The CEDIA Podcast

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks with Allan Burns, Director of Telemental and Harry Stokman, DC Entrepreneur and Influencer as we take a deep dive into DC microgrids. This appears to be the only way to have a truly electrofied future. LINKS: Current/os https://currentos.foundation/ Company https://www.dc.systems https://www.theiet.org/impact-society/sectors/built-environment/the-48vdc-realisation-forum/ Telemental www.telemental.com DC Realisation in the 21st Century: https://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/years/2022/89-march-2022/dc-realisation-in-the-21st-century/

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks with Rob Sabin of Projector Central and Avi Rosenthall of Blue Salve Partners about their experiences at the 2022 InfoComm Show in Las Vegas.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast mixes up some thoughts on sales from two podcasts created in 2017. We hear from Ed Wenck, Frank White, Patrick Hartman, Peter Aylett and Christiaan Beukes.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks Peter Aylett of Officina Acustica and James Chen of Kordz about their experience at the High-End show in Munich Germany. Peter also interviews a few exhibitors.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks with Michael Heiss about his visit to the NAB show. We also talk about ATSC 3.0, it's finally here!

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks with an integrator, apprentice and two CEDIA staff about their experience at the final day of the Integrated Systems Europe Show in Barcelona Spain.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks with a great bunch of CEDIA volunteers about their experience at the sceond day of the Integrated Systems Europe Show in Barcelona Spain.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks with a great bunch of CEDIA volunteers about their experience at the first day of the Integrated Systems Europe Show in Barcelona Spain.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and host for the CEDIA Podcast talks with Ian Morrish, Founder of Together for Cinema, Ben Cook, Co-Owner of Sonic Vision, and Wendy Griffiths, VP of Member Engagement and Global Development at CEDIA about what Together for Cinema is and why it's so important.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA talks with Peter Aylett, Partner at Officina Acustica, Brian Long, Supervising Engineer at Skywalker Sound, Geoff Meads, Owner of Presto Web designs, and Glen Stone, System Architect at Xperi about creative intent. We are always focused on delivering artistic intent as faithfully as possible with systems we install, let's take a look from the creators side.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA and Ian Bryant, Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships at CEDIA talk with Pat Mulligan, VP of Pacific Audio and Communications, Adrian Brown, Director of Design & Development at Alpha Touch Smart Living, Blair Piersall, VP of Sales at Savant, Peggy Smedley, Editorial Director and President of Speciality Publishing, and Aneta Armova-Levin, Education Manger at CEDIA about Sustainability.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA talks with several vendors who have displayed at the CEDIA tech Summit located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. We talk about their experiences and what it's like to be part of these events.

In this cast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA takes bits and pieces from two podcasts from 2018 that talk about content delivery, creation, and economics. We also touch on VR and from a 2018 point of view. Guests include Ed Wenck, Dave Pedigo, John Penney, and Geoff Meads.

In this cast Walt Zerbe (Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA & Host for the CEDIA Podcast) talks with Amanda Wildman (CXO of TruMedia & co-host for today's podcast), Jesse Silva, (Owner of The PAVE), Melanie Niemerg (Owner of Integral Systems), and Matt Manalis (Managing Director of Experience One), about their businesses, histories and thoughts on our industry. Instagram: @trumediahome @thepavedotcom @integral_systems @xonesmarthome

In this cast Walt Zerbe (Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA) hosts Shawn Nageli (Audio Engineer for SnapOne and CEDIA standards volunteer), and John Maizels (freelance audio czar and SMPTE Co-Papers Chair) talk about the SMPTE METexpo conference and the audio focused panel Shawn and Walt participated on titled, "Halls and Homes".

In this cast Walt Zerbe (Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA), and Amanda Wildman (CXO of TruMedia) talk with Norma Garcia-Muro (VP of Marketing at Kleidescape), Maryellen Oswald (Managing Partner at Studio Decore), and Aneta Armova-Levin (Education Manager EMEA at CEDIA) about International Womens Day.

In this cast Walt Zerbe (Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA), Ian Bryant (Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships at CEDIA) and Giles Sutton (Sr. VP of Member Success & Sales at CEDIA) talk with Megan Rapp (Associate Channel Manager at Kohler), and Jamie Briesemeister (CEO of Integration Controls) about Kohler joining the CEDIA Propel Program.

