Led Zeppelin Performs for Sold-Out Crowd with a "Whole Lotta MILO" at London's O2 Arena

Eighteen thousand fans packed London's O2 Arena on Monday, December 10, for the most anticipated concert in recent history. John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jason Bonham (son of original band member, John Bonham) and Jimmy Page played a two-hour, 16-song set through a massive Meyer Sound MILO system provided by UK-based sound rental company Major Tom. At front of house, Big Mick Hughes of Metallica fame mixed the band, while Roy Williams handled Plant's vocal. Read More »

Northland Features First Worship Facility Installation of Meyer Sound Constellation

Northland, A Church Distributed has been a pioneer in building a networked, multi-campus church. With four central Florida locations and the total number of weekly worshippers of over 12,000, Northland decided to build a new 3,300-seat facility to accommodate the congregants, replacing the original space in Longwood that was previously converted from a roller rink. Known for leveraging digital AV technology to unite the worshippers in the different sanctuaries, Northland adopted the most advanced technologies in the new building to create a supportive environment for the worshippers. The result is a highly sophisticated sound system featuring Meyer Sound loudspeakers and the company's groundbreaking Constellation electroacoustic architecture system, the first installed in a worship facility.

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Baby Boomers Flex Their Muscle at Annual AARP Life@50+ Convention with Meyer Sound

This fall's Life@50+ National Event and Expo welcomed 25,000 attendees from all 50 states and ten countries at the new Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Hosted by AARP, a non-profit organization formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, the three-day extravaganza featured musical performances by Tony Bennett, Earth Wind & Fire, and Rod Stewart. It also presented a wide range of celebrity speakers, including Brian Dennehy, Maya Angelou, Kirk and Michael Douglas, Whoopi Goldberg, LL Cool J, Bob Newhart, Robert Reich, Joan Rivers, and presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee.
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Meyer Sound M1D and M2D Loudspeakers Follow Wicked Witches to Japan

Wicked, the dynamic musical inspired by the classic story, the Wizard of Oz, has blown through box-office records, making it one of the most popular musicals on Broadway and beyond. A Japanese production of Wicked opened in Tokyo this summer, becoming the fifth resident production after New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London. Following the success of the other productions, a Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker system was once again deployed. Read More »

Budapest's 15th Annual Sziget Festival Celebrates with Meyer Sound

Held every summer on Óbudai Island in the Hungarian Danube River, the week-long Sziget Festival is the highlight of the festival season for European music lovers. This year's 15th anniversary attracted over 371,000 people, half of whom traveled from abroad to indulge in the sunshine and performances by international headliners including the Killers, Nine Inch Nails, The Hives, Tool, Madness and Pink, as well as the legendary Hungarian rock band, Locomotiv GT, who reunited after five years to perform at Sziget. Read More »

Meyer Sound Appoints Mauricio Saint Martin Director of Middle East Sales

Meyer Sound has announced the appointment of Mauricio Saint Martin as Director of Middle East Sales. In his new post, Saint Martin will be responsible for company sales throughout the Middle East and North Africa, as well as on the Indian sub-continent. Read More »

Meyer Sound Announces New Full Line Catalog

Meyer Sound has released a new full line catalog with updated product information, including the MJF-212A high-power stage monitor, UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker and Constellation electroacoustic architecture. Read More »

John Meyer Receives Silver Medal Award from the Audio Engineering Society

John Meyer, CEO and co-founder of Meyer Sound Laboratories, was honored with the Audio Engineering Society's Silver Medal Award at this year's AES Convention in New York City. The award was given in recognition of Meyer's "outstanding achievement in source independent measurement of public address systems and the advancement of quality in sound reinforcement."
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Modest Mouse Brings Meyer Sound MJF-212A Monitor System On Tour

Formed in suburban Washington in 1993, indie rock band Modest Mouse has come along way from "The Shed," their practice space built by guitarist and vocalist Issac Brock next to his mother's trailer. Now embraced by both indie enthusiasts and mainstream listeners, the six-member group has become a platinum-selling act, and performs for fans on three continents. Read More »

MILO and Masque Sound Bring Out the Best on Celtic Woman US Tour

Celtic Woman's success is a fairy tale in today's music industry. With their soaring spectrum of music genres ranging from symphonic to a cappella and Irish folk to pop, the five female artists took the number one spot on Billboard's World Music chart for an unprecedented 81 weeks with their 2005 debut album, which only ceded the position to its follow-up, A Christmas Celebration. The group's latest release, A New Journey, spent an even more impressive 95 weeks at the top of the chart. On their recent US tour, Celtic Woman performed their best-loved tunes in an assortment of venues through a Meyer Sound system of MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers, supplied by Masque Sound of East Rutherford, NJ. Read More »

UC Berkeley Memorial Stadium Upgrades to Meyer Sound

Fans of University of California Berkeley's Golden Bears are hearing a dramatic difference at the Memorial Stadium this season. Read More »

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Play at Radio City Music Hall with Meyer Sound MILO and MJF-212A

GRAMMY-winning rock vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews joined guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Tim Reynolds for a short summer tour of three theatre dates, which culminated in an intimate acoustic set at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The duo's lengthy set, recorded for the Live at Radio City Music Hall album, wowed an enthusiastic crowd via a Meyer Sound MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker system.
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London's Royal Albert Hall Installs New Meyer Sound M Series Loudspeaker System

In a city rich with culture, the Royal Albert Hall stands proud as one of London's most treasured historic landmarks, as well as one of the world's leading entertainment venues. Since Queen Victoria officially opened the venue in 1871, the Albert Hall has hosted more than 350 performances annually, including a staggering roster of world-renowned musical guests, sporting events, awards presentations, and other entertainment. Read More »

Meyer Sound MICA Meets High Expectations at North Point's Buckhead Church

Buckhead Church is the newest of three campuses in the metro Atlanta area built by fast-growing North Point Ministries. The new multi-story church structure is part of a mixed commercial and high-rise residential development in Atlanta's Buckhead district. Starting a successful new ministry in Buckhead requires high-quality programming content and technical presentation that will satisfy the expectations of the neighborhood's worshippers. In Buckhead Church's 3,000-seat sanctuary, the high standards were met by a Meyer Sound system built around 33 self-powered MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers. Read More »

Guys and Dolls' UK Tour Swings and Sizzles with Meyer Sound System

With a quality cast and crew, revival theatre productions are usually a sure bet at the box office. The trick, of course, is to stay true to the original while incorporating fresh, new concepts. With this goal in mind, sound designers Chris Full and Terry Jardine of London's Autograph Sound Recording, Ltd. set out to infuse new life into the UK tour of the classic musical Guys and Dolls. The touring production is a spin-off of the popular London West End revival that opened in June 2005. , revivals often have the advantage of technology that didn't exist at the time of the original production, and Full and Jardine's design is the perfect example, incorporating a powerful and flexible audio system from Meyer Sound. Read More »

Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace Tour with Meyer Sound MILO

Canadian Platinum-selling band Three Days Grace joined rockers Breaking Benjamin and Puddle of Mudd with opening act Red on a successful spring and summer tour of sold-out arena shows. To deliver the power needed for the diverse lineup, Hampstead, N.H.'s Rainbow Production Services provided a top-notch sound system featuring Meyer Sound MILO-family high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers.
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Industry Veteran Bob Langlois Joins Meyer Sound Technical Support

