¡Circo Fantastico!, A Latino Celebration Without Boundaries

Circo Fantastico has announced that they will use a complete Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker system for their US tour. Read More »

Scrooge Springs for Meyer

NEW YORK (December, 2001) The familiar "Bah, Humbug!" cry of Ebenezer Scrooge can be clearly heard at the Radio City Entertainment's production of A Christmas Carol thanks to a Meyer Sound self-powered reinforcement system designed by renowned sound designer Tony Meola. Staged at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and starring Tim Curry as Scrooge, the show runs from November 23rd through December 27th. Read More »

Meyer Sound Reinforces San Jose "Nutcracker"

Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers take center stage at the Flint Center in Cupertino, CA for the Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley 's production of the "Nutcracker". Richard "Woody" Woodard, of San Jose, CA-based Kari Productions, specified a center cluster of two MSL-4 Horn-Loaded Long Throw Loudspeakers, along with four UPA-1s for balcony coverage, for the perennial holiday ballet. Read More »

The "Go For It!" Roadshow Goes for Meyer Sound

The "Go For It" Roadshow relied on an all-Self-Powered Meyer Sound Loudspeaker system for sound reinforcement this year. Read More »

Meyer UPM-2P Wins 2001 EDDY Award

NEW YORK (December 2001) The Meyer Sound UPM-2P Ultra Compact Narrow Coverage Loudspeaker has been selected by a panel of judges as one of the best five new products representing major technical advancement in the field of professional audio. Read More »

Meyer Sound Reaches Out at the ICAAP in Melbourne, Australia

A Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker system helped to get the message across in word and song to approximately four thousand delegates from the ICAAP (International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific) this past October. The Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, Australia hosted the conference in which a mixture of compelling, sobering speeches and moving and uplifting theatrical acts made for a remarkable evening. Featured speakers included the Governor of Victoria, Sir John Landy, The Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks and the Federal Health Minister Michael Woolridge. Read More »

Les Paul Plays Meyer Sound in New York's Iridium Jazz Club

Electric guitar legend and inventor Les Paul specified an all Meyer loudspeaker system to be installed at his new business address. The Iridium Jazz Club, named New York's Best Jazz Club by NY Magazine, recently changed it's address, relocating to 1650 Broadway. When considering the move from the old location, owner Ron Sturm wanted the new locale to be among the best live music experiences available anywhere. Read More »

Victoria's Secret Christmas Special Features Meyer Sound M3D Line Array

NEW YORK (November 2001) Christmas was celebrated a little early this year and Santa's helpers appeared in the form of Andrea Bocelli, Mary J. Blige and Victoria's Secret models Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks. Read More »

Stereophonics on tour with Meyer Sound M3D

LONDON, UK (November 2001) A Meyer Sound M3D Line Array loudspeaker system is currently being used on a sold-out UK tour for Stereophonics, a UK based group poised to break into the mainstream in the U.S.A. Read More »

Meyer Sound System Ends Church Nightmare

"Hang 'em high" may have been an effective approach to frontier justice, but that same philosophy can lead to disaster when applied to loudspeakers in an acoustically live space. The congregation of the First United Methodist Church in Conroe, Texas discovered this sobering reality when they first moved into their brand new 1200-seat sanctuary building. Read More »

Meyer Sound a Hit at Show Time at The Stadium

CARDIFF, WALES, UK (October, 2001) Music typical of The West End and Broadway found its way to a rugby stadium in Wales for a day of song from stage shows past and present. Read More »

Mickey Hart Premieres 5.1 DVD Audio Remixes With Meyer System

On October 24, 2001, the legendary percussionist Mickey Hart presented his DVD-Audio 5.1 Surround Sound remixes of Grateful Dead classics "American Beauty" and "Workingman's Dead" in a world premier listening event at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Read More »

Meyer Sound Powers "Hurricane Season" at the Orange Bowl

Each year, thousands of Miamians eagerly await the opening of "Hurricane season." No, not the high-risk months for destructive storms – rather, they anticipate a Saturday in September when the University of Miami Hurricanes play their first home game of the football season. The 2001 "Hurricane season" has been particularly rewarding, with the team (as of this writing) undefeated and sitting atop the national rankings. In addition, fans and players alike are enjoying a new Meyer Sound main cluster sitting atop the new Orange Bowl scoreboard. Read More »

