on earth. We talk about a few things I wont mention here […]

AV Insider — Episode 165: Screen Innovations: The Sky Is Not The Limit

AV Insider — Episode 164: AtlasIED: Innovative Mass Communication Solutions

Gina Sansivero, VP, Marketing and Corporate Communications at AtlasIED, speaks with me about her new role at Atlas IED. Gina & I speak about all things AtlasIED; what’s new, what’s coming, what to expect at tradeshows, and things she’s hopeful to achieve in the coming year of 2019. Of course we talk about AtlasIED’s roadmap, but […]

AV Insider — Episode 164: AtlasIED: Innovative Mass Communication Solutions

Analog Audio Still Lives On In Our Hearts and in Our Local Communities

Lately I’ve spotted what I believe to be either a new audio trend — or perhaps it’s always been this way, and I just wasn’t paying enough attention to notice. More often I’ve seen record players be the music player of choice, or live musical entertainment with actual instruments offering up harmonic vibrations for the […]

Analog Audio Still Lives On In Our Hearts and in Our Local Communities

AV Insider — Episode 163: ZOOM: One Consistent Enterprise Experience

Laura Padilla, Head of Business Development & Channel at Zoom, speaks with me about Universal Communication and Collaboration, all things Zoom. We talk about what separates Zoom them from the pack of similar companies providing similar services in UCC. We also cover Zoom rooms, Zoomtopia, and a few AV insider “you can on hear about […]

AV Insider — Episode 163: ZOOM: One Consistent Enterprise Experience

AV Insider — Episode 162: Nakymatone: Create music in your unique space, without visual distraction

Eric Nakkila, CEO of Nakymatone, speaks with me about the latest advancements of his invisible loudspeaker company, and the direction moving forward into 2019. We cover everything from new models, what to expect at CEDIA 2019, and more AV Insider secrets that you can only hear on this episode of AV Insider. Podcast: Play in […]

AV Insider — Episode 162: Nakymatone: Create music in your unique space, without visual distraction

Amazon Wants Smart Homes to Be Affordable and Simple

In years past, building a smart home has been expensive and complex, to say the least. Now however, with the rapid increase of technologies that allow devices to communicate and interact with others well, in the form of the silly/well known by you, acronym, IoT (Internet of Things), this cost has been drastically reduced and […]

Amazon Wants Smart Homes to Be Affordable and Simple

AV Insider — Episode 161: Technical furniture and mounting systems from Middle Atlantic

Megan Knedler, Director, Product Management — Furniture, speaks with me about Legrand/Middle Atlantic’s forward thinking furniture design in the Pro AV space. We cover everything from ADA compliant furniture, and some AV Insider secrets. Megan shares her talent and passion with us on this episode, and also lends dome foresight into Legrand’s AV Furniture Division; […]

AV Insider — Episode 161: Technical furniture and mounting systems from Middle Atlantic

AV Insider — Episode 160: BenQ: When Color and Video Accuracy Matter Most

Bob Wudeck, Senior Director at BenQ North America, speaks with me about BenQ’s most excellent solutions, specifically in the Monitor & projector space for business solutions and CinePro. We cover everything form accuracy to clarity and performance, which BenQ is known for. We also talk about a few AV Insider firsts, that you can only […]

AV Insider — Episode 160: BenQ: When Color and Video Accuracy Matter Most

Home Technology’s Rise of the Smart Displays

Digital assistants are all the rage these days and they seem to live in so many places like your car radio, watches, smart phones, tablet, computers and the very popular “smart speaker” category. The smart speaker category has grown rapidly and has seen adoption from major brand names in the audio and tech industries — […]

Home Technology’s Rise of the Smart Displays

AV Insider — Episode 159: Key Digital: Key to System Integration Success – Intelligent Control Selection

Dan O’Donnell, VP of Sales at Key Digital speaks with me about their roots in AV, where Key Digital has expanded into; which is far beyond the birth of the DVD, signal extension and switching. We cover everything from their history, to their future, as well as a few up coming AV Insider firsts, you […]

AV Insider — Episode 159: Key Digital: Key to System Integration Success – Intelligent Control Selection