The CEDIA Podcast

In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with LaDonna Eriksen, Founding Partner at Construction Education Consortium, Andy Bull, Director of Design at Lighting Audio Video Projects, and Bruce Clark, Founding Lighting Sherpa with Kaleidolight Lighting Design about how light affects our bodies.  You won't believe how important lighting is to our physical and mental health.  This is an ever evolving area that you need to know about.

Sponsor: 

Meridian Audio:  https://www.meridian-audio.com/

Informative links:  

More-Ede M (2024) The Light Doctor: Using Light to Boost Health, Improve Sleep, and Live longer https://thelightdoctor.com/

Circadian Books:

The power of light to change your world for good:  https://ageoflightinnovations.com/about/

Light!: Your Essential Survival Guide (Light! Practical Guides for Health and Happiness) https://www.amazon.com/Light-Essential-Survival-Practical-Happiness/dp/B0CNKDTH9V

Physics of different luminaire's: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/350528/how-could-i-measure-the-colour-spectrum-of-a-light-bulb-and-investigate-how-clos

In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Greg Schaller of Design Lab, Gonzalo Herrero of DyS Tech SRL, Devan Pascal of Light & Green, Michael Heiss, of M Heiss Design,  Jake Fuller of Automated Audio Video, and Rich Green of Rich Green Design about their experiences to date at this years CEDIA Expo.

In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Nathan Holmes of WhyReboot, Eddie Shapiro with SmartTouch USA, Roberto España of Aktiva, Sebastian Garza of Grupo Mai, Jon Stein of Restrepo Innovations, and Andy Bull of Lighting Audio Video Projects about their experiences to date at this years CEDIA Expo.

In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Eddie Shapiro of Smart Touch USA, Matt Manalis of eXpirence ONE & Livigy, Dwaine Ambrose of Guardian Protection Services, Andy Bull of Lighting Audio Video Projects, John Stein of Restrepo Innovations, Rich Green of Rich Green Designs, and Pete Trauth of Nirvana Entertainment about their experiences to date at this years CEDIA Expo.

In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Barry Sheldrick, Director of Sales and DbM at Meridian, about the company's history (which I bet you'll learn things you didn't know about Meridian), products, and technology. We also touch on what you'll see at the 2024 CEDIA Expo at their booth (C1305), which, among other products, will be showing and playing the Ellipse compact speaker. Meridian will also be debuting new on-wall and in-wall speakers.

Meridian was gracious enough to be a sponsor of the CEDIA Podcast.

Meridian Audio: https://meridian-audio.com/

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and Host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Peter Aylett of Officina Acustica, Roddy Abbot of Cinema Build Systems and Nic Black of Sigma Design Company about the conundrum between all of the other design trades and home owner wishes and how they would negatively affect the function of the room.  There's a great discussion across lots of subjects including first hand experiences where challenges were presented and how these designers mitigated them.

In this podcast Amanda Wildman, co-founder and co-owner of TruMedia moderates a panel with Pete Trauth of Nirvana Entertainment, Matt Manalis of Experience One and Paul Skelton of CEDIA about the importance of having certifications and hiring certified employees.  This discussions get deep into why certifications matter and how they can help your business be a better business.

To watch the video, it can be found here:  https://youtu.be/6FUxWcq907I?si=z95kiktJt-pLD22K

In this podcast Rich Green, founder and owner of Rich Green Design moderates a panel of industry heavyweights Alex Capecelatro, Co-Founder and CEO of Josh.ai, James Chen, Managing Director of Kordz,  and J.B. Fowler, VP of Integrator Solutions at Domotz about AI and the home.  They talk about what's happening now and where it might go in the very near future. 

To watch the video, it can be found here:  https://youtu.be/6FUxWcq907I?si=z95kiktJt-pLD22K

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Ben Bard, VP of Luxury Residential at Lutron.  We talk about Lutron's history and what they're about.  We also get into their product lines, new releases and what to expect at the 2024 CEDIA Expo in Denver CO.

Lutron was gracious enough to be a sponsor of the CEDIA Podcast.

For more than 60 years, the same core belief has guided Lutron: that innovative design and the transformative nature of light have the power to enrich people’s lives. The Lutron luxury portfolio is the purest expression of that belief. Come visit us at CEDIA Expo 2024, booth number 1912 to experience Lutron for yourself, or visit Lutron.com/podcast now.

In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Amanda Wildman, founder of TruMedia, Pete Trauth, founder of Nirvana Home Entertainment, and Matt Manalis, managing director of Experience One about being aware of the opportunities to design for different types of people.  This was a stage talk from the 2024 ISE show.  If you'd like to see the video, the link to the CEDIA YouTube channel is listed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtQ-7k3GocQ&list=PLe2JwtEzqAPrCql4DAXqVG2EteaoEXzPi&index=5