Meyer Sound Blows Into the Snodrift Club

The owner of the Snodrift aimed high when he built his club and restaurant in one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. But he knew he could bring the best artists and attract top clientele if he didn't skimp on the sound system. That's why he picked Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers for his venture into the land of capital. Read More »

Meyer Sound M3Ds Ignite the Spirit of Innovation at Benicassim

On the East Coast of Spain between Valencia and Barcelona, the night was anything but still at this year's Festival Internacional Benicassim, where every flavor of contemporary music, from pop to rock to electronica, was heard through Meyer Sound loudspeakers. Read More »

Meyer Sound System A Natural Choice for Taylor Guitars Showroom

Taylor Guitars chose Meyer Sound equipment for the sound system for their new showroom that is part nightclub, part auditorium, and part laboratory. Read More »

Meyer Sound Reinforces International Harmony at the 2001 World Scholar-Athlete Games

The world's brightest and most gifted young scholars, performing artists and athletes assembled at the University of Rhode Island this summer to share their diverse talents at the World Scholar-Athlete Games (WSAG). During the intensive ten-day event, more than 2000 participants specializing in any of 13 sports or 7 cultural arts programs joined 400 coaches, instructors and volunteers to discuss global issues and take part in programs designed to foster international understanding. Nearly 160 countries and all 50 states were represented. Read More »

Luke Jenks Appointed Director of European Technical Support

Meyer Sound Laboratories is pleased to announce the appointment of Luke Jenks to the position of Director of European Technical Support. Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Jenks will provide Technical Support and Design Services to Meyer Sound customers in Europe, and serve as a direct technical liaison to company headquarters in Berkeley, California. Read More »

Central Park's Delacorte Theatre Ushers in "The Seagull" with a New Meyer Sound System

On August 12, the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park kicked off its 2001 public season with a production of Chekhov's "The Seagull" that featured a nationally famous cast and received accolades from the press. The unsung stars of the show, however, were the theater's new Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers. Though it went unnoticed by most theatergoers, the fully weatherproof sound reinforcement system actually clinched the selection of the Delacorte for this star-studded show, and earned rave reviews from the production staff. Read More »

Buford Jones joins Meyer Sound as Tour Liaison Manager

Meyer Sound is pleased to announce the appointment of Buford Jones to the position of Tour Liaison Manager. In this new position, Jones will work with sound companies, tour production managers and artists in support of the company's sound reinforcement products, including the recently introduced M3D Line Array loudspeaker system. Read More »

M3Ds Serve Uplifting Sounds at the National Meeting of Catholics in Brazil

About 200,000 people joined together to proclaim the mystery of faith and celebrate a giant Mass at Brazil's 14th Congresso Eucarístico Nacional, held July 19th through 22nd in Campinas. Bishops, priests and devoted Catholics from all over the country converged on the city, located 50 miles outside São Paulo. Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins traveled from Portugal to preside over the event on behalf of Pope John Paul II. Read More »

Meyer M3D Line Array System Help Spread Message of Slovakian Unity

With the historic Slovak National Theater as a backdrop, President Rudlof Schuster celebrated national unity with the help of Meyer M3Ds. Read More »

Belgium Rings In EU Presidency with Meyer M3D Line Array System

On July 1, Belgium assumed the presidency of the European Union with a gala celebration at the Grand-Place de Bruxelles, a historic marketplace at the center of the country's capital. Every six months, the official leadership of the European Union is passed to another of its fifteen member states, and the festivities associated with this transfer of power have become a great source of national pride. Read More »

Meyer fills the Tivoli bill at Sydney's Capitol Theatre

Tivoli is a glitzy razzmatazz of cancan girls, ventriloquists, battlefield vignettes, Swan Lake and vaudeville. In the distant (and inconceivable) era before television, singers, dancers, contortionists and even balloon folders entertained people all around Australia at Tivoli theatres. A co-production of Sydney Dance Company (SDC) and The Australian Ballet, this colorful, zingy production features a 10-piece band, recorded music, and vocalists including Linda Nagle. One of the stops on its national tour was Sydney's Capitol Theatre, a century-old venue recently restored to its former ornate and gilded glory. Read More »

Barenaked Ladies Tour North America with Full Meyer Sound M3D Line Array and M3D-Subs

On July 12, the Toronto-based alternative-pop band Barenaked Ladies started their Summer 2001 tour in their home town, beginning a six-week trek across the US and Canada that will cover 28 cities. Read More »

