SVC AV/IT INTERVIEW EXPERTISE
COPING WITH COVID With Bennett Liles
he 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.
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SVC: Steve, great to have you back with us on the SVC Podcast from Monte Brothers in New York. It was late last year when we talked about more routine things but with everything that’s going on now that may as well have been a hundred years ago. Steve Minozzi: [Laughs] You got that right. How’s Monte Brothers doing? How are you guys hanging in there? We’re actually very busy trying to help everyone because COVID-19 has created problems that people didn’t envision. So we’re busy and we have to deal with whatever the restrictions are that are constantly in motion. There’s nothing solid or stable out here right now. Yes, that seems to be the case everywhere. Are you experiencing different pandemic response rules in the various states? That must make AV operations more challenging since it’s not one size fits all. No, it’s not. Initially restrictions in the Southern states were less severe than, obvi-
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