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Daniel J Sait

KNX Partners EI Live! Europe

Europe’s new residential-focused AV, Automation and Home Cinema Event, EI Live! Europe announces as its main partner - one of Europe’s most popular automation ...

Dirac Live Offers New Curve

Dirac introduces new Dirac Live auto target curve functionality to make it easier to get even better audio quality from a sound system. Swedi...

The Art Of Basement Cinema

Clearly Automated delivers a high-quality result in this basement-based high-performance home cinema.  Christian Dodgson, Managing Director, ...

RTI Introduces Integration Designer 11

Integration Designer 11 adds a built-in driver store, a new template with custom controls, support for RTI Music and more for residential and commerc...

Theory Audio Design Launches DLC-250.4

Theory Audio Design Introduces the DLC-250.4, a four-channel IP amplified distribution loudspeaker controller. Theory Audio Design Launches DLC-250.4, each ...

PowerShades, Purposeful and Precise

EI was offered the chance to try out some window treatments by this relative newcomer to the light control sector and discovered a pleasing mix ...

Daniel J Sait

Editor-In-Chief

Daniel J Sait is a seasoned media leader and journalist who shapes the editorial vision of Essential Install as its Editor‑in‑Chief and serves as European Editorial Director at All Things Media News, the specialist publisher behind Essential Install, Electrical Contracting News and Data Centre and Networking News. In these roles, he combines deep editorial insight with a strategic understanding of the smart home, luxury AV and home cinema sectors, guiding coverage that informs, inspires and connects professional installers and integrators across the UK and Europe. With an extensive portfolio that spans trade and mainstream technology coverage, Daniel’s work appears regularly in Essential Install and has featured across wider platforms including key trade and consumer titles, reflecting his commitment to elevating industry discourse while spotlighting innovation, best practice and emerging trends. Under his editorial leadership, Essential Install has continued to expand its reach and influence, delivering targeted news, product insights, event coverage and thought leadership that supports the professional community responsible for bringing cutting‑edge AV, automation and luxury living technology into homes and commercial spaces. Daniel’s direction emphasises clarity, relevance and trade‑first reporting, helping integrators stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market. A respected voice within the AV and smart home ecosystem, he actively engages with industry events and major trade shows, shaping conversations around technology adoption, installer education and business growth. His editorial stewardship reinforces Essential Install’s mission to serve as the definitive source of industry news and insight for integrators, manufacturers, distributors and allied professionals. Daniel brings both strategic editorial leadership and a journalist’s eye for detail to every issue of Essential Install, ensuring the publication remains essential reading for the trade. Before launching Essential Install in 2009, Daniel spent over two decades in the trenches of AV and Hi-Fi trade press editing titles such as Television Magazine, Custom Installer and Inside Hi-Fi.