Luciano Pavarotti: The Sound of 'Picnic in The Park'

On Saturday July 14th, almost exactly ten years after his last appearance there, Luciano Pavarotti once again starred in London's Hyde Park for his 'Picnic in the Park' concert, produced and promoted by Tibor Rudas. He was joined by guest stars Vanessa Mae, Russell Watson and Charlotte Church. The event, backed by supermarket chain Safeway, raised £1 million for charity. Read More »

Meyer Sound Exhibits at Pro Audio & Light Asia

This summer (July 14-16), Meyer Sound, along with more than 350 international companies, exhibited in Singapore at the 13th annual Pro Audio and Light Asia. This show, summoning over 8,000 trade visitors from 44 countries, attracts exhibitors from the professional audio, AV, music, broadcast, networking solutions, multimedia, DJ and lighting industries. IIR Exhibitions chose to incorporate Total Events Asia 2001 into this year's PALA Show. This maneuver created a successful crossover of suppliers, rental companies, event producers, consultancy services, artists and performers, venue owners as well as costume and set designers with the various industry exhibitors. Read More »

Meyer Systems Power Europe's Premier Rock Fest

Taken separately, either Rock am Ring or Rock im Park would be a contender for the title of Europe's largest and most successful rock music festival. When taken together, however, nothing else even comes close. Read More »

Newtown Lounge Brings the Meyer Sound Difference to Montreal

To launch Montreal's latest club/lounge/restaurant creation, Newtown, nothing shy of a grand evening gala would do. The opening event, held on June 2, was hosted just before the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix and attracted a full house of guests including Montreal's elite, the Canadian press, "glitterati" and Principal Owners Craig Pollock and Jacques Villeneuve of F1 racing fame. Read More »

Party in the Park: A Spectactular Cangreen Showcase for Meyer Sound's M3D Line Array Loudspeaker System

Born in 1997, Party in the Park in London's Hyde Park is a one-day, multi-artist event produced and promoted on behalf of the Prince's Trust by the Solo agency. Read More »

Meyer Sound Spreads the Good News at Fiat's Celebration in Brazil

Just outside Belo Horizonte in the city of Betim, Brazil, stands one of Fiat's most productive manufacturing facilities. Known the world over for producing some of the finest automobile designs, Fiat was proud to celebrate the plant's 25th Anniversary on July 5. The event attracted an entourage of more than 300 elite guests along with more than 100 journalists from around the globe. The celebration took place in three venues, all of which featured Meyer Sound's self-powered loudspeaker systems, provided by professional audio rental company Loudness Sonorização. Read More »

Spain's Festival Espárrago Rock Attracts Top-Billed Talent Meyer Sound System Provided by Tuabular

The 13th annual Festival Internacional Espárrago 2001 Rock Festival in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz) offered another amazing year of top-billed talent including artists such as Beck, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Neil Young and the James Taylor Quartet. With an attendance of 20,000-plus music fans over the duration of the three-day outdoor Festival, which spanned July 13 to 15, Espárrago Rock delivered a weekend-long entertainment schedule that thrilled the masses at the Circuito de Velocidad with a variety of cutting-edge music and hot talent. Read More »

Budapest's Operetta Theater Reaches an International Audience With Meyer Sound System

The salient feature of the Operetta's design is that the sound system is always in time with the artist's onstage voice and correctly imaged to where the performer is located on stage. Read More »

Autograph Sales Presents the Meyer M3D: A Real World Approach to Line Array Technology

Autograph Sales Ltd. hosted the official UK presentation of the new Meyer Sound M3D Line Array Loudspeaker on June 19 and 20 at the London Apollo Hammersmith Theatre. Read More »

Meyer Sound Reaches Thousands at INFOCOMM International 2001

Opening on Wednesday, June 13, INFOCOMM International 2001 was a very successful event for Meyer Sound. Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sands Convention Center, INFOCOMM drew more than 22,000 attendees and 510 Convention exhibitors. Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with Production Coordinator Greg McVeigh At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

GM: At the risk of using a cliché, all of the performances at Montreux have a certain impressive aspect to them. I have said for years that there is a music to the madness in Montreux. You just never know what the day will bring. I have seen shows by bands from Turkey for instance, who will never play in the US and they just rock! Tonight we had the Temptations. Tomorrow is George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars. George Duke is a friend of Meyer Sound who plays here every year. He is always great. Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with SIM Engineer/Miles Davis Hall Pablo Espinosa At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

