Our story

Built from experience. Driven by what’s next.

Odom Audio Visual brings together field-tested production leadership and technical expertise to deliver accountable event production, professional equipment rentals and audiovisual systems throughout the Northeast.

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Leadership forged in production

Experience built one show at a time.

Raised in New York, Donald Odom III developed his approach through years of creative exploration, technical production, organizational leadership and direct responsibility for live events.

Executive leadership

Donald Odom III

President & Field Production Director

Creative vision. Operational command.

Leadership that understands the work.

Donald’s career began with a fascination for Broadway production and sound design at ten years old. That early interest developed into years of hands-on audio engineering, broadcast production, team development and senior organizational leadership.

His work has crossed house-of-worship, community, private and corporate production environments, including live audio work for events involving recognizable Fortune 500 companies. Today, that experience informs the operating standard behind Odom Audio Visual.

The scale may change. The standard does not.

1,740+ Events designed, produced, executed, & supported

3,000+ ATTENDEES SUPPORTED DURING LARGE PRODUCTIONS

500K+ VIEWERS REACHED THROUGH LIVE BROADCASTS

The professional journey

From inspiration to enterprise.

What began as a fascination with theatrical production developed into a career spanning live audio, broadcast, organizational leadership, entrepreneurship and managed event production.

2010

Age ten · New York

Captivated by Broadway

Donald’s interest began with the scale, precision and emotional impact of Broadway productions. Sound design became more than something he heard—it became a discipline he wanted to understand from the inside.
2013

Ellenville, New York

Building the foundation

Early production work in Ellenville created an education in performance, timing, system preparation and responsibility. It established the belief that technical work must always support the people and purpose at the center of the production.
2016

Technical development

Becoming an audio engineer

Repeated live-production experience developed a working command of audio systems, signal flow, system deployment, troubleshooting and live mixing—along with the composure required when critical decisions must be made in real time.
2016

The first company

ZaVa Sound is founded

Donald founded ZaVa Sound as an independent platform for audio, media and production work. The company created the entrepreneurial foundation that would eventually develop into a broader audiovisual and production organization.
2018

House-of-worship production

Production beyond equipment

Donald’s responsibilities expanded beyond audio engineering to include weekly production systems involving musicians, speakers, volunteers, broadcast teams, live audiences and organizational leadership.
2018–22

Production and broadcast at scale

1,090+ Sunday services

Through the years, Donald mixed, broadcast and produced more than 1,090 Sunday services, frequently supporting more than 1,000 attendees per service and contributing to more than 250,000 in cumulative live viewership.
2022

Expanding the company

ZAVA Solutions

ZaVa Sound was rebranded as ZAVA Solutions (Zephyr Audio Visual Architecture Solutions), reflecting an expanded focus beyond audio. Across more than 50 published videos, the company’s media and production work generated more than one million YouTube views.
2023

Organizational leadership

Production director

Donald advanced into production direction, taking responsibility for technical strategy, team development, resource planning and production execution while serving as a member of the organization’s senior leadership team.
Ongoing

Freelance and corporate production

Experience across every scale

As an audio designer and sound engineer, Donald supported productions ranging from private weddings and community events to technically demanding corporate programs involving recognizable Fortune 500 companies.
2026

The next chapter

Odom Audio Visual

ZAVA Solutions was rebranded as Odom Audio Visual, unifying years of technical, leadership and entrepreneurial experience under a company focused on professional event production, equipment rentals and audiovisual systems.

The Odom AV standard

Creative enough to see the possibility. Experienced enough to execute it.

Donald remains directly involved in production planning and field execution, helping ensure that decisions made during preproduction continue to perform under the real pressures of show day.

Regional reach. Direct accountability.

Built in the Hudson Valley. Ready for the Northeast.

The Hudson Valley is our home. From that foundation, Odom Audio Visual supports event production, equipment rentals and audiovisual projects throughout New York and across the broader Northeast.

Our regional model combines local communication with the technical resources, production discipline and operational flexibility required to support projects across multiple markets.

New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Ohio

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Community and professional affiliations

Rooted here. Accountable everywhere.

Credibility is built through visible participation, professional accountability and long-term relationships. Odom Audio Visual is proud to maintain active connections with organizations serving the communities where we live, work and produce events.

Our chamber memberships and business affiliations reflect a commitment to showing up, standing behind our work and remaining accessible to the clients and communities we serve.