rAVe Partners with TASCAM for Podcasting Excellence

In June, InfoComm in Las Vegas saw rAVe Publications reporter, Johnny Mota, and podcasting partner, Victoria Barela, having fun, as usual. The two had set up rAVe [RADIO] podcast desk and were hard at work, creating podcasts from the show floor that featured interviews with a variety of exhibitors and attendees. Key to this year’s […]

rAVe Partners with TASCAM for Podcasting Excellence

InfoComm 2016 — Life from the Podcast Desk

The world from the podcast station in Vegas from June 8th through the 10th was filled with #AVselfies, magical Tascam gear, and interviews galore. My partner in crime, Johnny Mota, and I set up rAVe Pubs RADIO desk successfully in the Kramer booth with the help from our friends Eric Larsen of Tascam and our rAVe […]

InfoComm 2016 — Life from the Podcast Desk

Networking in AV: Learning the Ropes

Recent graduate Victoria Barela, CTS, earned her CTS certification just two months after graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Live and Installed Sound. This go-getting programmer and audio enthusiast already has an internship with Illinois integrator Zdi under her belt and is currently getting her feet wet as a part-time Junior Programmer […]

Networking in AV: Learning the Ropes

Shake Hands and Share Resources

WARNING: Side effects of a Millennial’s post graduate life include finishing a dead end internship, word vomiting career goals, moving back with parents, anxiety, dealing with an excessive amount of loans. What do all of these things have in common? College graduates are still left puzzled, seeking the answer how to break into the industry. […]

Shake Hands and Share Resources

“Just Do It,” Generation Z!

Being introduced to this “secret” industry just over a year ago, I am able to get the feel for where it currently is and where it can be. Granted, I am new to the AV world and still have a lot to learn as to where it was, I do recognize it has many open […]

“Just Do It,” Generation Z!

Absorbing the AV Industry Like a Sponge

In this post college graduate moment in life, from having finished a rewarding internship with Zdi to still engaging in the aftereffect results and opportunities of InfoComm 2015, there is certainly a lot to handle. In this jam packed instance, my best response is to absorb it like a sponge and digest as much of […]

Absorbing the AV Industry Like a Sponge

Industry Educators and the Student – An Interview with Paul Zielie, Jeremy Caldera and Victoria Barela

It’s well known that discussion in the AV/IT industry concerning education has continued to build to a crescendo in terms of determining such things as value, efficiency, coverage and more. We certainly discuss CTS certification and all that it means – as well as the teaching process that goes along with it – however beyond […]

Industry Educators and the Student – An Interview with Paul Zielie, Jeremy Caldera and Victoria Barela

The “Founders” – AV/IT’s Next Generation

As we look at future prospects of the AV/IT industry, we discuss technology, markets, manufacturer, integrator and consultant perspectives and more. The Millennial generation has become entrenched in the technology space for several years now and while there has been much conjecture as to what their standing really is (in certain consternation to some of […]

The “Founders” – AV/IT’s Next Generation