The SIM system is a great measuring tool that allows us to properly align and equalize the system for optimal performance and make it sound very even and consistent across the Hall. Capable of measuring the response, regardless of the source [Source Independent Measurement], you can do very fine adjustments during the performance to compensate for changes in the room due to temperature, humidity and the presence of the audience itself. This gives the sound a great deal of consistency. Several guest mixing engineers noticed how consistent the system was, from an empty room during sound check to a full room during a performance. Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with SIM Engineer/Crew Chief Stravinski Dave Dennison At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

This is my fifth year with team Meyer at Montreux and I'll have to say each year gets a bit smoother on a technical level. This year the load-in was precise and efficient and the visiting production teams were very complimentary of the system performance. Certainly the biggest and best change in Auditorium Stravinski this Festival was the introduction of the M3D and the M3D Subwoofer into the hall. Rigging and system set-up was a breeze compared to years past. The look of the cluster was clean and compact and the footprint of the subs was smaller. The sound was huge though! Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with Mark Newman, FOH Mixer for the Black Crowes At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

MJ: We're here with Mark Newman, the Front of House Mixer for the Black Crowes. We're really happy that you could take the time out and come up here and talk to us for a minute or two. So, this is your first time using the M3Ds? What was your opinion of them?

MN: Great first impression. Real smooth in the high-end and the low-end was real punchy. For the Black Crowes or any rock band, that's so important to get a nice tight low-end without any weird overtones. Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with Jon Lemon, Sound Engineer for Beck At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

With Beck I've noticed I have a problem often with a lot of sound systems with his style of singing and mic technique. It's a very dynamic act! He can be singing very quietly. I sometimes have a problem keeping the warmth and getting the levels using a standard Shure SM88 [mic]. It's just a mic that works. It shocked me tonight though because I could just keep it [M3D system] up. There's no sign of any feedback. It really impressed me. Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with Andy May, FOH Mixer for Gary Moore At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

MJ: Hi, we're here with Andy May who has been here [Montreux Jazz Festival] a few times. He was here last night with Gary Moore. Andy, you've also worked here as one of the house engineers a couple of years back.

AM: I came in '99. It was basically an MSL-4/MSL-6 system in here. It was good though. I had been trying to test it [MSL-4/MSL-6 system] over a long period of time. Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with Myrna Johnston of MJA Audio — Massachusetts At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

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Meyer Sound Interview with Lecco Possollo, FOH Mixer for Milton Nascimento and Gilberto Gil At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

DD: Is this your first time working on a Meyer Sound system?
LP: With the Meyer M3D, it was the first time. Read More »

David Mann and Gary Hirstius of Herbie Hancock Future 2 Future Band At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

Dave Mann: Hi, I'm Dave Mann, front of house engineer for Herbie Hancock's Future 2 Future tour.
Gary Hirstius: I'm Gary Hirstius, monitor mixer.
Tom Dambly: Is this the first tour where you've been using surrround?
(Both): Yeah.
TD: Is this the first time you've used the M3Ds? Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with Niklaus Küpfer (FOH mixer) Vernon Reid (Guitar) of Living Colour At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

Mark Johnson: This was your first time using the M3Ds, what did you think?
Nick Küpfer: It was the first time. It was absolutely clear. It takes you a minute to get the sound right, because you are not used to systems with the response and the clarity like this one. With normal systems, you have a compact sound; here you really have to work with it; on the other hand, you can hear every little treatment you do with an EQ or a compressor. It's all right in front of you. Read More »

Meyer Sound Interview with Dave Hampton Surround mixer for Herbie Hancock At the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

Tom Dambly: How did you get started with Herbie?
Dave Hampton: About 10 years ago, I did some studio work for him – they were making changes in his studio electronics; my background was in computers and studio electronics. Over the years, I just took on more and more responsibility for taking Herbie's keyboards and studio into the next millennium. I also looked at some of the things he had done with technology early on, pre-MIDI, and tried to take that into the next phase with what's he's doing in the Future 2 Future project. Read More »

Wrapup of Montreux Jazz Festival 2001: Part 2

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND – For nearly three weeks this summer, audiences at the 35th Annual Montreux Jazz Festival heard the golden sound of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers in concerts by top artists from all over the world. Read More »