Meyer Sound has announced the appointment of Bob Langlois to the position of Senior Technical Support Representative. Langlois will be providing technical support and design services to Meyer Sound's customers, and will also join the company's worldwide education program to teach seminars on audio concepts and real world applications. Read More »

Meyer Sound Brings New Self-Powered MM-4XP, Matrix3 and More to LDI in Orlando

This year at LDI, Meyer Sound will present the company's latest groundbreaking innovation, the small yet undeniably powerful MM-4XP miniature loudspeaker. The powerful LCS Series Matrix3 audio show control system and other popular software offerings will also be shown along with the versatile UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker, and M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Revives Historic South Shore Music Circus and Cape Cod Melody Tent

The South Shore Music Circus and its sister venue, the Cape Cod Melody Tent, stand tall as the last two continuously operating in-the-round tent theatres in the U.S. Located in the small towns of Cohasset and Hyannis, Mass., respectively, these two venues, and other music tents throughout the East Coast, flourished for more than three decades before gradually folding - both literally and figuratively - toward the end of the 20th Century. Due to generous support from the not-for-profit South Shore Playhouse Associates, the South Shore Music Circus and Cape Cod Melody Tent have withstood the ravages of time, and with the recent installation of identical systems comprised of Meyer Sound M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers, both historic venues are now receiving high praise from musicians, audiences and sound engineers alike.
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SIM Legend Bob McCarthy Joins Meyer Sound's Constellation Team

Meyer Sound has announced that audio system design, analysis, and tuning authority Bob McCarthy has joined Meyer Sound in the position of Senior Design Consultant to work closely on the design of Constellation electroacoustic architecture, the company's newest breakthrough technology. Read More »

Estonia Celebrates Song, Dance in Record Numbers with Meyer Sound MILO

The three-day Estonian Youth Song and Dance Celebration has never been a small event, and its 10th anniversary was no exception. Held every five years, this year's landmark event featured more than 35,000 participants, including 831 choirs, 127 dance groups, 47 orchestras, as well as a stunning 15,000-member children's choir, and a 200-piece brass band. Moving in a three-kilometer procession, these young dancers and musicians performed indigenous music for an audience of some 80,000. To deliver the diverse choral and instrumental music on such a large scale, Tallinn, Estonia-based Eventech deployed a massive system of Meyer Sound MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers and M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers.
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Denmark's Aarhus Theatre Upgrades to Meyer Sound M'elodie System

Aarhus, Denmark's second largest city is also the oldest with recorded history dating back to the year 951. In this context, the 19th century Aarhus Theatre, which hosts numerous theatrical, dance and musical performances throughout the year, and houses three schools for acting and theater arts, is relatively young. Yet it was the recent upgrade to a Meyer Sound M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker system replacing the original Meyer Sound system that brought the theater's audio into the 21st century. Read More »

Legally Blonde The Musical Shines with Meyer Sound MICA on Broadway

Already a smash Hollywood movie, the Broadway stage production of Legally Blonde The Musical has received high marks across the board for both cast and crew. The current production at the Palace Theatre in New York City was created by a dean's list of Broadway's hottest talent, including Tony Award–winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray), music and lyrics by both Laurence O'Keefe (Batboy) and Nell Benjamin (Sarah, Plain and Tall), music director James Sampliner (The Wedding Singer, Brooklyn), and orchestrator Christopher Jahnke (Grease, Les Miserables). Also bringing the musical into spotlight are the stellar cast, exquisite scenery, and supreme sound delivered by a powerful system featuring Meyer Sound MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers. Read More »

San Francisco Opera Simulcast Breaks New Ground with HD Video and Meyer Sound

In order to bring the magic of live opera to a larger audience, in 2006 the San Francisco Opera launched a pioneering outreach program that aims to make opera accessible to a broad audience through a series of live, high-definition simulcasts of performances from San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House, offered to the public at no charge. After two previous simulcasts attracted audiences of 8,000 and 14,000 for simulcasts to outdoor locations, San Francisco Opera general director David Gockley brought the simulcasts indoors this summer for a presentation of Mozart's Don Giovanni. Held at four different venues around the Bay Area, the simulcasts all featured large-format HD video displays paired with pristine sound provided by Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems. Read More »

Meyer Sound Announces New Self-powered MM-4XP Miniature Loudspeaker

Meyer Sound has announced the highly-anticipated MM-4XP miniature loudspeaker, a self-powered version of the popular MM-4 miniature wide-range loudspeaker. With a face measuring just four inches square, this compact product is designed for high-quality distributed systems where space is at a premium and in which a single light gauge cable can deliver both balanced audio and DC power over a long cable run of up to several hundred feet. Read More »

Abercrombie and Fitch's Historic London Location Outfitted with Meyer Sound

In the world of high-fashion retail, Abercrombie & Fitch has remained a frontrunner with their popular, youthful brand of casual apparel. When the successful retail and catalog operation decided to create a new class of flagship stores, they sought top-of-the-line audio systems for them that were in line with their reputation for quality and style. The team found the perfect fit with Meyer Sound's UltraSeries self-powered loudspeaker systems. Read More »

Miguel Lourtie Joins Meyer Sound European Technical Services

Meyer Sound has announced that industry veteran Miguel Lourtie has joined the company's European Technical Services group. Lourtie will be providing technical support and design services to customers within the European community. He will also be an instructor in Meyer Sound's growing education program, using his multilingual capabilities to reach industry professionals in their native languages including Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian (as well as English). Lourtie's appointment is a reflection of Meyer Sound's growing presence in both rental and installations within Europe, and the company's commitment to providing not only excellent products but also a wide range of accessible technical services and knowledge to the audio industry. Read More »

Meyer Sound Brings New MM-4XP Miniature Loudspeaker, Constellation to WFX '07

When the Worship Facilities Conference & Expo '07 (WFX) comes to the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Ga., on October 24-26, Meyer Sound will be at booth 810 with a broad range of self-powered loudspeakers and digital audio products designed to serve the needs of diverse worship styles and spaces. Read More »

Meyer Sound at AES '07: New Self-Powered MM-4XP, John Meyer Receives Silver Medal Award, M'elodie Nominated for TEC Award

Meyer Sound will have much to celebrate at this year's Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in New York City when CEO/President John Meyer is presented with the society's prestigious Silver Medal Award in recognition of his "outstanding achievements in the field of audio engineering" during Opening Ceremonies on Friday, October 5, at 12:00 p.m.
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In Memoriam: Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)

In recognition of the recent passing of legendary opera star Luciano Pavarotti, Meyer Sound wishes to pay tribute to his extraordinary life and career. Pavarotti's many contributions to music and culture are invaluable, as was the nearly 25-year relationship between Meyer Sound and the artist and his sound engineers and technicians -- a relationship which helped enable the development of a number of the company's technological innovations. Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO and MICA Rise to the Occasion at London's Tower Music Festival

For nearly a millennium, the Tower of London has held sway on the River Thames as the oldest fortress in Europe, and one of the world's most visited and recognizable landmarks. But for two festive weeks, the heritage site transforms into a musical centerpiece for the Tower Music Festival, a summer celebration featuring an eclectic mix of pop, rock, and opera, among other genres. The third annual event featured such notable acts as Bryan Ferry, the Gypsy Kings, Seal, Dave Stewart, and Elvis Costello, all braving heavy rain showers to perform in bustling central London through a self-powered Meyer Sound loudspeaker system provided by London-based sound reinforcement company Canegreen Ltd.
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Meyer Sound Announces John and Helen Meyer Scholarship in Spain

