About me

Hi, I’m João Prates. I’m a media server programmer, system engineer, and AV specialist based near Antwerp, Belgium.

That’s just a formal way of saying I push buttons for a living. Fortunately, I still have all ten fingers. Which, in this industry, puts me safely above average.

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With 15+ years in the AV industry, I’ve dedicated my career to specializing in all things video. From making pixels behave to ensuring screens light up when they should, I handle the technical chaos so that others can take the credit.
 

When I’m not making sure everything works (or putting out fires caused by things that should work), you’ll probably find me watching blinking LEDs, aligning projectors within a fraction of a pixel, or untangling the latest AV “standards,” which seem to be designed to both fix and break things simultaneously.