Wrapup of Montreux Jazz Festival 2001: Part 1

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND – From July 6-22, 2001, Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc. hosted more than 100 guests at the 35th Annual Montreux Jazz Festival. Visitors heard Meyer Sound's self-powered loudspeakers and electroacoustic control equipment throughout the festival. This year, more than 300 Meyer speakers were installed in seven indoor and outdoor concert venues. Read More »

Presbyterian Church 213th General Assembly Spreads the Word to 7,000 with Meyer Sound System

It was a completely distributed sound system using DS-4Ps on top of MSL-4s in the back with CQ-1s and CQ-2s as delays – UPA-1Ps and UPM-1Ps were used for front fill. Read More »

Television Espanola Gala in Southeast Spain Reaches 5,000 Attendees at Outdoor Event on Meyer Sound System

For the show "Murcia que bonita eres" held in Aguiles (Murcia), Spain, upwards of 5,000 people gathered to hear artists ranging from Puerto Rican pop star Chayanne and the sultry vocals of Natalia Oreiro to pop mambo hit Lou Bega. Read More »

Meyer Boosts Sound for Upbeat Worship

Denton is the home of the University of North Texas, which just happens to offer one of the leading jazz music programs in the country. It's hardly surprising, then, that many Denton churches have developed worship styles that appeal to young people with an interest in lively music--including Denton Bible Church, a fast-growing non-denominational congregation. Unfortunately, Denton Bible came to realize that the high-decibel services were pushing the limits of the existing sound system in its 2000-seat house of worship. Read More »

Meyer Sound Brings the Tribal Beat of Axe Voodoo To MTV Event Off Cochin

Deepak Pawar, event manager for Midas Events stated that the Meyer Sound system provided through Reynold Sound was of a caliber that surpassed any permanent disco installation he had heard. Read More »

La Oreja de Van Gogh [Van Gogh's Ear] Takes Meyer Sound System on Tour of Spain

Headed out on a 100-date tour of Spain, the pop/rock sensation La Oreja de Van Gogh [Van Gogh's Ear] began its eight-month "El Viaje de Copperpot Tour" on March 16 in Valencia. Read More »

ETF Event Engineering Projects Passion for Excellence Utilizing Meyer Sound's M3D Line Array Systems

Belgium-based ETF Event Engineering recently purchased sixteen Meyer Sound M3D Line Array Loudspeakers for use in upcoming events such as the Festival des Francofolies, the Festival Couleur Café, Créations du Dragon (a ceremony for Belgium's accession to the presidency of the European Union), Téléthon and Fête de la Musique in Paris. Read More »

Williamstown Theatre Festival Reaches Thousands During 2001 Summer Season

The high degree of cross-compatibility coupled with the consistent directional characteristics of the Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers enable the audio staff at the Festival to tailor the loudspeakers as components of a larger system, enhancing the sound reinforcement of the theatres. Read More »

Reynold Rocks India with New Meyer System

Though India is a land better known for ragas than rock, pop music from the West has gained a strong following on the populous subcontinent. Major rock acts touring Asia often schedule concert stops in India, albeit sometimes with trepidation regarding production facilities. Carrying full production by air for only one or two concerts is prohibitively expensive, and in the past the rental systems available within the country have fallen short of preferred standards. Read More »

The Three Tenors And The M3D Reach a Sold-Out Crowd in Beijing's Forbidden City

To support Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics, the Three Tenors gave an extraordinary concert at the Forbidden City on June 23rd, World Olympic Day. Read More »

The Three Tenors in Seoul

The Three Tenors recently took to the stage in what proved to be an unforgettable evening of vocal and musical talents. The June 22 concert event, featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and José Carreras, marked the debut of the Three Tenors in Korea and was held at Seoul's open-air Chamshil Olympic Main Stadium. Read More »

Japan's New Aqua Hall Delights Both Eye and Ear

Secluded in a serene riverside setting, the new Aqua Hall in Ibogawa-cho promises to become the focal point of performing arts in this small but thriving municipality located about 40 miles west of Kobe. The auditorium was designed as a flexible multi-purpose venue, with a planned program of events encompassing classical and pop music, traditional and contemporary dance, drama and cinema. Read More »

Meyer Sound's M3D Line Array System Brings Music of the Royal Concertgebouw to the Netherlands