As well as being a manufacturer of quality self-powered loudspeakers and pro audio equipment, Meyer Sound has long been dedicated to increasing scientific knowledge and understanding among sound professionals by maintaining a global program of high-level training in sound reinforcement-related topics. Now, Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc., in conjunction with Meyer Sound España, S.A., is proud to announce the formation of the John and Helen Meyer Scholarship. The scholarship program is being awarded in partnership with ESAMA (Superior School for AudioVisual Media) of Andalusia, Spain. Read More »

Meyer Sound UPJunior Put to Work for Sponsorship of Cannes Legend

At this year's 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival Meyer Sound signed on as a sponsor of the Cannes Legend celebration, employing the new, self-powered UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker to deliver five-star audio to the esteemed guests and performers. Cannes Legend is an exclusive week-long spree of animation screenings, presentations, fashion shows, and trés chic soirees held in conjunction with the festival itself. Read More »

Meyer Sound's MILO In-the-Round at London's O2 Arena

Named as the 28th most influential artist in the world by Rolling Stone magazine, the artist made famous by his name changes and a certain predilection for purple is using a Meyer Sound system for his performances at London's 02 Arena through September 21. Major Tom Ltd. is supplying the audio for the in-the-round concerts comprised of 104 MILO, 20 M'elodie, 40 700-HP and seven UPA-1P, all aligned, processed, monitored and predicted with Galileo 616, SIM 3, RMS and MAPP Online Pro. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie is the Perfect Fit for Tacoma's Pantages Theatre

The Pantages Theatre in Tacoma, Wash., was opened in January, 1918 by Alexander Pantages, a Greek immigrant with a colorful history that included a business and romantic association with the legendary "Klondike Kate" Rockwell. Eventually, Pantages owned or controlled more than 70 theatres nationwide, a number of which bore his name. Designed by Seattle architect B. Marcus Priteca and modeled after the ornate theater in the Palace of Versailles, the Tacoma Pantages hosted live vaudeville for 11 years before Pantages sold his circuit of theatres to early Hollywood media giant RKO, which converted the theatre to a movie house and rechristened it the Orpheum.
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Knitting Factory Stays Ahead of the Curve with Upgraded Meyer Sound System

For 20 years and counting, the Knitting Factory has been one of New York City's most adventurous live entertainment venues. Long recognized as a key showcase for cutting-edge and new music, the three-floor venue's distinctive Main Space stage has hosted such top-drawer musical attractions as Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Bill Frisell, and Death Cab for Cutie, among others. Now, its eclectic roster looks and sounds even better, thanks to a technical renovation that included upgrading its existing Meyer Sound system with an all-new complement of Meyer Sound's renowned UltraSeries loudspeakers. Read More »

Meyer Sound and Oceania Audio Power Fiddler on the Roof in New Zealand

Celebrated actor Chaim Topol achieved international fame and received multiple awards for his stage and film portrayals of Tevye, the central character of Fiddler on the Roof, one of the longest running and most beloved musicals in Broadway history. After a lengthy hiatus from this enchanting role, Topol returned to the stage for a series of rare performances through Australia and New Zealand, most notably at the spectacular Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. With sold-out performances on the horizon, tour management wanted not only a first-rate sound company, but also a powerful system that would ensure clear delivery of the musical's potent wordplay and orchestral accompaniment. The Fiddler team selected locally based Oceania Audio to provide sound reinforcement for the Auckland dates, and Oceania chose to supply a self-powered system based on Meyer Sound's MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Jonathan Deans Floats The Pirate Queen's Boat with Meyer Sound M'elodie and Matrix3

As a sound designer, Jonathan Deans has amassed an impressive array of credits, from Cirque du Soleil® productions like The Beatles LOVE&trade, KÀ&trade, ZUMANITY&trade, "O"® and Mystére®, to more than a dozen Broadway productions including Ragtime, Fosse, Brooklyn, and Seussical. One of his most recent projects is Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's The Pirate Queen, the epic new musical from the Tony® Award-winning authors of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. The show, which is the real-life story of Irish chieftain Grace O'Malley as directed by Tony winner Frank Galati, officially opened on April 5th at Broadway's Hilton Theatre. Read More »

Meyer Sound UPJ-1P Excels at UMass Boston's Herbert Lipke Auditorium

As the largest auditorium on the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) campus, the 510-seat Herbert Lipke Auditorium is used continually for everything from lectures, presentations, and panel discussions, to guest speakers, a bimonthly student film series, and occasional live broadcast concerts for WUMB-FM, the school's award-winning, NPR-affiliated, folk music radio station. In order to provide superior audio quality to such a broad spectrum of events, the university's technical management team upgraded the Lipke Auditorium sound system to one based on Meyer Sound's self-powered UPJ-1P compact VariO loudspeaker. Read More »

Miss Saigon in Australia Adds Meyer Sound M'elodie to Their Sound Repertoire

After more than three years playing to sellout houses throughout the United Kingdom, North America, and Korea, a new production of the musical Miss Saigon opened in Australia to glowing reviews and wildly enthusiastic audiences. Created under the auspices of British impresario Cameron Mackintosh, the tour Down Under has been scaled back from its original large-scale format in order to accommodate a wider range of theatres, but no compromises were made in cutting-edge visual techniques or high-impact, immersive sound. To deliver the utmost in audio coverage and quality with a smaller footprint than previous productions, sound designer Peter Grubb, a director of System Sound Pty Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia, modified his previous design for the Korean production to a configuration incorporating eight self-powered M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers. Read More »

Diana Ross Says "I Love You" With Meyer Sound MILO

Legendary vocalist Diana Ross, on tour in support of her latest release, I Love You, performed a limited series of U.S. dates before embarking on a European arena tour in May 2007. During the brief U.S. jaunt, Thunder Audio (Taylor, Mich.) supplied a powerful Meyer Sound loudspeaker system for her performances at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Ill., and the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich., located just outside of Ross's hometown of Detroit. Read More »

Meyer Sound Shows UPJunior, MJF-212A at PLASA in London

The PLASA (Professional Lighting and Sound Association) exhibition comes to London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre each September, giving Europeans a prime opportunity to see what Meyer Sound has in store for the fall season. At stand J18 in hall 1, Meyer Sound will again offer a selection of groundbreaking products, both new and established, as well as a spacious hospitality area where visitors can relax with refreshments while getting detailed information or simply enjoying a round of convivial conversation. Read More »

Meyer Sound Named Official Sound Equipment Supplier for Cirque du Soleil® KOOZA™

Meyer Sound and acclaimed Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil® have enjoyed a fruitful relationship since the early 1990s, leading to superior-quality audio for many renowned productions including 2005's Corteo™. Now, Meyer Sound has been chosen as Official Sound Equipment Supplier for the new Cirque du Soleil show KOOZA™, which debuted in April in Montreal, Quebec. Read More »

The Dalai Lama Delivers Message to San Francisco Through Meyer Sound MILO System

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama — spiritual and political leader of Tibet, Nobel Laureate, and global ambassador for peace — visited San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in late spring to give two days of teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's text "In Praise of Dependent Origination." The Dalai Lama's message of non-violence and compassion was delivered clearly to more than 10,000 people through a powerful Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker system. Read More »

Albany, New York's Tulip Festival Flourishes with Meyer Sound MILO

For nearly six decades, the city of Albany, N.Y., has marked the arrival of spring with the annual Tulip Festival, a three-day gala in historic Washington Park. Aside from more than 200,000 namesake flowers in myriad colors and varieties, the annual event features multiple stages with live entertainment on the first two days, plus food and crafts vendors, a KidZone for family entertainment, and the crowning of the Albany Tulip Queen.

