In Episode 8 of Surroundscapes Season 6, host Graeme Harrison visits L’Echelle Bistro, a new 60-seat French-inspired neighborhood restaurant in Portland, to talk with owner Luke Dirks about the role of sound in shaping the dining experience. Part of a larger multi-use complex … Read More
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Omer Brookstein on Open Standards, AI, and the Future of AV
In Episode 7 of Surroundscapes Season 6, host Graeme Harrison welcomes back Omer Brookstein, co-founder and CEO of XYTE, to discuss the company’s latest innovations and their potential to reshape the AV industry. Previously featured for XYTE’s secure, multi-vendor monitoring … Read More
Choosing the Right Music Services for Commercial Spaces
In the sixth episode of Surroundscapes Season 6, Ross Eberlin and Reza Mohammed explore the critical differences between residential and commercial music services, a topic that continues to surface in integrator support conversations. While many users are tempted to bring … Read More
Scott Simpson on Sustainability and Smart Building Integration in AV
In Episode 5 of Surroundscapes Season 6, host Graeme Harrison reconnects with Scott Simpson, Director of Business Development for AVI-SPL’s Experience Technology Group (XTG), to discuss sustainability and the evolving role of AV in smart buildings. With decades of experience ranging from control … Read More
Bluesound Professional sustainable AV Design
Sustainability is a key part of any AV system – not only is it better for the planet, but it can save money and ask you to think in general more carefully about the systems you are designing, which can … Read More
Designing Healthier Spaces with Sound: Evan Benway on Moodsonic’s Mission
In Episode 3 of Surroundscapes Season 6, host Graeme Harrison speaks with Evan Benway, Managing Director of Moodsonic, about how sound can be intentionally designed to improve wellbeing, productivity, and healing in built environments. With a background spanning music and psychology, Benway explains how … Read More
Smarter Interfaces, Smarter Installs: Meet the CP200 Wall Mount Controller
In Episode 2 of Surroundscapes, Bluesound Professional’s Ross Eberlin and Reza Mohammed introduce a new addition to the Bluesound Professional ecosystem: the CP200 Configurable UI Wall Mount Control Panel. Positioned between the fixed-layout CP100 and the full app-based CP300, the CP200 … Read More
Talking to each other – imagine that!
Whilst talking to my wonderful friend Laura Frank during the recording of the first Surroundscapes episode of season 6, we got onto the topic of communication. Although we covered many subjects (and I’d heartily recommend you listen to the episode), … Read More
Bluesound Professional Breathes New Life into Vintage Hi-Fi Shop
Aural Hi-Fi in Denver began its life when owner Jeremy Irwin took his love of music, and combined it with his hobby for refurbishing vintage speakers and amps. A few years later, he is running a thriving business doing what … Read More
Bluesound Professional announces the CP200 wall-mount control panel at InfoComm 2025
For InfoComm 2025, Bluesound Professional has announced the expansion of its range of wall-mount control panels with the launch of the new CP200. Joining the CP100 and CP300 models, the CP200 is a compact, programmable 4-inch wall-mount full-colour control touch … Read More