More than 10,000 attendees gathered at what proved to be an amazing open-air event in Amsterdam's Museum Square as 74-year-old conductor and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich conducted the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Read More »

Wheeler Opera House Chooses Meyer High-quality Sound for Aspen's High-profile Theater

In the beautiful Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado's own national historic landmark, an all Meyer Sound Self-Powered system was recently installed, enabling high-fidelity sound for the hundreds of performances it stages each year. Read More »

Berlin Aerium Event Lifts Meyer Sound System to New Dimensions

The airdock is more than three football fields in length and more than 35 stories tall... To solve the needs of the Aerium's sheer scale, a series of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems were used. Read More »

United Spirit Arena: Second Round Succeeds with Meyer Sound

Crystal-clear audio now fills United Spirit Arena, thanks to a new Meyer Sound system comprised of MSL-4 and UPA-1P Self-Powered loudspeakers. Read More »

The Roda Theater: A Dream Comes to Life

Earlier this year, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (BRT) celebrated the opening of its long-awaited Roda Theater. The new, $20 million, 600-seat proscenium stage had been in planning for over a decade and is linked via a courtyard to BRT's 401-seat thrust stage next door. Read More »

Riverscape Laser Light Show Reaches 75,000 with Meyer Sound M3D Line Array Systems

As the city of Dayton celebrated Memorial Day with an all-day festival at RiverScape, its developing riverfront water park, Meyer Sound's 30,000 watt M3D Line Array Systems projected the sounds of patriotic rock 'n' roll over a 1,200-foot span of the Great Miami River. Read More »

Meyer UPM's Power Deborah O'Grady's Talking Lake at S.F. Camerawork

At San Francisco's prestigious S.F. Camerawork, photographer Deborah O'Grady's "Talking Lake" is an installation of landscape photographs and sound recordings. Read More »

Meyer Sound's M3D Line Array Systems Chosen for Kurt Masur/New York Philharmonic Concert Evening in Brazil

On the evening of June 17, internationally renowned conductor Kurt Masur along with the New York Philharmonic will perform for a one-night concert gala at Saõ Paulo's Parque do Ibirapuera. The event, which is expected to draw an estimated 50,000-plus attendees, will infuse fans with Masur's high quality of playing and strong artistic spirit. To meet the demands of such a momentous occasion, Brazil's Loudness Sonorização selected a Meyer Sound system comprising 20 of the company's new M3D Line Array Systems. Also contributing to the evening's efforts, SIM Engineer Maurício Ramirez will work in conjunction with Loudness' audio staff to ensure the evening's success. Read More »

Electronic Pop Chanteuse Dido Tours with Meyer Sound's M3D Line Array Systems

Kicking off her 17-city tour with Travis, digital pop star Dido unleashed her electronic textures and stylings, as heard on her 2001 "No Angels" release, on June 10 in Vancouver's General Motors Place. Read More »

Huge Meyer Sound System Powers Europe's Biggest Music Festival - Rock am Ring

Nürburg, Germany, May 31, 2001 – Rock am Ring, by far the largest music festival in Europe, opens with a massive Meyer Sound PA system provided by Rocksound Network of Hannover. Held annually at the Nürburgring, an old racetrack, the three-day festival draws some 100,000 fans to hear more than a hundred acts on three stages. This year's headliners are Limp Bizkit, Radiohead, A-Ha and Alanis Morissette. Read More »

Meyer M3D Celebrates South Africa in Trafalgar Square

Meyer Sound's new M3D Line Array with BroadbandQ carried the heartfelt words of Nelson Mandela and the rollicking sounds of REM to over twenty thousand Londoners last month in the South Africa Freedom Day/Concert on the Square. Read More »

Meyer Sound's X-10 Nominated for 2001 Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Award

Nominees for the 17th annual Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards have recently been announced, and Meyer Sound's X-10 Linear Control Room Monitor has been nominated for the 2001 TEC Award in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement for Studio Monitor Technology. Read More »

News Briefs Latin America 2001

Mexico City: In the biggest gathering Mexico City's Azteca Stadium has ever held, 104,000 came together this March for the Unidos Por La Paz (get-together for peace), a concert to benefit the people of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The four-hour extravaganza opened with a dance performance of over 200 children, featured the two most popular bands in Mexico, Mana and Jaguares, was televised to over 20 countries and was reinforced solely by Meyer Sound. Read More »

Meyer Sound's M3D for 35th Montreux Jazz Festival

As the Montreux Jazz Festival celebrates its thirty-fifth year this July and again sets its stages for the wealth of musical artistry for which it's known the world over, the new Meyer M3D Line Array with BroadbandQ™ will deliver the sonic purity for which Meyer Sound is universally known and respected. Read More »

Meyer System Goes Up Fast for Pearland First Baptist Church

Fast-track installation of the Pearland system was carried out under the supervision of Fisk Technologies project manager Neal Hosier. Read More »

M3D will Celebrate South Africa in London's Trafalger Sq.