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MILO Receives Hurrahs at Harrah's

For more than a half century, the South Shore Room at Harrah's Lake Tahoe has reigned as the preeminent music showplace in this mountain-framed playground for skiers, boaters, and gaming enthusiasts. In a bid to cement that reputation for years to come, the Harrah's showroom recently became the first of any Lake Tahoe casino to install a permanent system based on Meyer Sound's MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Cuts Loose at Dartmouth College's Hopkins Center for the Arts

The Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College regularly presents more than 100 music, dance, and theatre performances each year, as well as film screenings and other events. To better serve an increasing demand for top-quality amplified sound, Hopkins Center management recently upgraded the audio component of its 900-seat Spaulding Auditorium to include a new Meyer Sound system based on the M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Herbert Grönemeyer Tours with Massive Meyer Sound M3D, MILO on Stadium Tour

Actor/musician Herbert Grönemeyer possesses near-legendary status among the German-speaking public. The talented rocker and outspoken activist has sold over 15 million recordings since his eponymous 1979 debut solo album, garnering dozens of Gold and Platinum awards along the way. His recent tour of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland played to sold-out stadia of 60,000 and more through a massive Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker system provided by Hanover, Germany-based Rocksound Management GmbH. Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO in the Saddle for One of Largest U.S. Rodeos

The word "rodeo" conjures images of small-town events held at dusty county fairgrounds, but there's nothing small about the Texas Stampede, held in Dallas, Texas. On the contrary, the Stampede is one of the largest rodeo events in the country and features some of the biggest names in the sport, not to mention some of the hottest live entertainment. Dallas-based Crossroads Audio brought a Meyer Sound self-powered MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers to the Stampede to ensure that the packed crowd clearly heard every guitar string-bending, hip-shaking note. Read More »

Spotlight 29 Casino Hits the Jackpot with Meyer Sound's MICA

A few hundred miles outside Los Angeles on Interstate 10, Joshua trees, tumbleweeds, and lengthy stretches of desert start to outnumber convenient stores, strip malls, and nondescript suburbs by a large margin. With water and livable land at a premium, it's easy to see why the nomadic Chemeheuvi tribe first settled at the Oasis of Twenty-Nine Palms in the mid-1800s (currently the Oasis of Mara at Joshua Tree National Park). Today, this picturesque area, located about 30 minutes from Palm Springs, is home to descendants of the Chemeheuvi tribe, the 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians. Situated on their reservation lands lies an oasis of a different sort: Spotlight 29 Casino, an upscale gaming, dining, and entertainment establishment that donates proceeds to help provide housing, financial aid, and security for the Tribe and its future generations. Read More »

Norah Jones and Meyer Sound MILO Reunited on Tour

GRAMMY-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones and The Handsome Band are once again on the road, carrying a sound system built around Meyer Sound's MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker and supplied by Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Audio Analysts, Jones's longtime sound company. Jones is performing in intimate, mid-sized theatres and concert halls on her current tour of North America and Europe in support of her latest album, Not Too Late.
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Meyer Sound MICA and M'elodie Provide Serenade for Celebrity Skaters "Dancing On Ice"

"Imagine tons of lighting, three massive video screens, and lots of back-to-back shows - sometimes even two a day," says Rory Madden, sound designer and owner of audio production company Sonalyst, describing the magnitude of "Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice Live." The show brings celebrities from Britain's popular ice-dancing reality TV program, "Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice," to arenas throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland. To deliver the soundtrack for such an elaborate event, Madden designed a system based on the reliable, self-powered MICA compact and M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers from Meyer Sound. Read More »

Meyer Sound MICA and M'elodie Help Bring Critical Information to Doctors at Pri-Med West

As the leading conference for primary care practitioners, the Pri-Med Conference & Exhibition attracts more than 35,000 clinicians to its annual series of three-day events, held in cities throughout the U.S. The Pri-Med West 2007 Conference took place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., attracting more than 7,000 medical professionals who filled the cavernous hall for an intensive program developed and presented by faculty from Harvard Medical School and UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. To ensure clear sound and even coverage for the various keynote speeches, lectures, and video demonstrations, event producer and AV supplier PeopleTech mounted a sound system built around Meyer Sound's self-powered MICA compact and M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers.
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Texas High Schools Give Three Cheers for Meyer Sound CQ Loudspeakers

Pasadena High School and Sam Rayburn High School, both located in Pasadena, Texas, a growing city within the Houston metropolitan area, recently completed the first top-to-bottom renovations of their respective auditoriums, two sturdy structures built more than 40 years ago. In addition to new seating and backstage areas, the two school auditoriums received extensive wall and ceiling acoustical treatments and new audio reinforcement systems based around Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Nominated for a 2007 TEC Award

Meyer Sound's M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker, the newest and smallest member of the MILO family of loudspeakers, has been nominated for a 2007 Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement, Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Technology. The nomination is the company's 25th in the TEC Awards' 23-year history, and the fourth MILO family member to be nominated. (The others were the MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker in 2004, MILO 120 high-power expanded coverage curvilinear array loudspeaker in 2005, and MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker in 2006.)

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Meyer Sound Brings UPJunior and Matrix3 to PALME Asia in Singapore

Meyer Sound's expanded presence at the PALME Asia trade show (formerly known as PALA) in Singapore reflects the rapid development of the region's AV installation and entertainment production industries. As East Asia invests heavily in top-quality hotels, theatres, convention centers, nightclubs, and sports arenas, the demand for high-quality audio has spurred strong interest in the full line of Meyer Sound products, which will be on display July 12 -14 at stand 4K20.
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Westfield High School Adopts New Approach to Venue Acoustics with Meyer Sound Constellation

On the surface, Westfield High School, located 20 miles north of Houston, Texas, seems to be a fairly ordinary public high school, with successful sports teams and National Merit Scholars. But below the surface Westfield High is far from typical, in fact, it is at the leading edge of technology, as it houses one of the earliest installations of Meyer Sound's Constellation electroacoustic architecture, and the first installed in a public school.
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Metallica Tours Europe with Meyer Sound MILO, MJF-212A and More

Legendary metal band Metallica embarked on a series of European shows at the end of June for their "Sick of the Studio '07" tour. For its concert dates the band is carrying a Meyer Sound system built around the MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker, 700-HP ultrahigh-power subwoofer, and the new MJF-212A high-power stage monitor. A Galileo loudspeaker management system provides system processing and drive. Taylor, Mich.-based Thunder Audio is providing the sound system, with local support from Emsdetten, Germany's Westfalen Sound and Oslo, Norway's AVAB CAC.
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Chris Wiedenbeck Appointed Installation Sales Manager at Meyer Sound Germany

Meyer Sound has announced the appointment of Chris Wiedenbeck to the position of Installation Sales Manager at Meyer Sound Germany. Responsible for sales in the German and Scandinavian installation markets, Wiedenbeck brings to Meyer Sound a wealth of knowledge of the pro audio industry. Read More »

