Welcome to rVibe! We are passionate about live concerts and music and our mission (and dedication) is to bring the excitement, creativity and spontaneity of a live concert to online viewers. Our team is committed to this mission and you can learn a little bit about us below.

Dr. Braydon Johnson-McCormick Co-Founder and CEO

Braydon has over 15 years of IT Platform Development experience with Fortune 50 Corporations and a PhD in Music from Boston University. He has managed teams to deliver $50M in projects with over 20% ROI on time and under budget and negotiated contracts with major vendors and partners. He has produced several albums and has written music for film. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family.

Christopher Benes Co-Founder and CTO

With more than 16 years experience developing, managing and leading global engineering teams in the development of real-time embedded, networking, DSP and GUI software, Chris has a passion for creating and integrating new technologies to solve problems and produce new products and services. He's led and managed distributed global teams of 30+ engineers and multi-million dollar budgets to deliver software applications using agile methodologies for professional audio systems and telecommunications equipment at Tellabs, Motorola, Applied Telecom and Shure. He loves live music and theater and even took some improv classes at Second City in Chicago, where he lives. He enjoys flying, hiking and Blackhawk hockey. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University.

Andy Gallas Systems Engineer

Andy has over 11 years experience in the professional audio industry in both live and studio applications. He is proficient with Pro Tools and analog and digital audio interfaces and mix consoles, including PreSonus, Apogee, MOTU and FocusRite. He's worked with Billboard 100 recording artists in the studio and on tour. He has a degree from the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences and enjoys grilling out on his deck that has incredible views of the Chicago skyline.

Seth Handler Director of Events

After realizing it takes a little more than just being from New Jersey to be the next Bruce Springsteen, Seth decided the next best thing was to work with great musicians. As an employee of rVibe since the very beginning, it's his mission to make sure that great musical acts get their live performances seen and heard by every single person with access to a computer. Besides a love of live music, his interests include rooting on the New York Yankees and listening to The Howard Stern Show.

Stavros Kakopieros Systems Engineer

Born and raised on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Stavros begun playing guitar in bands in high school and at the same time discovered his passion for composition and recording. In 2004 he moved to New York City where he entered the music and audio technology undergraduate degree program at the Sonic Arts Center of the City College of New York. When not streaming live concerts online, he records/edits/mixes shows for a local New York City public radio station and is part of the audio team at Bennett Media Studio/Culture Catch. In his spare time he writes and produces music, some of which can be found at Think Music.

Rabb Whitehead Systems Engineer

Rabb has extensive experience capturing and designing sound. He is proficient with Pro Tools and other audio software. He has a B.F.A. in Sound Design from Savannah College of Art & Design, and has served as the sound designer for award winning independent films. He is also an accomplished music theorist and recently re-located to New York City from the great state of Missouri.

Contacting rVibe

If you have any questions or suggestions about rVibe, please email us at info at rvibe dot com (rVibe, 116 Research Drive, Suite 211, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA).