Meyer Sound M'elodie Moves Into Freight & Salvage's New LEED-Certified Home

The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse is a haven for folk, traditional, and roots music and a Berkeley landmark of 41 years. Since 1988, Meyer Sound has been an active supporter behind the Freight's unqualified success as one of the Bay Area's best listening rooms, equipping the performance venue with state-of-the-art audio systems. As the Freight moved into an 18,000-square-foot eco-friendly building this year, Meyer Sound continued to work closely with its staff as well as the project teams involved, from sound system design through installation. Read More »

Thunder Audio Celebrates 30 Years, New Facility, and Bigger Tours

Thunder Audio, winner of the 2009 TEC Award for the Robert Plant & Alison Krauss tour, recently celebrated 30 great years and the opening of its new facility in Livonia, Mich. A who's-who of promoters, managers, and engineers rubbed shoulders and experienced the Meyer Sound JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker in the company's new demo room.
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Meyer Sound Covers All Bases at 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin

The power of Meyer Sound covered all bases when the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 returned to Berlin in November, from the awards show in the O2 World to U2's outdoor concert at the Brandenburg Gate in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall. As the star-studded guests moved to Universal Records' after-show party, the new JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker ensured headroom for performers Jan Delay, Patrice, and Culcha Candela. Read More »

London's Royal Albert Hall Reopens Elgar Room with the First Installation of Meyer Sound UP-4XP Loudspeaker

The new self-powered Meyer Sound ultracompact UP-4XP loudspeaker, which combines the installation advantages of a remote DC power supply and the high acoustic power output of a three-way self-powered system, recently made its debut at the Royal Albert Hall's renovated Elgar Room. With its impressive peak SPL of 121 dB at one meter, the UP-4XP has helped transform the Elgar Room into an intimate and atmospheric venue in which to appreciate live events and discover new artists, from late night gigs to after show parties, comedy nights, cabaret and theatre performances. Read More »

Solotech Advances Multimedia Entertainment with New Las Vegas Facility and Meyer Sound

With the boundless possibilities of multimedia integration, Canadian production giant Solotech has inspired audiences through its work with Cirque du Soleil®, Leonard Cohen, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Pacific Symphony, and Star Wars: In Concert, using high-performance Meyer Sound systems. To lay the groundwork for further growth in the AV installation and touring markets, the 35-year-old company opened a new facility in Las Vegas in 2009 to support and advance the use of multimedia directly from the international capital of live entertainment. Read More »

The New York Times Reviews Sting's Cathedral Concert with Meyer Sound M'elodie

When Sting sings, people listen. One such person was New York Times writer, Jon Pareles, who reviewed Sting's concert at New York's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and heard the difference a Meyer Sound M'elodie system can make. Or, in his words... Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO Maximizes Placebo Effect on European Arena Tour

Riding on the success of its latest CD release, Battle for the Sun, a reconstituted (with a new drummer) and reenergized Placebo is storming through the European arena circuit in late 2009. Loyal fans of the British alt-glam-rockers are packing into larger sporting and concert venues in 35 cities from Latvia to Italy to hear the band's rhythms and Brian Molko's mesmerizing vocals powered to full effect by Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeakers.
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Germany Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Fall of Berlin Wall with Meyer Sound

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, world leaders and citizens gathered to commemorate the momentous event in German history. Meyer Sound systems, including the JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker, provided powerful reinforcement for some of the largest celebrations in and around Berlin. Read More »

Klaus Hansen Joins Meyer Sound Germany as Business Development Representative in Scandinavia

In an effort to bring Meyer Sound even closer to the Scandinavian market, Meyer Sound Germany has announced the appointment of Klaus Hansen as Business Development Representative, Scandinavia, serving the expanding customer base in Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Read More »