Meyer Sound Makes Montreux Jazz Festival Sound Great for 21st Year

The Montreux Jazz Festival, one of the world's premier music events, presents its 41st edition near the shores of Switzerland's Lake Geneva from July 6 through 21. Since 1986, Meyer Sound has been Official Sound Provider for the festival, supplying sound systems for its primary venues, including the largest spaces: Auditorium Stravinski and Miles Davis Hall. Read More »

Amphitheater at Clark County Upgrades to Meyer Sound MILO and M'elodie

Located in Ridgefield, Wash., about 20 minutes north of Portland, Ore., the Amphitheater at Clark County hosts a broad variety of top-draw talent, including such recent guests as Willie Nelson, John Mayer, Rush, and Metallica. Now in its fifth year, the 18,000-seat venue recently upgraded its main sound system to one based on the Meyer Sound MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO Flies High for Arbonne International Training Event

Swiss skin care company Arbonne International has experienced tremendous growth since its 1980 arrival in the U.S., and their annual National Training Celebration (NTC) reflects this expansion. NTC is a combination of new product introductions, education, networking, and achievement awards staged for Arbonne's worldwide network of independent consultants. NTC has expanded from 800 attendees at the event's premiere in 2000 to the 16,500 who convened at Las Vegas's MGM Grand in 2007 for a dazzling three-day promotional affair. Read More »

Michael Bahr Appointed Marketing Coordinator at Meyer Sound Germany

Meyer Sound has announced the appointment of Michael Bahr to the position of Marketing Coordinator at Meyer Sound Germany. Working closely with Meyer Sound headquarters in Berkeley, Calif., Bahr will be responsible for maintaining a consistent marketing presence in Germany and Scandinavia, and ensuring that the needs of those markets are met.
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Meyer Sound Releases MAPP Online Pro 2.7

Meyer Sound has released version 2.7 of its free, patented MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction software. The new version is a major update incorporating a number of improvements to functionality, user interface, and speed, as well as adding data for the UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker and the Stella-4 installation loudspeaker for Constellation electroacoustic architecture. Read More »

Steely Dan Tours with Thunder Audio, Meyer Sound MILO and MJF-212A

The duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, otherwise known as Steely Dan, have long been known for their legendary perfectionism, both in the studio and on stage. That makes it hardly surprising that, on the U.S. leg of the band's international "Heavy Rollers Tour 2007," the band is being heard through a powerful Meyer Sound system provided by Taylor, Mich.-based Thunder Audio. Read More »

Meyer Sound M1D Makes the Word Go Round at Asheville's First Baptist Church

Hailed as the crowning achievement of noted architect Douglas D. Ellington, the visually stunning First Baptist Church in downtown Asheville, N.C., is considered one of the city's greatest architectural treasures. The imposing structure's striking red-tiled dome sweeps upward from an angular Romanesque base, while other spaces incorporate Art Deco and Beaux Arts designs. Completed in 1927 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, the edifice of First Baptist Church has endured the past eight decades with dignity and grace. However, the natural deterioration that comes with age prompted a recent $10 million renovation that included a gratefully received new audio system based around Meyer Sound's self-powered M1D ultracompact curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Veteran Engineer Paul Giansante Joins Meyer Sound as Touring Manager

Meyer Sound has announced that veteran engineer and sound system designer Paul Giansante has joined the company as Touring Manager. In this position, Giansante will work closely with Tour Liaison Manager Buford Jones as part of Meyer Sound's expanding touring group. Read More »

Meyer Sound Makes its Debut at Berlin's Showtech with UPJunior and Matrix3

From June 19 through 21 Meyer Sound will make its first-ever appearance at Showtech, the international trade show for stage and convention technologies professionals. Through demonstrations and displays, attendees will have the opportunity to experience a full complement of products, including the new UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker, LCS Series Matrix3 audio show control system, and the highly acclaimed M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker, winner of a mipa Award at the recent Frankfurt Musikmesse/Prolight + Sound exhibition in March 2007. Read More »

Meyer Sound Takes the Spotlight at ABTT Theatre Show

A quick visit to London's West End will reveal more than a dozen productions employing Meyer Sound products, including such theatre classics as Wicked and Mary Poppins. The Meyer Sound products used in these productions and more will be on display on stand 118 when the ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) Theatre Show convenes on June 13 and 14 in London's Royal Horticultural Halls. Read More »

Meyer Sound Shows Present and Future of Sound Reinforcement at InfoComm 2007

This June 19-21 at InfoComm 2007 in Anaheim, Calif., Meyer Sound will show the present and future of sound reinforcement technology with new products, informative in-booth presentations about the company's LCS Series products — the Matrix3 audio show control system and Constellation electroacoustic architecture — and a giveaway of a pair of the new, self-powered UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeakers.
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John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae Join Voices with Meyer Sound MILO

One of the hottest tickets of the touring season, the double bill of Corinne Bailey Rae and John Legend, played sold-out dates at arenas across the U.S. during a run of spring performances together. The smooth, sultry tenor that won Legend five Grammy Awards blended with Bailey Rae's laid back British soul to create an evening of delicious R&B that offered something for everyone. Read More »

Grey Gardens Thrives on Broadway with Meyer Sound

Getting named Number One on Time magazine's list of Top Ten theatre shows of 2006 was just one of many accolades the Broadway musical Grey Gardens has received since opening to a successful off-Broadway run at Playwrights Horizons theatre. The show is now settled into a lengthy stay at the Walter Kerr Theatre in the heart of Manhattan's theatre district. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Brings Festival Quality Sound to Oregon Church

Joy Christian Fellowship in Medford, Ore. is a church filled with spirit and lacking in pretense. Located in a working class neighborhood not far from one of the city's remaining timber mills, the unassuming church structure does not have the gleaming steel and marble façade typical of "megachurches." At first glance, it's hardly a place where you'd expect to find one of the first installations of Meyer Sound's M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker to go into a house of worship. But it's never wise to make judgments based on appearances alone. Read More »

"Sisters in the Spirit" Soars with Meyer Sound MILO

Music changes with the times, and gospel music is no exception. The range of gospel today, stretching from the traditional to modern R&B, was clearly displayed at Oakland, Calif.'s beautiful and historic Paramount Theatre when the 2007 edition of "Sisters in the Spirit" filled the house. "Sisters" is a multi-act concert that recently completed its fourth annual outing, a 27-city tour across the U.S. To ensure that each of the styles presented in the show was put across with power and clarity, Thunder Audio (Taylor, Mich.) provided the tour with a clean and powerful system built around the MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Second Baptist Church Hits all Four Corners with Meyer Sound

When the burgeoning congregation of Houston, Texas's Second Baptist Church began to outgrow its original 5,000-plus-seat worship center, Senior Pastor Dr. Ed Young and staff launched an ambitious fundraising campaign, which allowed them to expand to five separate locations in outlying areas of the city. The multi-million dollar expansion project also included extensive renovations to their existing facilities, including Second Baptist's West Campus, located just off the Katy Freeway on the west side of the city. As part of the redo, the West Campus will gain nearly 200,000 square feet - nearly doubling its size - and will also receive an impressive, highly specialized new sound system incorporating Meyer Sound's M1D ultracompact curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Meyer Sound Cruises into Miami's Carnival Center for the Performing Arts

