Radio

Bill Thompson (VP of video services) speaks with Johnny Mota about Carousel Industries and their create creation, Simplicity Video. They cover how much it typically costs to have dedicated hardware for video solutions, the pitfalls of other services, and how now it’s an easier, seamless job with a service like Simplicity Video. All this and more […]

On this show, we go all out on two of the favorite (and most debated) topics in the AV industry today. While we picked true experts to talk the talk, the new guy sat back and took it all in. Well, at least being on the show gives you RUs – or actually what Rich […]

The name Nancy Knowlton should ring a bell when you hear it – and for good reason! She and her partner, David Martin, started SMART Technologies in 1987. Now, they’re both launching a new company called Nureva that currently has one product, Troove, which is a SaaS software suite allowing kids to build a digital portfolio, […]

Gary give you his perspective on the marketing gamesmanship in the world of launching 4K products. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Gary discusses the 2015 rAVe Reader’s Choice Awards. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Crestron’s the first AV company with an Apple Watch App. What does it do? Listen to find out! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Did you miss Episode 3 of AV Power Up!? If so you missed some great AV Talk on Vaddio, Listen and Crestron.  You also missed some classic Power Crew hijinx as the team talks about Canadian immigration, bad lunches, and then check their email on the air. Catch the Reloaded recap and if you like […]

It was hard enough in the old days when you had to choose between hardware but now you’re having to choose between software. Apple, Microsoft or Google? Here’s an (not necessarily THE) answer in this podcast! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Welcome to the IVth episode of The AV Power Up! Show, where we dedicate the whole podcast to the #1 trade show for the broadcast industry — NAB in Las Vegas! Along with your regular hosts Christa (@AVChrista) Bender, Corey (@Cbmoss) Moss, Chuck (@madsoundguy) Espinoza, Stacy (@Vaddio_Stacy) Kringlen and Hope (@BeerAndPie) Roth we have calling […]

Extron did something today that should help everyone in the market – they created a standard way to display 4K specifications for 4K-capable products. And, they opened it up and offered it out to ALL 4K manufacturers to use and adopt – for free. Why does this matter and why should you care? Listen to […]

If you didn’t catch Episode 2 of AV Power Up! this is your chance to get the highlights and the back stories in 10 minutes or less!  Join me for a short romp through the show and then settle in and listen to the full episode here: https://www.ravepubs.com/av-power-up-episode-2/     Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Are we doing ourselves a disservice by just calling our market AV? Sure, AV is what we do but not all that we do. And, the big growth areas of our market may be outside of what we traditionally consider AV. So, listen to my podcast and tell me what you think. Podcast: Play in […]

OK, we’re confused. It seems that there’s some sort of identity crisis going on here and we’re left to wonder if we’ve developed amnesia or have become Cybil herself. We may have all just awoken in Area 51. Be careful, aliens are totally unpredictable, just sayin’… Join the Power Crew(?) Host Christa Bender (@AVChrista), Corey […]

AV Power Up! is a new show on rAVe Radio that spawned out of The cAValry Rides Show. If you’re a new listener or if you just don’t have an hour plus to consume the whole show, then here is the Reloaded version! I recap the show in 10 minutes or less giving you the […]

So maybe you missed this episode of The cAValry Rides Show or maybe you just don’t have an hour plus to consume the whole thing. Well here is the Reloaded version, where we recap the show in 10 minutes or less, giving you the highlights, the back stories, and the stuff that you the listener […]

If you know someone or even a start-up company that’s built a new product aimed at the ProAV market but no one knows about it, then tell them to watch this videocast. Or, if you have invented a widget that is a systems problem-solver and you want over 40,000 ProAV’ers to see it, then watch […]

Doug Bowersox, business development manager for UC and distribution at Sennheiser, speaks with Johnny Mota from the Enterprise Connect 2015 show in Orlando. They cover show products just announced, a little prosumer products for the business man/woman on the go, personal audio and a little of everything else in between. All this and more on […]

Noah Kaplan, president of Leon Speakers, & James Banfield, president at Terra Speakers, speak with host Johnny Mota about a new product from Leon Speakers/Media Decor, The Tone Case. We cover hi-def audio and live music. Plus, Johnny may or may not have helped them create a new outdoor product that we can hopefully see […]

Pirates. Metalheads. The AV Power Crew. If you ask us, we’d tell you that this may just be considered lunacy on the high seas. Or in the mainstream. However you cut it up, this may just be the industry podcast that takes it to a whole new level with comedy, tech talk… and musical artists. […]

Here are four stories from our website that I think you should (and hope you will) check out. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

When I use voice-activated systems, I talk funny. Do you? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

InfoComm is launching something new that we’re excited to be part of – the New Innovations Showcase. Listen to my podcast and find out how you can exhibit at InfoComm for virtually nothing. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Welcome to the newest rAVe Radio podcast show with that group of techie comics you’ve come to know (and like a lot) who we now call the “AV Power Crew”: Corey (@Cbmoss) Moss, Chuck (@madsoundguy) Espinoza, Hope (@BeerAndPie) Roth, Johnny (@JMOTA3) Mota and your host Christa (@AVChrista) Bender. This show, they welcome: Cory Schaeffer of […]

OK, now that we’ve captured your attention… The riders move into a whole new off-the-wall zone in this one as we have no host — Mark Coxon is missing in action (we assume he’s back in Adam’s basement) and the rest of them refuse to host the show. In fact, we have no more host […]

On today’s Daily Rants and rAVe, Gary speaks to Barco’s David Fitzgerald, VP of Channels USA, and Ingram Micro’s Kevin Prewett, senior director of ProAV, physical security and peripherals, about their new partnership. In addition to Ingram now distributing ClickShare, the company has a couple of Barco’s key projection lines, including Barco’s newest, the PGWX-62L — their laser phosphor […]

I have developed a one hour presentation called “Being Smart About Smart Buildings” that I have delivered as a keynote for the Almo E4 AV Tour. The tour continues next week in Chicago but, if you can’t attend, listen to this podcast so that you’ll know how to watch my keynote on smart building technology. […]

Is the AppleTV good enough? Gary doesn’t think so. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Mark Coxon, Corey Moss and Chuck Espinoza of the cAValry Rides Show on rAVe RADIO speak to Johnny Mota about, well, the cAValry rides show. Johnny wanted to learn more about who these guys are who are taking the AV Internet by storm, and why they are “giving the AV industry a much needed shot […]

Twenty-year industry veteran Vince Schuster has joined Panasonic’s Audio Visual Technology group as the director of sales. I caught up with Vince today at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas and he explained his new role at Panasonic and what you, the integrator, can expect from Panasonic. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]

Mark Coxon — the man, the myth, the legend. He’s gone from missing to found to half-show host. While we believe that The cAValry Rides Show continues to revolutionize the radio podcast market, we are at the point where it’s time to open a casting call for new show hosts. However before we do that, […]

Planar’s new DirectLight LED wall system comes in four pixel pitches and includes an integrated mounting system. Those are just two of the differentiators in this new product line. Listen to the podcast to learn about these new displays, which represent a totally new product line for Planar. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]

This is the 12th year of the Digital Signage Expo and we will be covering it live with our rAVe NOW service.  Find out how you can follow along with us while we’re in Vegas! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS