Cantabile’s Virtual ‘Above and Beyond’ Musical Gala

Live Oak AV worked with Silicon-based Cantabile Youth Singers to produce a one-of-a-kind virtual event. Cantabile, pronounced “kahn / TAH / bee / lay,” is a youth choir organization in Silicon Valley. Cantabile Youth Singers organizes its members into six different choirs, based on level and age. When 2020 rolled around, they knew they needed…

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3 Ways to Make Graduations Great (Even If It’s Virtual)

Annual events, like graduations, have historically drawn large crowds of family, friends, and neighbors to attend and celebrate. But we’ve all seen how virtual events are a way to celebrate and connect safely with loved-ones near and far.  We’ve successfully live-streamed a few different types of graduations last year, and so we’re sharing the 3…

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5 Lessons Learned from A Year of Virtual Auctions

(Pictured above: Co-hosts Yolanda and Linsday for the “Team Read Rocks!” virtual fundraiser held in our studio.) Even as more hybrid and in-person events return, virtual events—including high-level fundraising auctions—have a presence that’s likely here to stay.  Because virtual auctions invite non-local attendees, you have an opportunity to scale your auctions like never before. We’ve…

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What “Live Oak” Means to Us

Live Oak

Did you know that no live oaks grow in Seattle? There are a lot of Douglas firs, Western hemlocks, and Pacific dogwoods. But there aren’t any live oaks. Except, of course, for us—Live Oak AV.  We are often asked where our name comes from, as Live Oak trees are not native to the Pacific Northwest.…

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Our Work-or-School-From-Home Tech Guide: Webcams

Next in our tech series and gift guides designed to improve your work-from-home environment, we tackle the topic of webcams!  As we’ve all experienced, it can be very distracting in a virtual meeting if an attendee’s camera is glitchy and pixelated.  Improve your virtual experience by adding a USB camera to your work or school…

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Prep for Your Conference Like a Pro 

When your attendees are paying for a conference, they expect quality. At Live Oak AV, we bring professional equipment that has the capabilities to make conferences more interesting.  The Time is Now  Many conferences and required continuing education events have been pushed back due to the uncertainty of 2020 in-person events. However, many of these…

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