Named in honor of its multi-million dollar supporter, cruise line operator Carnival Corporation, Miami, Fla.'s resplendent Carnival Center for the Performing Arts opened in late 2006 and was hailed almost immediately by critics and patrons alike as one of America's premier arts and entertainment venues. Designed by renowned architect Cesar Pelli, the complex occupies 570,000 square feet on six acres of prime property on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami, with the acclaimed Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House and the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall serving as its principal buildings. To meet the needs of these two venues, the Carnival Center insisted on the highest quality audio components: a system composed of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers, precision-tuned with the aid of the company's MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction program.
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Meyer Sound MILO Keeps the Beat at Ultra Music Festival

Now in its ninth year, the Ultra Music Festival has grown to become one of the world's premier electronic music events. This year's EDM (electronic dance music) extravaganza, held at downtown Miami, Fla.'s Bicentennial Park, attracted a record 50,000 fans from around the world, all convening for two, 12-hour days of nonstop music and mayhem. Festivalgoers caught hotly anticipated performances from The Cure, Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Paul Van Dyk, and Tiesto, and more than 150 other high profile DJs, producers, and artists spread between nine outdoor stages.
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Roger Waters Plays Dark Side Down Under with Meyer Sound MILO

Legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters recently brought his "World Tour 2007" to Australia and New Zealand, performing songs from Dark Side of the Moon and other Pink Floyd classics to a backdrop of spectacular visual effects. To power Waters's captivating live show, Auckland, New Zealand-based Oceania Audio provided a state-of-the-art sound system built on the Meyer Sound MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker.
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Go Media Evolves from Local Provider to Major Player on Both Coasts

Starting out in 1990 from humble beginnings as a small, Rochester, N.Y., sound company, Go Media Productions found a niche in the upstate New York market servicing small and mid-sized corporate events. Over time, the company has evolved from a local provider into a major player on both coasts. Read More »

Meyer Sound Brings New UPJunior, MJF-212A Stage Monitor, Education Program, and More to PALME Middle East

This May 20-22, the shimmering, ultramodern city of Dubai will be the site for the PALME Middle East exposition, where Meyer Sound will present a full complement of products, including the new UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker and MJF-212A high-power stage monitor being shown in the region for the first time. In addition Meyer Sound's Senior Technical Seminar Instructor Mauricio "Magu" Ramirez will bring a taste of Meyer Sound's international education program to the show when he conducts a special presentation on the MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction software as part of PALME's seminar track. Read More »

Historic Austrian Fortress Renovates with Meyer Sound M'elodie

Festung Kufstein (which translates as "Fortress Arena Kufstein"), a state-of-the-art multimedia event center located just below Austria's northern border, recently received an extensive and thorough makeover of its stage and media technology systems. Most notably, the historic site's 4,500-seat arena acquired an impressive Meyer Sound audio system featuring M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers. Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO Empowers Musical Diversity at Fayetteville Church

Dynamic, diverse, and inspired describes both the musical style and the ministry at Covenant Love Family Church (CLFC) in Fayetteville, N.C. Drawing from urban, suburban and semi-rural areas, the church has built a sizeable congregation and a powerhouse music team reflecting a broad cross-section of the region's culture. To deliver the full impact of the wide-ranging musical repertoire throughout a new 2,000-seat worship center, the church selected a Meyer Sound system based on the MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers. Read More »

Meyer Sound Announces RMS 5.0, Compass 1.8 Updates

Meyer Sound has released software updates for its RMS remote monitoring system and Compass control software for the Galileo loudspeaker management system.
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Berkeley's Meyer Sound Provides Support to Host Buddhist Teachings at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on April 27 & 28

Berkeley-based Meyer Sound Laboratories, manufacturers of premium professional audio equipment used by Cirque du Soleil, Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House and Norah Jones, is providing support to enable San Jose's Gyuto Vajrayana Center to host major teachings of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on April 27th and 28th at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Venerable Thupten Donyo, director of the traditional Tibetan Buddhist center, has been instrumental in making these two days of public teachings on "In Praise of Dependent Origination" possible. Read More »

Metallica Upgrades to Meyer Sound MJF-212A Monitors and M'elodie

Legendary metal band Metallica recently upgraded their Northern California rehearsal studio, replacing their old monitors with Meyer Sound's new MJF-212A self-powered stage monitors. The band also brought in six M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers and a 600-HP compact high-power subwoofer. Read More »

Bill Fontana's "Panoramic Echoes" Uses Meyer Sound SB-1 Sound Beam to Add Magic to Madison Square Park

These days, the birds singing in New York City's Madison Square Park sound hyperreal. The air is filled with their exotic arias that seem to descend from the sky in waves, somehow loud enough to supplant the din of nearby traffic with the beauty of birdsong. Park visitors used to hearing a few chimes from the historic MetLife Tower every hour now hear bells every quarter hour that seem to move, float, echo, and fade with more presence than before. What exactly is going on in this small city park? Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO Delivers the Message to 55,000 at Nigeria's Faith Tabernacle

With a capacity of more than 55,000, Nigeria's Faith Tabernacle is certainly one of the largest church complexes on the continent, if not the entire world. An affiliate of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Faith Tabernacle is located in Ota, some 50 miles inland from the country's largest city, Lagos. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Wins 2007 mipa Award

The 8th annual Musikmesse International Press Awards (mipa) ceremony once again lauded Meyer Sound's MILO family of high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers when it bestowed a mipa Award for Large Format PA System on the M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. M'elodie's MILO family siblings, the MILO high-power and MICA compact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers, received the same award in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Read More »

Rod Stewart takes Meyer Sound MILO and M'elodie on "The Arena Tour"

In the elite circle of singers that evolved into true musical icons, few have withstood a four-decade career like Rod Stewart. In early 2007, the throaty vocalist embarked on "The Arena Tour," an ambitious theatre-in-the-round production boasting an expansive rig from Meyer Sound. The 56-city North American tour kicked off in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in January, and will be followed by a European stadium jaunt in June and July.
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Meyer Sound Helps Mythbusters Master Flame in April 11 Episode

Can sound waves extinguish a flame? If anyone can answer that question, it would be the Mythbusters. One of the Discovery Channel's most popular and entertaining shows, "Mythbusters" features five special effects and science experts taking turns debunking (and sometimes proving) common and, often, silly urban legends. Read More »

South Korean Performance Halls Receive Artistic Re-do With Meyer Sound

The nebulous title "Art Hall" applies to a growing number of performance spaces designed to accommodate everything from puppet shows to orchestral performances. Designing an audio system for such multi-use venues poses definite challenges, but Avix Tech Co. Ltd., a Seoul, South Korea-based distribution and sound reinforcement company, rose to the occasion on two different South Korean projects: the newly refurbished Hannuri Art Hall in Suwon City's Jangan Ju Community Center, and the Chuncheon Art Hall located in the recently renovated Chuncheon Culture and Arts Center in the province of Gangwon. Despite dramatic differences in shape, profile, and capacity of the two halls, Avix Tech determined that the needs of their diverse calendars of musical theatre, live music, and dance programs would be met ideally by loudspeaker systems from Meyer Sound.
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"Lord of the Rings" Comes to Life with MILO at Germany's Leipzig Arena

The highly acclaimed orchestral production of "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" made its debut in Germany recently at the Arena Leipzig. The 7,000-seat venue hosted two sold-out shows, replete with an 86-member orchestra, four soloists and a choir of 130 voices. Read More »