Lyon Light Rail: The City of Lyon, France, recently commissioned San Francisco sound artist Bill Fontana to provide a distinctively Lyonais sound sculpture for the listening pleasure of city commuters on its new light rail system. Fontana asked Meyer Sound to help with the system design, which had to overcome the difficulties presented by the reproduction of the unique source material above the occasionally high, ambient noise levels and the constrictions of loudspeaker size and placement. Meyer engineers developed a completely new loudspeaker system, the MM-4, specifically to suit these requirements. The MM-4 is a 4" cube within which is mounted a 3.5" custom-designed cone driver and necessary control electronics. The entire system covers 18 stations throughout the Lyon area, through which Fontana's pastiche of live city sounds and hard-disk-stored, "sound memories" flow. The complete system was supplied by Meyer Sound distributors, Best Audio of Tremblay en France. Read More »

French Connections

The size limitations posed by the tram station structure would only permit a speaker enclosure roughly the size of a 4-inch cube. Fontana had to find a loudspeaker that would provide 90dB SPL at 3 feet and very narrow coverage so as not to present a noise risk.... the new Meyer Sound MM-4 was designed to meet these requirements. Read More »

News Briefs Pacific Rim 2001

Kuala Lumpur -- Just a few short weeks after its introduction, Meyer Sound's revolutionary M3D line array with BroadbandQ had its first performance outside the U.S. this month as 12 of the systems provided sound for the opening and closing ceremonies of the PATA (Pacific Asian Tourism Association) conference held in Kuala Lumpur's Putra World Trade Center. Read More »

Technical Spotlight: Meyer Sound MM-4 Loudspeaker and MM-4CEU Processor

The MM-4 consists of a single, 4-inch-diameter cone transducer with a 25-watt, 16-ohm, long-excursion voice coil with air-cooled ceramic magnet structure. It's mounted in a sealed, 4x4x4.21-inch aluminum enclosure that provides heat sinking for the transducer's voice coil and weighs just under 4 pounds. Read More »

M3D Opens at the Vienna Festival

Based on evaluation of a prototype system, the city of Vienna has selected a Meyer Sound M3D Line Array for a refurbished performance hall in the Museumsquartier–a $130 million development that has transformed the old imperial stables into the largest cultural complex in Europe. Vienna officials actually made their purchase decision weeks in advance of the M3D's formal introduction, allowing for delivery of the system in time for the May 11 opening of the prestigious Vienna Festival. Read More »

Australian Moon Shines on Buena Vista Social Club

The crowd arrived early for the Buena Vista Social Club outdoor concert as the sun set over Sydney Harbour. A giant cumulus cloud, framed by the sails of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, glowed tangerine and pink. Tonight, the Cuban band would play its final, sold out concert on the forecourt of the Opera House, surely one of the most splendid sites on earth. Read More »

Maffay Takes Meyer "To the Ends of the Earth"

Powerful performances and wide-ranging creative talents have made Peter Maffay arguably the single most significant artist in contemporary German pop/rock music. Read More »

"Second City" Theater Insists on First-Rate Sound

When it opened last November, Chicago's stunning new Goodman Theater immediately moved to the top rank of America's regional theater facilities. Constructed from the ground up behind the restored facades of two 1920's-era theaters, the 170,000 sq. ft. Goodman complex houses two stages joined by a sweeping elliptical atrium lobby. Read More »

M3D Rocks NSCA

It was a hard-rockin' party with high-tech implications when the M3D Line Array made its debut at ExpoJam! on the eve of this year's NSCA show. Read More »

M3D at Musikmesse/ProLight + Sound 2001

Soon after the M3D's lauded concert debut at NSCA's ExpoJam! came to a close in Orlando, FL, last Wednesday night, exhibitors and early-arriving guests of Musikmesse/ProLight + Sound were getting their first look at the much-anticipated line array system from Meyer Sound in Frankfurt, Germany. Read More »