In this cast Walt Zerbe (Sr. Director of Technology & Standards at CEDIA) & David Meyer ( Technical Knowledge Manager ) host Rob Tobias (CEO, Chairperson & President of the HDMI Licensing Administration) and Mark Stockfish (Sr. Staff Hardware Engineer at Teledyne LeCroy) about some key HDMI 2.1 features, cables, labeling and other things.

In this cast Walt Zerbe & Ian Bryant talk with Amanda Wildman, CXO of TruMedia, and Eric Goranson, CKD and Podcaster (Co-Host of, "Around the House with Eric G and Caroline B" to reflect on the products, and general sentiment experienced at the 2022 International Builders Show. Link to Around the House with Eric G and Caroline B podcast: www.aroundthehouseonline.com

In this cast Ian Bryant and I talk with Jamie Briesemeister, CEO of Integration Controls, Amanda Wildman, CXO of TruMedia, Jason Sayen, Director of Business Development for LK & Associates, Katye, McGregor Bennett, CEO of KMB Communications, Eric Bodley, CEO of Future ready Solutions, to see how the IBS show is going.

In this cast I talk with Steven Rissi, Sr. Director of Technical Education of CEDIA, Ian Bryant, Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Mal Fisher CTO of AWE Distributors in the UK, and Chair of the CEDIA PDAC (Professional Development Advisory Committee) about the new Programming Specialist Pathway that just launched. To sign up for this Pathway, please go to https://cedia.net/education-events/education and select the, "Explore Courses" button in the, "Introducing CEDIA Academy" area.

In this cast I talk with Peter Bookman, Founder & CEO of GuardDog, Glenn Merlin Johnson, CEO of Adaptive Design Group and Ian Bryant, Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships at CEDIA about GuardDog, a new Cyber Security tool, being the newest member of the CEDIA Propel Program https://cedia.net/membership/benefits/cedia-propel

In this cast I talk with Dennis Erskine, CEO of the Erskine Group, Amanda Wildman, Principle at TruMedia and David Whitney, Sr. Director of Certification at CEDIA about CEDIA gaining its International Standards Organization (ISO) 17024 accreditation for the Cabling Infrastructure Technician (CIT) certification. We also talk about CEDIA certification and all that goes into it, as well as opportunity for you to get involved as a volunteer.

In this cast Walt Zerbe & Ian Bryant talk with Eric Goranson, CKD, Katye McGregor Bennett, CEO of KMB Communications and Jason Sayen, Director of Business Development for LK & Associates about the upcoming International Builders Show.

I talk with Ian Bryant of CEDIA, Michael Heiss of M Heiss Consulting and Mitchel Klein, Director of Alliance Strategy at Silicon Labs and Executive Director at the Z-Wave Alliance about their experience at this years CES show.

In this podcast We talk with Amanda Wildman of TruMedia and Ryan La Haie of 42˚ North Architects about relationships and working together on projects. TruMedia: http://www.trumediahome.com 42˚ North: https://42northarchitects.com Link to TRU Michigan Home Magazine: https://issuu.com/trumichiganhome/docs/mi_home_winter_2022_3_ https://www.facebook.com/42northarchitects/photos/a.363370733858203/1482054455323153/?type=3

This week we talk with Ed Wenck and Ian Bryant of CEDIA as well as Geoff Meads of Presto AV and Taylor Cutler of Podium about how you can maximize your website and social media. www.prestoav.com www.try.podium.com/cedia

This week I talk with Ian Bryant of CEDIA, G Paul Hess, Chief Product Officer at SnapOne, Paul Williams, VP of experiences at Savant and Doug Jacobsen, Sr. Director of Residential Product Management at Crestron about the state of control today. We also get into the future of control and discuss Matter. https://buildwithmatter.com

This week we get to meet and talk with Daryl Friedman, CEDIA's new CEO. If you'd like to send comments directly to Daryl you can message him at [email protected]

In this weeks cast we dice up some thoughts we shared across a three part series called Tech as a Drug. I'm joined by Ed Wenck, Peter Aylett, Christiaan Beukes, Kris Hogg and Dave Pedigo. It's interesting to see our perspective in 2017, how does it relate to today? You decide.

