Meyer, Ultrasound, and the Dead

Meyer, Ultrasound, and the Dead got a chance to renew these close ties at the sing-along holiday party Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh threw on December 7th at Maritime Hall in San Francisco. Lesh organized the all-star bash to raise money for the newly created Unbroken Chain Foundation, which benefits a variety of social programs in San Francisco's economically blighted Tenderloin district. Read More »

News Briefs North America 1997

Although Meyer Sound has grown exponentially since its inception in 1979, those who supported the company in its early stages remain close-knit members of the Meyer family. San Rafael-based sound company Ultrasound have been an integral part of this family since their early incorporation of UM Ultra Monitors and MSL-3s into touring rigs for the legendary jam band, the Grateful Dead. Read More »

News Briefs Western Europe 1997

London-based rental company, Canegreen, supplied Self-Powered MSL-4 rigs and other Meyer gear for a variety of tours in 1997. Read More »

Kitaro

Composer Kitaro, with a Golden Globe Award, Grammy nomination, and two dozen albums to his credit, is revered most for his ability to embody the human spirit in his music. Read More »

News Brief Pacific Rim 1997

Singapore dealer Concert Sound provided equipment for several large productions in 1997. "All the shows we've done with Meyer equipment have been successful. Our clients have been very happy," reports C.S. contact Ryz Martein. Read More »

Meyer Develops New Loudspeaker for Restored War Memorial Opera House

The War Memorial Opera House celebrated the San Francisco Opera's 75th Anniversary Season with a complete theatrical renovation including an upgrade of their Meyer Sound speaker system. The new system features the Self-Powered CQ-1 and CQ-2 Reinforcement Loudspeakers, developed especially for the Opera House's specific technical goals. The CQs' innovative horn design maximizes intelligibility of sound while their relatively small size minimizes the system's visual impact on the Opera House's historic architecture. The Meyer design team spent months formulating, testing, and fine-tuning the new speaker in Meyer's anechoic chamber and at the Opera's temporary home in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Read More »

Clarity the Goal at Olimpico

Opera was brought to a mass audience recently in Rome's Olimpico soccer stadium. Turandot, staged by Rome's Teatro dell'Opera, starred U.S. Soprano star Sharon Sweet, had a set by Verona Arena, and was produced by Giuliano Montaldo. Read More »

News Briefs Australia New Zealand 1997

Rental company ODC Productions of Brisbane, Australia used their MSL-4 rig in a number of reinforcement projects this summer. Read More »

The Howlin' Wolf Finds New Power with MSL-4s

Hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine as "The alternative rock club in New Orleans", The Howlin' Wolf has recently installed a new sound system utilizing Meyer Sound's new Self-Powered Series Loudspeakers. The seven year old, 1,000 person capacity club is noted for its alternative acts, which have included such artists as Alanis Morissette, Sonic Youth and Better Than Ezra. The club also hosts a variety of rock and folk acts such as Grammy Award winning Allison Krauss and Union Station, and John Cale (of The Velvet Underground). Read More »

UK: BBC Proms in the Park

A Meyer Sound MSL-10A sound system with MSL-4 delays helped bring a British Institution to 30,000 outdoor revellers when the BBC relayed "The Last Night of the Proms" live from the nearby Royal Albert Hall to Hyde Park in London. Read More »

The Blitz Club

Exposed steel catwalks and glinting light rigs lend a techno-industrial gleam to the austere darkness of Tokyo's Blitz, the largest-scale live performance space in Japan. Stretching 20 meters tall, the black walls encompass both a dance floor and second-story balcony that together provide enough space to house 2,000 audience members. Before the Blitz, both domestic and international artists performing in Japan faced the same dilemma: most venues designed specifically for live performances seated only about 400 or so people. While spaces like converted stadiums were available for large-scale major events, Japan had a real need for mid-sized halls with suitable acoustics. Managed by major TV station the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), the Blitz Club helped fill that void by providing state-of-the-art sound quality in a space planned from the ground up as a venue for live music. Read More »

Meyer Technology Selected for Historical Hong Kong Handover Events

On June 30, 1997, the whole world watched and listened as Hong Kong was handed back to the People's Republic of China after 155 years under British colonial rule. Brimming with momentous ceremonies, celebratory concerts and a flurry of soon-to-be-historical speeches, the Hong Kong Handover events left no room for error in the sound system. After all, there was only one chance to record this landmark affair. Read More »

Sound for the Hong Kong Farewell and Handover Ceremonies

At midnight, on June 30th 1997, the sun finally set on one of the last outposts of the British Empire, when control of Hong Kong and its territories reverted to Chinese rule after more than 150 years. Apart from the historic significance of this event, the People of Hong Kong witnessed a week full of more entertainment and celebratory events than they are likely to see in a long time. The British, Hong Kong, and Chinese Governments, along with a large variety of wealthy business groups, all tried to out-do each other with the scale of their Handover events, many of which had been in planning for some years. Read More »

Beauty and the Beast-Australia Goes High-Q with UPA-2Cs and UPM-2s

Jands Production Services of Sydney has purchased Meyer Sound equipment for use in the Australian production of Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The phenomenally successful musical theater production has garnered rave reviews in New York City and Los Angeles, where it plays with all Meyer Sound systems. It premiers at Melbourne's Princess Theatre in July. Read More »

Meyer Hits Grand Slam at New Disney Baseball Stadium

RTA Sound of Tampa, Florida, used an innovative, mobile PA system featuring all-Meyer Self-Powered equipment for the grand opening of "Disney's Wide World of Sports" baseball park in Orlando, Florida on March 28, 1997. The date marked the last pre-season baseball game of the year and the first game for the Atlanta Braves in what will be their new spring training home. Read More »

Yoshi's Sounds as Good as it Looks

When Herbie Hancock and his quartet inaugurated the new Yoshi's Nightclub at Oakland's Jack London Square on Saturday night, they were backed by a superb new sound system. The new Meyer system is unique in that it is an entirely self-powered PA system--no amps required. Read More »

News Briefs Latin America 1997

Antonio Monasterio of Santiago's Audiopro Limitada reports brisk pre-release sales of the UPA-1P, the Self-Powered version of the Meyer industry standard UPA. Part of the just released Self-Powered Ultra Series, the UPA-1Ps are being used by Chilean broadcasting companies to provide sound reinforcement for live television studio audiences. Read More »