With Meyer Sound M'elodie, American Idiot Rocks the Stage at Berkeley Rep

When sound designer Brian Ronan was charged with the task of bringing the multi-platinum album American Idiot to a live stage at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, he didn't have to look any farther than the city limits. "Berkeley is a town known for, among other things, its unparalleled restaurant culture. I feel like we were the Chez Panisse [world-renowned local dining mecca] of theatrical events by using a Meyer Sound speaker system that had been manufactured within several miles of the venue. The staff at Meyer offered their abundant talent, technical expertise, and onsite support every step of the way." Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Line Array Loudspeaker Ticks All Boxes for Adelaide Convention Centre

With its recent addition of a Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeaker system, the Adelaide Convention Centre has become an even more attractive events venue for Australia's largest industry gatherings. The centre took top honors at the 2009 South Australian Tourism Awards in the category of Meetings and Business Tourism and silver in the Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism, and in November reported a new attendance record at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand. Read More »

TELEVISION EVENT: Meyer Sound Struts with Victoria's Secret

Be sure to tune in to CBS on Tuesday, December 1 to catch the greatest looking AND sounding parade of underwear known to mankind—the Victoria's Secret fashion show. Read More »

Meyer Sound Sets New Benchmarks for Outdoor Cinema at Doha Tribeca Film Festival

In its inaugural year, the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) laid claim to a giant outdoor screening venue equipped with what may have been the most powerful Dolby 5.1 surround sound system ever assembled. On a grassy expanse next to the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar's capital, 104 Meyer Sound loudspeakers complemented a towering 24-by-10 meter screen, providing faithful audio reproduction for the much awaited screenings and performance of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra to the pleasure of 5,000 guests. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Clarifies Worship at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church

In early 2009, management at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Ga. was finally persuaded to replace the original reinforcement system in the church's 11-year-old, 1,800-seat sanctuary. When the new Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeaker system was installed, the overdue makeover proved a revelation for Senior Audio Engineer Matt Sheren.
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Cal Performances' Tarnopolsky Energizes Zellerbach, Home to First Constellation System

In 2006, Meyer Sound installed the first ever Constellation electroacoustic architecture into Cal Performances' magnificent home, the Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, Calif. Robert Cole, then director, championed this decision, and many extraordinary artists have since captivated audiences as the subtle enhancements of electroacoustic technology bring out the best in Cal Performances' program repertoire that ranges from jazz to chamber music, classical piano recitals to opera. Read More »

AUDI and BMW Show the Future of Automobiles at IAA Motor Show with Meyer Sound

At the 2009 Internationale Automobil Ausstellung (IAA) International Motor Show, an eye-opening range of green automobiles of the future was debuted to the world with a focus to reduce CO2 emissions. Reinforcement from Meyer Sound loudspeaker systems helped auto giants BMW and Audi make a striking impression on the media and other visitors in attendance while ensuring their messages were delivered loud and clear. Read More »

"Star Wars: In Concert" Tours with Meyer Sound: Watch the Official Lucas Film Video

Since he unleashed his space opera onto the masses in 1977, creating the cultural phenomenon that is "Star Wars," George Lucas's franchise has never ceased to push the limits of entertainment. In its latest incarnation, fans can relive their favorite movie moments from all six films through a unique event that combines specially-edited footage with John Williams's unforgettable score, performed by a live symphony orchestra and chorus. The soundtrack is brought to life by Meyer Sound's Constellation electroacoustic architecture and loudspeaker system designed by Fred Vogler and supplied by Solotech. The North American leg of the tour runs through December 13th. Read More »

Meyer Sound UPQ Loudspeaker Brings Top Game to Texan Dome at South Plains College

The Texan Dome at South Plains College (SPC) revealed its newly installed Meyer Sound UPQ-1P loudspeaker system at this year's graduation ceremony, leveraging exceptional intelligibility to ensure students and family register every word of the commencement presentations with utmost clarity.
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The Starry Plough: Meyer Sound CQ-1 Revolutionizes Legendary Berkeley Music Venue

When The Starry Plough Pub and Nightclub, Berkeley's legendary live music venue, decided to overhaul the outdated sound equipment and install a Meyer Sound CQ-1 loudspeaker system, the goal was to draw top talent and their fans with nothing less than world-class sound quality. Read More »

Grace Community Church Takes Four WFX Solomon Awards; Meyer Sound JM-1P and UP-4XP Loudspeakers Win New Product Awards

Grace Community Church, which features the second church installation of Meyer Sound's Constellation electroacoustic architecture, took the spotlight at this year's Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) with four Solomon Awards. Meyer Sound's JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker and UP-4XP loudspeaker were acknowledged with the WFX New Product Awards, in the categories of Large-Format and Small-Format Loudspeakers respectively. Read More »

Now Showing: Major Tom and Meyer Sound in "THIS IS IT"

For two weeks beginning on October 28, Michael Jackson fans all over the globe will be able to enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the development and rehearsals behind his sold-out concerts that would have taken place this past summer at the O2 Arena in London with the release of the feature film "THIS IS IT." Drawn from more than one hundred hours of backstage footage, the film chronicles the months from April through June 2009.
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Learn from "25 Common Audio Mistakes Churches Make" at WFX

There are consistent problems in audio for houses of worship that can easily be avoided with awareness and understanding of their implications. Join Meyer Sound's Bob Langlois in an open forum to discuss the challenges commonly encountered in audio performance, following the process from initial venue design aspects through system performance issues and down to basic instrumentation issues with church musicians. Basic audio concepts and laws of physics and how they relate to venue design will be covered, as well as stage design, sound system design, and microphone choice and placement.
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Meyer Sound Constellation Paves the Path to a Mythical World in Cirque du Soleil's ZED

Cirque du Soleil®'s ZED™ thrills Tokyo audiences with a soaring, acrobatics-filled musical fantasy about a mythological-comical character who reconciles earth and sky. At Tokyo Disney Resort's purpose-built 2,150-seat theater, the dynamic soundscape created by sound designers François Bergeron and Vikram Kirby helps entice the guests into a world of imagination, giving the show a heightened emotional texture using Meyer Sound's Constellation electroacoustic architecture. Read More »

Mahalia Jackson Theater: Meyer Sound M'elodie Revitalizes Musical Heritage in Post-Katrina New Orleans

The musical vitality in New Orleans was set back for three years with the widespread flooding of Hurricane Katrina closing down some of the city's biggest theatres, including the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts. The birthplace of jazz made an important step toward recovery when Mayor Ray Nagin reopened the iconic theater, following a total basement-to-rooftop renovation that included a new Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeaker system designed to fully support the city's rich and multifaceted musical heritage. Read More »

BW-Bank jazzopen stuttgart 2009 a Success with Versatile Meyer Sound System

One of Europe's largest festivals for jazz, soul, and pop rock music, BW-Bank jazzopen stuttgart 2009 recently concluded after 11 days of live concerts, featuring Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Sonny Rollins, and a special presentation of Katie Melua with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra. The largest concerts this year were moved indoors to the new Stuttgart fairgrounds, with Meyer Sound systems providing sound reinforcement for the first time. Read More »

Meyer Sound UPQ-1P Wide Coverage Loudspeaker Wins 2009 TEC Award

Meyer Sound's self-powered UPQ-1P wide coverage loudspeaker has won the 25th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Award in the Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Technology category. The awards were announced at the 127th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in New York City on October 10, 2009. Read More »

Meyer Sound Constellation Complements Interactive Virtual Reality Environment at KAUST in Saudi Arabia

In September 2009, the new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) opened its doors as a graduate-level university on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, with state-of-the-art facilities funded by a remarkable US$10 billion endowment from the King. Read More »

