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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Coping With Covid

Sound & Video Contractor: The pandemic has hit the AV industry hard and we're writing the rulebook on how to deal with it as we go. At Monte Brothers in New York, they're designing and installing sound systems in a trying time. Steve Minozzi talks about using remote system maintenance and solutions to AV supply line issues to give his clients—especially churches.

1 comment:

Akshatha S said...

I think it is very important that companies that have been able to work during this pandemic share their experiences and what they have learned during the process. It seems as though Monte Brothers were already very technically advanced and were better equipped to work through this pandemic in contrast to other AV companies. I think it is very frustrating that different states have different rules and policies to handle this virus as companies that operate in multiple states have to adjust on a case by case basis rather than creating a company standard. I also liked how this company and article acknowledged the supply shortage that has been in theatre and will continue for a while in the theatre world due to factory shut downs and changes in process things are produced. This especially hurts smaller companies that do not have this existing technology as buying technical equipment is much more expensive now. Monte Brother's ability to broadcast to multiple personal devices has a ton of potential to be used in live theatre as people can properly social distance and still be able to hear what is going on, it will be interesting to see how and if this technology gets implemented.