The PowerHouse Alliance 11 distributor members announced the May training and event schedule with sessions on every product category their dealers offer, as well as Audio America’s 2019 Springtime Show.


Member Audio America hosts its 2019 Springtime Show on May 15 from 4-9 p.m. in Marietta, Ga., inviting dealers to join them and over 40 manufacturer representatives for demos, show specials and trainings. Every attendee can also enjoy food truck cuisine and a hand rolled cigar, as well as automatic entry into the raffle for the chance to win a number of prizes, including a 70-inch LG 4K TV. 


For the latest in display technology, dealers can also attend Audio America’s LG Line Show on May 8 at the Munder Collection in West Palm Beach, Fla. or sign up for LG training from Mountain West in Denver, Colo. on May 29. Dealers in the Northwest can stop by EDI’s Seattle, Wa. location on May 7 to check out Samsung’s Resolution Tour in their mobile shipping container showroom. Attendees can enjoy food and receive demos on the latest in Samsung products. Dealers located in the Midwest can attend a Samsung Vendor Day from ECD on May 16 in Houston, Texas, or Pioneer Music Company’s Samsung 8K events in St. Louis, Mo. on May 23 and Kansas City, Kan. on May 30.


PowerHouse Alliance members have dealers covered for smart home training from a variety of brands, starting with a JVC, eero, Intellinet and Lutron training on May 9 in Sarasota, Fla. from 21st Century Distributing. On the same theme, Mountain West is hosting eero, Ring and Intellinet training on May 20 in Denver, Colo. ECD has automation covered for dealers throughout Texas with RTI APEX Programming classes mid-month, followed by Lutron Pro Days. 


ECD will offer a Cleerline Vendor Day from ECD in Houston, Texas on May 7 and CED welcomes dealers to TechLogix fiber training on May 14 in Northbrook, Ill. Ui Supplies focuses on security in May with a Hikvision Technology Day at its Plainview, N.Y. location on May 9 and Clifton, N.J. on May 10. Then, throughout the month, KEF wall displays will make multi-day appearances at 21st Century Distributing’s locations in Atlanta, Ga., Charlotte, N.C. and Garner, N.C. For those interested in commercial products, EDI is hosting Yamaha training on May 15 in Portland, Ore. and ECD invites dealers to a QSC Vendor Day with music and a BBQ lunch on May 31 in Houston, Texas.


“The PowerHouse Alliance is renowned for its comprehensive training program, and May’s schedule is a great example of the diversity of education sessions we offer,” said PowerHouse Alliance Executive Director Dennis Holzer. “Spring is a great time to work on new skills on new products, especially as we’ve recently added new lines.”


Find the full list of trainings and events from the PowerHouse Alliance in May here.