Audi Cup 2009 Celebrates in Munich with Creative Technology and Meyer Sound

The Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany witnessed a much anticipated encounter of four world champion soccer teams competing for the Audi Cup 2009—AC. Milan from Italy; Club Atlético Boca Juniors from Argentina; Manchester United from the UK; and the winning home team, FC Bayern München. A part if the celebrations for the German auto manufacturer's 100th anniversary, the Audi Cup festivities included an appearance by singer Ronan Keating, and were delivered to 1,500 VIP guests in the arena's lounge with crystalline sound reinforcement from a self-powered Meyer Sound system.
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Berlin's Bebelplatz Hosts "Opera For All" with Meyer Sound MILO and UPQ-1P

This summer, Berlin's State Opera (Staatsoper unter den Linden) presented the third "Opera For All" event (Oper für alle) to more than 50,000 spectators who filled the city's historic Bebelplatz. A Meyer Sound system featuring the MILO line array loudspeaker and the UPQ-1P loudspeaker provided sound reinforcement for the public simulcast of Richard Wagner's landmark opera Tristan and Isolde, followed by an open-air concert of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 and Romeo and Juliet Overture on the next day, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, the State Opera's general music director. Read More »

Relles Sound Debuts Meyer Sound JM-1P Arrayable Loudspeaker at Spokane Symphony's Labor Day Events

Meyer Sound recently began shipping the self-powered JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker, a high-power and versatile live sound tool marked by its precise control in a seamless, tight-packed array. One of the first shipments of these low-distortion point source systems went to Eugene, Ore.-based Relles Sound, Inc., and was immediately put to work at two Labor Day music events in Spokane County, Wash. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Line Array Loudspeaker Blends into Madrid's Teatros del Canal

The Teatros del Canal, a new multipurpose performing arts complex in downtown Madrid, marks another triumph for renowned Spanish architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg. The bold exterior statement of angular glass and stone carries over into the interior, where visual aesthetics are complemented in the aural domain by the impeccable performance of Meyer Sound's self-powered M1D and M'elodie line array loudspeaker systems in the Main Theater and the black-box Theater Configurable. Read More »

Tower Sounds Weaves an Electro-Acoustic Tapestry through Meyer Sound MM-4XP Miniature Loudspeakers

This summer, Tower Sounds: Ancient Voices and Electronics, a multichannel sound composition premiered at the one-of-a-kind Ann Hamilton Tower, an 80-foot high cylindrical concrete sculpture in Sonoma County, Calif. The guests, seated on one of the tower's spiral staircases, were treated to a mesmerizing live experience through the sounds of Persian instruments and Hebrew prayer, while specially designed electro-acoustic technology and Meyer Sound loudspeakers helped to provide the transformational performance environment that a guest described "makes you feel like you are inside the music."
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Meyer Sound Makes a Big Impression, Leaves a Small Footprint in Historic Christ Church Cranbrook

A visually discreet Meyer Sound system based on the tiny Stella-4 installation loudspeaker has made a dramatic improvement to the sound quality at Christ Church Cranbrook, a congregation housed in a Bloomfield, Mich. building it has called home since 1928. Read More »

Rock the Vote, Meyer Sound Supporters!

As the summer festival season has come and gone, three Meyer Sound benchmark products for live sound reinforcement are entered into the first annual Live Sound International and ProSoundWeb Readers' Choice Awards. Cast your vote today.
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From Russia with Love: Architecture, Sonic Quality, and Czarist Grandeur Converge at Hermitage Amsterdam with Meyer Sound

This summer, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the Dutch Royal Family unveiled the Hermitage Amsterdam, a multimillion-dollar museum complex designed to bring awareness to its world-famous parent in St Petersburg. Transformed from a 17th century nursing home, Hermitage Amsterdam fuses aesthetic elegance with modern audio technology to offer a heightened experience as visitors journey through the remarkable art collection of Russian heritage.... Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO Raises the Bar and Rocks the House at Sziget

Pleasing 390,000 people is a difficult task. It is especially challenging when many of those people are musicians. At Budapest's 17th annual, five-day Sziget Festival, audio engineers not only kept 200 performances on 15 stages running smoothly but they kept headliners like Faith No More, Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, and Placebo more than happy. Read More »