In this weeks podcast we re-cap the CEDIA WellCon event that was held on November 16th and 17th. Ian and I are joined by Michael Don Ham of RePure, Seth Kaplan of LK Associates, Peter Dyroff of Strareres, Gordon Van Zuiden of Cyber Manor and Mike Maniscalso as we talk about the event and key takeaways. There's a link to the panels so you can watch the sessions if you missed them. https://cedia.myabsorb.com/#/resources/b8ea9a89-87f2-4f66-8c0e-d980471f83cf

In this weeks cast we talk with Dave Pedigo, CEO of Auralex Acoustics and Kevin Booth, Director of Sales about acoustical treatments. We get into absorption, diffusion, isolation, common mistakes, tips, and opportunities.

In this podcast we slice and dice together a soundscape spanning three podcasts from 2017 to 2021 on immersive audio. These are some great bits delivered by many great subject matter experts. Link to the CEDIA WellCon Event: Visit cedia.net/education-events/wellcon to register

In this podcast I talk with Michael Cogbill of Rev2 Consulting as well as Ken Erdmann and Darren Reamen of CEDIA about Digital Electricity, Work CEDIA is doing on Panel number three of the National Electric Code and Government affairs.

Join Walt Zerbe and Ian Bryant as we talk with Linda Kafka, founder of LivABLE Environments and the LivABLE Design Summit and Michael D Ham, president of Pure 365 about wellness and the up and coming CEDIA WellCon event happening November 16th and 17th. Links: https://cedia.net/education-events/wellcon linkedin.com/in/michael-d-ham http://www.livablecanada.com

It's women in CE month. In this podcast we speak with Amanda Wildman of Tru Media. Heather Sidorowicz of Southtown AV, Jamie Restrepo of Restrepo Innovations along with CEDIA's Wendy Griffiths, VP of Member Engagement and Global Development and Jessica Guyon, Content Manager and new CEDIA podcast Co-Host about their experiences and thoughts on our industry. Links: http://www.cedia.net http://www.southtownav.com http://restrepoinnovations.com http://www.trumediahome.com

In this podcast Steven Rissi and I talk with Peter Aylett of HTE, Amanda Wildman of TruMedia, Ben Goff of Multiroom Media (Cinema Luso), and Christiaan Beukes of Sphere Custom and Twisted Pear about work/life balance, customer sentiment and setting expectations. Links: HTE https://www.hte.design TruMedia: http://www.trumediahome.com Multiroom Media: http://www.multiroommedia.co.uk/home-cinema/ Sphere Custom: https://www.spherecustom.com

Jamie Gold hosts a Wellness Wednesday conversation on Clubhouse which CEDIA's Ian Bryant, Sr. Director or Strategic Partnerships joined the conversation along with, Carley Knobloch, a personal technology expert and 'Digital Stylist', and Rose Dostal, who is an architect and interior designer. Links: cedia.net/wellcon Rose Dostal: http://www.rmddesignsllc.com/about-2/services/ Carley Knobloch: https://carleyk.com

In this podcast, I speak with Joel Silver of ISF, Jason Dustal of Murideo, as well as David Meyer and Steven Rissi of CEDIA about the new CEDIA/CTA-RP28 Recommended Practice on HDMI® Design and Verification. RP28 is free! Here's a link: https://cedia.net/product.aspx?ID=3125 Link to CEDIA Education: https://cedia.net/education-events/education To get involved with CEDIA standards, email: [email protected]

In this podcast, Ian Bryant and I talk with Tim Sinnaeve of Barco Residential about digital art. This isn't a discussion about technology, we discuss the general landscape and the growing opportunity it fords the integrator. Links to check out: https://www.barco.com/en/residential/living-the-experience/digital-art https://www.niio.com https://bitforms.art

Recently, Poppy Crum was the keynote speaker at the 2021 CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. If you were able to make the show, you had an opportunity to watch her keynote address. If not, this podcast dives deep into a previous CEDIA podcast where we interviewed Poppy before the CEDIA Expo. Turns out that story telling is deep, very deep. We've sliced and diced that podcast to bring you this one that will dive into subjects such as standards, creative intent, XR, haptics, wellness, empathetic technology, data gathering, personalization, sensors, deep fakes, and biometrics.

