AVWeek 421: Silverbacks & Saplings

The Hidden Billion Dollar Industry

George Tucker takes the helm for this week’s AVWeek while Tim is in Denver covering CEDIA Expo 2019. And while it may be the season for CEDIA, the AV world doesn’t stop.

OpenEye Global CEO Bryan Meszaros is honored with a scholarship in his name for digital design. Looking at how integrators and the AV industry as a whole can get students excited for AV and foster the next generation of the workforce.

MiTek announced with parent company AtlasIED that it will showcase audio solutions built for resimercial at CEDIA Expo 2019. Is the hybrid resimercial market coming into its own? Should commercial be promoted at CEDIA? Considering where, if anywhere, the line is to be drawn between commercial and residential.

Friend of the channel Megan Dutta writes about designing stadiums and arenas for sound. What architects and AV integrators can learn from one another, and what considerations to take when adhering to ADA regulations.

Host: George Tucker

Guests:

Frank Culotta – Symco
Dawn Meade – Dawn on Twitter
Dan Helfrick – Z-Band

Links to sources:

Commercial Integrator – Seton Hall creates Digital Design Scholarship
AVNation – AtlasIED’s resimercial focus at CEDIA Expo 2019
AVNetwork – Sound and ADA considerations in stadiums

Notes:

AVNation studios production equipment provided by Shure and Vaddio.
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AVWeek started in late July 2011. It is hosted by Tim Albright. Albright started his professional life as a broadcaster in St. Louis. In the audiovisual industry, Tim has worked as a technology manager for Lewis and Clark Community College, control programmer, design consultant, and design engineer. The first episode of AVWeek, episode 0000, was recorded via Skype with two AV pros Albright met via Twitter and a long-time friend. Since that first episode in July 2011, AVWeek has produced a weekly program missing only one week in the first year.

Albright also taught radio and audio production for over 14 years, including introducing podcast production to his students in 2006. He resides on the Illinois side of the St. Louis, Missouri area where he and his wife raise their two children. AVWeek is based, in part, on the TWiT (This Week in Tech) model of podcasts where the host reads a news story and panelists provide their insight, analysis, and opinion on the subject matter. If you would like to be a panelist on AVWeek, email Tim at tim@www.avnation.tv