Meyer Meets the Stellar Standards of Berlin's Estrel Center

The Estrel Center, Europe's biggest center for conventions, entertainment and lodging, opened in Berlin, Germany in September 1999. Comprising the Estrel Convention Center, Estrel Festival Center and Estrel Hotel, the finished complex embodies the dream of its developer, Ekkehard Streletzki: a center for "meeting, experience and living–all in one." The achievement has garnered him the coveted title of "Hotelier of the Year 2000." Read More »

Meyer Co-sponsors Delbert McClinton Show at NSCA

Fans of rock, country and blues will be treated to a soulful blend of all three genres when Grammy-winner Delbert McClinton takes the stage for Expo Jam on the eve of this year's NSCA Expo in Orlando. Read More »

Sam's Town Live!

Sam's Town Live!, the new addition to Sam's Town Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, serves primarily as a mid-sized venue (about 1000 seats) for showcasing name touring acts like Kenny Loggins, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Clay Walker. But, at other times, the plush stadium seats are collapsed and rolled away, and the space is transformed into a banquet and meeting room. Read More »

Moving Images and Meyer Sound Create Historic Site Spectacular

Chiswick House, secluded on the outskirts of London, stands as England's most famous surviving example of Italian-inspired Palladian architecture. Designed and built by Lord Burlington around 1725, it nestles placidly amid ornate gardens, surrounded by a small park that isolates it from the bustling modern neighborhoods nearby. Read More »

Meyer Powers "Tragically Hip's" Triumphal Tour

For nearly a full decade, Tragically Hip has reigned supreme as the country's most popular rock music act. Their new CD release rocketed straight to the top of the national charts, bumping off also-rans like Eminem and Britney Spears. Read More »

News Briefs Africa 2001

Lagos, Nigeria Crusade: Christ for all Nations (CfaN) recently purchased (via Meyer Sound dealer Wigwam Acoustics, Heywood, Lancashire, UK) a quantity of self-powered MSL-4s and UPA-1Ps to augment their much traveled conventionally powered MSL-3s and UPA-1s. One of the first outings for the new system required sound to be projected over 75 acres to 1.6 million people on CfaN's Lagos, Nigeria, crusade stop. Loudspeakers were flown from custom-built towers, and supported a large onstage band, an African drum orchestra, choirs as large as 5,000 members and a variety of spoken-word presentations. Meyer Sound systems were chosen again largely for exceptional speech-intelligibility and long-throw capabilities; but also for their minimal pack-size, low-maintenance and long-life durability in adverse environmental conditions. Read More »

News Briefs Eastern Europe 2001

Prague Congress Ctr.: For a new Czech musical, "Monte Christo," which opened December 13, in the 2,000-seat auditorium of the Prague Congress Center, Pragosound of Cernosice, Czech Republic, recently installed 6 MSL-4s, 3 CQ-2s, 2 UPA-1Ps, 4 PSW-6s and 4 PSM-2s. Read More »

News Briefs North America 2001

Tragically Hip Tour: Montreal's Solotech Location, Inc., provided Meyer MSL-6s, MSL-5Ps, MSL-4s, MSL-2s, CQ-2s, UPA-1As, DS-2s, PSW-6s SB-1s and 650-R-2s for this arena/stadium tour traveling throughout Canada this past November and December. Mark Vreeken served as FOH engineer. Loudspeaker cabinet size-uniformity enabled rigging flexibility for a variety of arenas, and the combination of the SB-1s with the MSL-6 delay clusters helped deliver articulation and detail to even the farthest seating reaches. Read More »

Home or Away, Kenneth Copeland Ministries Depend on Meyer

Absolute clarity of the spoken word, along with high-impact reinforcement of contemporary music, stood out as cardinal prerequisites for the system at Eagle Mountain. Read More »

MTV - Live event against right-wing violence

On December 15, in the city of Leipzig, MTV presented a marathon benefit concert under the slogan, "Take a Stand Against Violence." (The literal translation: "Show Your Face Against Violence.") Read More »

CfaN in Lagos: "Miraculous" Sound for the Millions

After devoting nearly a year to intensive preparations and widespread publicity, organizers of the Christ for all Nations (CfaN) Millennium Crusade expected a sizeable turnout for their six-night campaign last November near Lagos, Nigeria. Read More »