At InfoComm 2022, Sony gathered a panel of leading design consultants to discuss the state of the ProAV industry. The panel — which was moderated by rAVe’s Megan A. Dutta and featured Rob Badenoch, Joseph D’Angelo, Bren Walker and Mark Peterson — discussed the changing role of consultants, getting into the design process sooner, driving […]

If there is a way to hurriedly award Fred Shen the ULTIMATE AV award for service, InfoComm should do it now – their biggest AV show, ever, will take place next week in Las Vegas and it wouldn’t be where it is today without Fred Shen, founder of Shen Milsom & Wilke (SM&W), the largest […]

Summer is coming, and with it, new product releases. I’ve been lucky enough to get a few sneak peeks at new products due for release this InfoComm. I’ve not seen anything quite earth shattering or revolutionary as of yet, but a string of reminders as to how small, thoughtful decisions can create significant improvements. There […]

Today’s New York Times (NYT) featured the founder of the AV industry’s largest AV design firm, Fred Shen. Shen started Shen Milsom & Wilke in 1986 and he plans to retire and turn over the reigns to his son, Thomas, by the end of 2016. It’s a great profile of the founder, as well as […]

By Molly Stillman Steven Emspak, partner at AV consulting firm Shen Milsom & Wilke, LLC, wasted no time when I asked, “So, how did you get into the AV industry?” He said, “The industry is so obtuse, there is no direct path. You don’t go to school and come out with a degree in AV […]