London Palladium Hears The Sound of Music with Meyer Sound M'elodie

Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved musical The Sound of Music has settled into the historic London Palladium for a lengthy stay. This major stage revival is produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian, The Really Useful Theatre Company, and Live Nation, and stars newcomer Connie Fisher, who landed the role of young nun Maria by winning the 2006 BBC One reality show "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" To meet the high Live Nation, demands of this production, as well as to thoroughly cover such a dynamic performance in a large, two-balcony theatre, Olivier Award-winning sound designer Mick Potter and production engineer Crispian Covell teamed with representatives from Autograph Sound Recording, Ltd. to select a powerful, yet unobtrusive system based on the Meyer Sound M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers. Read More »

Las Vegas' McCarran Airport Chooses Meyer Sound UPM-2P for Security Checkpoint

It's the last show you see and hear before flying out of Las Vegas, and everybody gets to see it; a free bonus that comes with an airline ticket. An elongated audience of hundreds, often thousands, watches it on prominent flat-panel screens while shuffling through the cordoned-off maze leading up to security checkpoints at McCarran International Airport. It bears the least sexy name of any show in town — The Security Gate Audio Visual Communications System — because its real purpose is to inform passengers of their "supporting role" in the security screening procedures. Read More »

Hans-Juergen Heitzer Appointed Sales Manager at Meyer Sound Germany

Meyer Sound has announced the appointment of Hans-Juergen Heitzer (also known as "Age-Jay") to the position of Sales Manager, Süden/Osten (Southern/Eastern Regions) at Meyer Sound Germany. Responsible for sales in Germany's southern and eastern regions, Heitzer brings with him knowledge of the entire audio chain in sound reinforcement systems — including digital mixing desks — for theatre, broadcast, and rental companies. Read More »

Meyer Sound Announces New UPJunior Self-powered Loudspeaker

Meyer Sound has announced the release of the self-powered UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker, the latest addition to the company's famed UltraSeries product group. The UPJunior brings the sonic signature, flexible mounting and rigging options, and extraordinary power-to-size ratio of the award-winning UPJ-1P to a very small package. The UPJunior is suitable for an extremely broad range of applications, including A/V presentations and small- to medium-sized main sound reinforcement systems, as well as in fill, delay, effects, under-balcony coverage, stage monitoring, and distributed systems. Read More »

Gyuto Monks Tour U.S. with Support from Meyer Sound

Representing a rich Buddhist tradition dating back to 15th-century Tibet, the monks of the legendary Gyuto Tantric University have been chanting in their singular, multi-tonal style since the university's founding in 1474. On rare occasions, the monks who comprise the Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir venture out of their tranquil environs to bring their complex, captivating liturgical arts to the general public. This tour, the first in more than six years, will feature 14 monks, including the Vice Abbot, Omze la.
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Meyer Sound LCS Series Matrix3 Orchestrates Audio at Renovated Griffith Observatory

Perched on the flank of Mount Hollywood, Griffith Observatory has been a Los Angeles landmark since it opened in 1935. The observatory is perhaps best known to moviegoers as a key location in "Rebel Without a Cause," starring James Dean. In late 2006, after a four year closure for a massive $93 million remodeling project, the observatory reopened to the public with what is literally the most star-studded show in Southern California: the new Samuel Oschin Planetarium.
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Meyer Sound's Kurt Metzler Assumes Newly Created Position of U.S. Installation Market Manager

Meyer Sound announced that Kurt Metzler will assume the newly created position of U.S. Installation Market Manager, as part of a company-wide effort to provide greater focus on the growing installation market, while continuing to provide the exceptional support on which Meyer Sound has built its reputation.
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Meyer Sound M'elodie Brings the Sound of "La Academia" to Latin America

From its first season, reality show "La Academia" ("The Academy") has captivated the Latin American public with its star-in-the-making concept, and regularly dominates its time slot. For the show's fifth season, TV Azteca, the powerhouse Mexican television network that produces and airs "La Academia," recently installed a new in-studio sound system starring the Meyer Sound M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. Read More »

Meyer Sound Brings UPJunior, Matrix3, MILO Family and More to Prolight + Sound 2007

In the midst of the many demonstrations, workshops and general bustle that make up Prolight + Sound, the Meyer Sound stand (Hall 4.1, Walkway F, Stand 21) will feature a broad sampling of the company's many product offerings. The huge Frankfurt show will mark the European introduction of the new, self-powered UPJunior ultracompact VariO loudspeaker, which brings the versatility and pristine sound of the popular UPJ-1P compact VariO loudspeaker to a smaller package. Read More »

Meyer Sound Offers Array of Attractions at Expo Sound:Check

On March 19 – 21, Meyer Sound (booth 79 – 82), will showcase an exciting array of popular sound reinforcement products, in-booth demos, educational presentations, and large-scale system demos at Expo Sound:Check at the World Trade Center in Mexico City. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Brings Intelligibility to North Point's Browns Bridge Community Church

From its humble beginnings in rented facilities in downtown Atlanta, Ga., North Point Ministries has grown over the last 12 years to serve more than 17,000 members in three distinct suburban Atlanta campuses. North Point's modern, nondenominational worship approach, comfortable environs, and willingness to embrace cutting-edge audio and video technologies have helped the organization become one of the more successful ministries in the southeast. With the installation of a new sound system featuring Meyer Sound's M'elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers, North Point Ministries' newest satellite location, Browns Bridge Community Church in Cumming, Ga., delivers their message with the utmost power and clarity.
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Meyer Sound MILO Helps Iggy Pop Shake Macedonia's Taksirat Festival

In the heart of the Balkans reside the slightly more than two million people who make up the Republic of Macedonia. Small though the country may be, the diversity and vibrancy of its capital city of Skopje is well demonstrated during the Taksirat Festival. Now in its eighth year, the festival, whose name derives from the Turkish word for "destiny," is renowned for bringing the region together. The most recent festival was no exception, with performances by Skopje's own BllaBllaBlla, Serbia's Obojeni Program and Van Gogh, as well as Seattle's Kultur Shock and the legendary Iggy Pop and the Stooges from the U.S. Read More »

Canada's Jubilee Auditoriums Customize Twin Meyer Sound Systems to Meet Differing Needs

The Northern Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton and Southern Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, were originally constructed in honor of Alberta's 50th anniversary. These centers for the fine arts provide homes to the Edmonton Opera, Alberta Ballet and Calgary Opera, as well as hosting a wide variety of theatrical, concert and cultural events. Read More »

Meyer Sound to Unveil New Products at USITT

When the curtain goes up at the USITT show in Phoenix, the spotlight will fall on booth 1200 and notable new products introductions by Meyer Sound. To heighten the dramatic effect, details are being kept under wraps until the show, though one of the new products is likely to become yet another indispensable tool for theatrical sound designers around the world. Read More »

Meyer Sound Shows Integrated Systems, Constellation Electroacoustic Architecture at NSCA Expo '07

Meyer Sound is the rare audio manufacturer to whom "integrated systems" is a very familiar term; the company's philosophy has espoused that concept since its founding, and its products embody it. The self-powered loudspeakers that will be seen on the Meyer Sound booth (#1453) at the NSCA Expo this year, illustrate this point perfectly, enclosing amplification, driver protection, and sophisticated frequency and phase response correction circuitry in a package that requires nothing more from the user than AC power and an audio signal. Read More »

Toronto's Four Seasons Centre Achieves Natural Sound with Discreet Meyer Sound System