Join Walt Zerbe (CEDIA), Randy Reece (Draper), Ben Aymami (American Lighting), Dennis Erskine (The Erskine Group), Tom Doherty (HTSA), and Steven Rissi (CEDIA) as we talk about our experiences during the second day of exposition at the 2021 CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis Indiana.

Join Walt Zerbe (CEDIA), Dan McGowan (CEDIA), Frank Defilippis (Dish), Eric Bodley (Future Ready Solutions), Nathan Holmes (Access Networks), and Ian Bryant (CEDIA) as we talk about our experiences during the first day of exposition at the 2021 CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis Indiana.

Much like the interest in home technology integration for many of us, our pastimes can grow into deeper interests and even build business. Co-Hosts Walt Zerbe and Dan McGowan talk AV activities like AV Yoga, wine clubs, book clubs, and more with Katye McGregor Bennett of KMB Communications, Amanda Wildman of TruMedia, Jamie Briesemeister of Integration Controls, and Ian Bryant of CEDIA. https://kmbcomm.com/ https://integrationcontrols.com/ http://www.trumediahome.com/ https://www.yoursunshineyoga.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/avyoga/ #AVintheAM on Twitter... Sundays at 8AM Eastern #AVFoodies on social media https://twitter.com/AVBookClub

SURGE! A tricky problem deserves a detailed discussion, and this episode unspools surges, protection, grounding, and so much more. Bill Whitlock, who is with California-based Whitlock Consulting;, Tim Fazio, who is with Pennsylvania-based Transient Protection Design; and Ken Erdmann, who is CEDIA's director of workforce training and education, cover the highly-technical to the highly-practical with co-hosts Walt Zerbe and Dan McGowan. https://cediaexpo.com Bill's course at CEDIA Expo 2021 can be found here. Tim Fazio offer's one-on-one meetings to discuss surge protection and grounding.

The issue of privacy for integrators and all its related intersections can be daunting. Nathan Holmes of Access Networks and CEDIA Tech Council Chairperson Mike Maniscalco of Pytheas discuss privacy implications and concerns (including talking to your lawyer), as well as provide practical takeaways for integrators, their businesses, and their customers. Walt Zerbe and Dan McGowan host. https://www.accessnetworks.com/ https://pytheasenterprises.com/ National Security Training Academy (NSTA), as referenced by Nathan. https://CEDIAExpo.com

For businesses, technologies, and services in their early stages, the road ahead is a challenge. You'll hear from CEDIA Senior Director Strategic Partnerships Ian Bryant about how one unique section of the upcoming CEDIA Expo, the Launchpad, helps provide a nice boost. CEDIA Senior Director of Technology & Standards Walt Zerbe and CEDIA Public Relations Specialist Dan McGowan cohost the episode and discuss the value of the in-person experience in Indy. CEDIA Expo The Launchpad The CEDIA Designer CEDIA Propel Contact Ian Bryant if you're interested in showcasing at the Launchpad: [email protected]

Though there are significant differences between the demands and expectations of residential work and jobs in the commercial space, there are also crossover elements. In Part Four of our Resimercial series, Eddie Shapiro of SmartTouch USA and Rich Green of Rich Green Design join CEDIA Senior Director of Technology & Standards Walt Zerbe and CEDIA Senior Director of Technical Education Steve Rissi to break it all down. SmartTouch USA Connect with Rich Green's sessions at CEDIA Expo 2021.

Ah, yes, EQ. A critical topic and set of skills to be sure, but what is EQ -- and, as importantly -- what ISN'T it? Renowned industry thought leaders Peter Aylett of HTE, Dennis Erskine of Erskine Group, and Sebastien Gailleton of the StormAudio brand untangle EQ's practical and higher-level points with co-hosts Walt Zerbe and Steve Rissi. HTE Erskine Group StormAudio Level up your audio game with CEDIA Education at CEDIA Expo 2021.

CEDIA Expo is around the corner and Co-hosts Walt Zerbe, Steve Rissi, and Dan McGowan will talk about the subjects that will help you get the most out of your time. We'll cover "why" for taking CEDIA Education before -- at long last -- we return to Indy together as an industry at CEDIA Expo 2021. Guests include LK Associates' Jason Sayen, CEDIA's Ken Erdmann, and CEDIA's Steve Rissi. CEDIAExpo.com Sign up for CEDIA Education at CEDIA Expo LKA-fl.com