Steve Hayes Joins SnapAV as Vice President of Dealer Profitability; A Shared Business Philosophy to Lead Dealers Towards More Successful Operations

Charlotte, NC – January 20, 2009 - SnapAV — a manufacturer and exclusive distributor of nearly 500 high-quality products for the custom audio / video channel in the US and Canada — today announced that Steve Hayes has joined the company as Vice President of Dealer Profitability.

SnapAV President Jay Faison reports that the company created this unique role for Hayes based on their shared philosophy of implementing process driven methodologies that enable custom home theater installation companies to run more profitable businesses. more

Electro-Voice EVID 4.2 surface-mount loudspeakers are matching visual style with sonic substance at Brain Traffic, a leading Web content design firm based in Minneapolis, MN.

A/V integration specialists Aufderworld (Bloomington, MN) worked closely with interior design company Life Space Interiors to find a sound system that would compliment their vision for Brain Traffic’s meeting room. The EVID line of speakers earned both Life Space and Brain Traffic’s approval with its subtle curves and superb sound quality, as Brian Chelminiak, Chief Operations Officer, Aufderworld, explains: more

INDIANAPOLIS (January 19, 2009)—The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) will offer a special early-bird discount on the back-to-back Boot Camp events to be held at its Training Facility in Indianapolis the week of February 9–14.
The week will begin with CEDIA University’s Electronic Systems Technician (EST) Basic Residential Boot Camp and will conclude with the EST Advanced Residential Boot Camp. Attendees who register for the Basic event by January 26 or the Advanced session by January 29 will save $100 on registration. more

The new Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York has purchased a pair of Robert Juliat Topaze followspots for its venues.

EMPAC, which opened October 3, features 220,000-square feet of theaters, studios and workspaces which are designed to bridge the gap between the world of digital data and the physical world of the senses. EMPAC’s mission is the creation of new time-based art, facilitation of advanced research in science and technology, and the formation of an unprecedented intellectual community. more

Prelite, which provides previsualization services to lighting designers and programmers in its bicoastal studios or on site, didn’t venture far from its San Francisco headquarters when it assisted Paul Efron on the first official YouTube live-stream event held November 22, 2008. more