In the few months since it opened with a lavish production of Wagner's complete Ring cycle, Toronto, Canada's new CDN$181 million Four Seasons Centre has vaulted to the front rank of the world's fine arts performance venues. Inside the gleaming steel-and-glass complex, a stunning interweaving of space and structure by principal architect A.J. (Jack) Diamond, the focus of architectural acclaim is the 2,000-seat R. Fraser Elliott Hall. Home to the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada, this classically inspired auditorium features a horseshoe shape, tiered balconies, and acoustics finely tuned by Robert Essert of London's Sound Space Design. The hall also offers clear sight lines from all seats, lustrous premium wood finishes, and advanced staging facilities designed by renowned theatre consultants Fischer Dachs Associates. Read More »

Kylie's Back on Top with Meyer Sound MILO

Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue has made a strong return to touring and performance after her courageous and public battle with breast cancer. The GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter's "Homecoming" tour has been winning rave reviews, including a recent series of seven sold-out dates at London's Wembley Arena. Read More »

Spokane's INB Performing Arts Center Gets Needed Power and Clarity from Meyer Sound

When asked to name a Pacific Northwest structure built for a World's Fair, most people think of the Space Needle in Seattle, Wash. Yet 200 miles eastward across the Cascade Range, the Spokane Opera House (Spokane, Wash.) has remained in use since its Expo '74 debut. Through the intervening years, the 2,700-seat venue hosted the Spokane Symphony subscription series, as well as events ranging from pop and country concerts to ballet, civic celebrations and, yes, even the occasional opera. In the spring of 2006, the publicly owned venue was rechristened INB Performing Arts Center to reflect its diverse calendar of arts presentations and new corporate sponsorship from Inland Northwest Bank. Along with the name change, the venue was treated to extensive interior renovations, including a new system of 18 self-powered Meyer Sound loudspeakers. Read More »

Meyer Sound Helps Launch New Live Sound Program at Texas's South Plains College

When considering educational programs in audio production, prospective students probably think first of schools located in Nashville, Los Angeles, or Orlando, but certainly not Levelland, Texas. Yet, on the windswept grasslands 30 miles west of Lubbock, students discover a hidden jewel of a program at South Plains College (SPC), a comprehensive two-year community college with more than 100 associate degree and certificate options. The college's Sound Technology program, a part of their Creative Arts department, has been in place for 25 years and received national acclaim. In November 2006, the college's recently added Live Sound/Sound Reinforcement Certificate program received a powerful boost from a two-day seminar presented in conjunction with Meyer Sound's worldwide educational program.
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Meyer Sound M1D and Matrix3 Installed in Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Opened in 1998, Bellagio is located squarely on Las Vegas's famous Strip, and epitomizes the incredible scale and lavishness that has become the city's hallmark: more than 3,900 guest rooms; 18 restaurants; seven lounges; a shopping promenade with high-fashion stores from Chanel, Gucci, and others; more than 200,000 square feet of meeting space; two wedding chapels; the casino; a fine art gallery; the water ballet of the Fountains at Bellagio; and the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Read More »

Solotech and Meyer Sound's MILO Carry Andre Rieu Around the Globe

Andre Rieu has been called everything from the Waltz King to the Kid Rock of Classical. The charismatic 56-year-old Dutch violinist and conductor is an international phenomenon, selling in excess of 20 million albums and filling halls across Europe, North America and Japan with his Johann Strauss Orchestra for nearly a decade. Read More »

Charlie Daniels Finds the Perfect Balance with Meyer Sound's MILO

In 2006 Charlie Daniels marked his 70th birthday and 50th year of touring, yet he hasn't slowed down a step. In a given year, the Charlie Daniels Band still plays 130 or more shows all over the globe, hardly leaving the road except to hit the studio and add to Daniels's discography of 47 albums (not counting various concert recordings, collections and compilations). His first album of duets, featuring such prominent country stars as Gretchen Wilson, Brad Paisley, and Travis Tritt, is slated for release in early 2007. Shortly after that, CDB fans can expect another album of all-new Charlie Daniels Band material and, of course, more tour dates.

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Indochine Returns in Force with Arpege Son Lumiére and Meyer Sound M Series

French rockers Indochine played a series of sold-out dates throughout Europe in support of their double album, Alice et June. The tour, which kicked off last March, concluded with several shows in Brussels, Geneva, Dijon, and back-to-back performances at Paris' Bercy Arena. Read More »

Musical Striking 12 Rings in the Season with Meyer Sound M1D

It's been described as "the best new musical nobody has heard of." Striking 12, which made its sold-out New York premiere last year, was back in New York for a second season at Union Square's Daryl Roth Theatre. Directed by Tony Award winner Ted Sperling (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Light in the Piazza), Striking 12 is a witty and entertaining blend of musical theater and live concert starring the three members of the pop-rock group GrooveLily. Read More »

Meyer Sound CQ-1 Pleases Knowledgeable Ears at Nyack Restaurant Hideaway

As a haven for rock stars, movie icons, and successful artists of every stripe in need of a change from hectic Manhattan, the upstate New York town of Nyack takes its nightspots seriously. For evidence, step inside the towering art nouveau chic of Vertigo, a restaurant and club where the casual crowd has extremely discerning ears. Read More »

Meyer Sound Loudspeakers Blend Discreetly into Oslo Bank's Marble Hall

Though the name has changed through acquisitions and mergers, the roots of Norway's DnB NOR Bank extend back more than 180 years. This distinguished past is reflected in the splendid Marble Hall of the bank's downtown Oslo offices, where stately columns, marble floors, and glittering chandeliers assure clients of tradition, solidity, and permanence - qualities one would expect from Norway's largest financial services group.
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We Will Rock You Rolls across South Africa with Meyer Sound MICA

Even 15 years after the death of lead singer and consummate showman Freddie Mercury, fans still rank Queen as the second-greatest rock band of all time (behind the Beatles). For proof positive of their legacy, witness the overwhelming success of We Will Rock You, a musical based on their song catalog that has proved a worldwide sensation. Read More »

Meyer Sound and Best Audio Celebrate 20 "Best" Years at Siel in Paris

This February 11 – 14 at the Siel 2007 exposition in Paris, Meyer Sound and Best Audio, Meyer Sound's distributor in France, will be commemorating Best Audio's 20 years of selling Meyer Sound products with a champagne reception. The reception will be held on Tuesday evening (February 13) at the Meyer Sound/Best Audio stand (Hall 5, Stand J030). Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO Helps Transform Historic Paramount Theatre

Located on Broadway in downtown Oakland, Calif., the Paramount Theatre is a slice of living history that also embodies the end of an era. Back in the "golden age" of film, when Hollywood studios owned every major theatre and completely controlled film distribution, ornate, impressive theatres like the Paramount were the order of the day. However, the Great Depression changed that equation, and the Paramount, with its magnificent, 2,992-seat, Art Deco design, was the last studio-owned movie palace built in the nation. Over the years, the theatre changed hands several times as both the downtown film market and the building itself slowly decayed, and in 1970, the doors were shut for good. Or at least until 1972, when the Oakland Symphony (now the Oakland East Bay Symphony) purchased it and restored it to its original grandeur, reopening it as a performing arts center. Shortly thereafter, it was declared a National Historic Landmark, and ownership was transferred to the city. Read More »

Lithuanian Club Banks on the Beat of Meyer Sound