Weather-Protected Meyer Sound Line Arrays Get Perfect Scores at Film ab! Concert in Kassel

A summer rainstorm almost forced organizers to cancel the open-air Film ab! concert at Königsplatz in Kassel, Germany. With the rain stopping just in time and the reliability of Meyer Sound's weather-protected systems, Kassel State Orchestra delivered a live performance of the unforgettable scores of "Indiana Jones," "Star Trek," and "Star Wars," as well as German TV series "Derrick" for the 2,500 viewers in attendance. Read More »

David Brower Center: A Green Building Debuts in Berkeley with Meyer Sound

The new David Brower Center's low carbon footprint has made an impression on the environmentally progressive city of Berkeley, Calif. From photovoltaic power and natural lighting to compact Meyer Sound audio systems in the gallery, auditorium, and meeting rooms, the building is both earth-friendly and inspirationally high-tech. Occupants of the center's office space include advocacy groups such as Bay Area Open Space Council, Center for Ecoliteracy, Earth Island Institute, and 350.org. Read More »

PEEPSHOW Heats Up Las Vegas Strip with Help from Meyer Sound MICA and Matrix3

PEEPSHOW, now playing at Planet Hollywood's 1,500-seat showroom, is a $12 million budget burlesque spectacle created by Tony Award-winning choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell. Following the odyssey of Little Bo Peep, the show entertains Las Vegas audiences with a rotating celebrity cast, dazzling choreography and live music surging through a Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeaker system. Read More »

Meyer Sound Germany Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Open House Event on October 9 and 10

To commemorate its 15th anniversary, Meyer Sound Germany will host an industry-wide open house event at its headquarters in Montabaur on October 9 and 10.
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Meet the New JM-1P Arrayable Loudspeaker at the Meyer Sound Stand at PLASA 2009

The new JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker will be the prime focus when Meyer Sound returns to PLASA in London on September 13-16. Read More »

Mythbusters Challenges Rifle Gunshot Legend with Meyer Sound Subwoofers

"Mythbusters" Build Team—Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara—visited Meyer Sound's Berkeley headquarters as part of their quest to verify the claim that a Russian-made SKS rifle could be set off by the vibration of a high-powered subwoofer. Read More »

Meyer Sound to Host Audio Seminars in Mexico, USA, Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Netherlands

Meyer Sound has announced its international education schedule for August to October 2009, with seminars to be held in Mexico City; Toronto; Los Angeles; Montabaur, Germany; Seville and Madrid, Spain; Duivendrecht, Netherlands; and Osimo Stazione, Italy. Some seminars will be taught in the local languages, including Spanish and German, and others will be interpreted in real time by qualified translators.
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East Meets West at Tokyo's Cotton Club with Meyer Sound

In the mahogany earthiness and mirrored elegance of its decor, the Cotton Club of Tokyo echoes its New York namesake, the celebrated Harlem venue revered in memory as the premier showcase of America's jazz age. A fusion of a restaurant, nightclub, and live performance venue, Japan's Cotton Club reaches beyond jazz to embrace essentially all Western popular music styles, which are rendered with intimacy and fidelity through a self-powered Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeaker system. Read More »

Vote for the Meyer Sound UPQ-1P Loudspeaker—2009 TEC Award Candidate

Meyer Sound's self-powered UPQ-1P wide coverage loudspeaker has been nominated for the Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Award in the category of Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Technology. Voting is open to the general public on the MIX Foundation website Read More »

Meyer Sound's New Acheron Studio Loudspeaker Offers Cinema Quality Reproduction in a Small Package

Meyer Sound has announced the newest member of the Cinema Experience line, the Acheron Studio, which brings the low distortion and transparency of the Acheron 80 screen channel loudspeaker to a smaller package. Designed for use behind a perforated screen or for direct monitoring, the THX-approved Acheron Studio is a perfect choice for small cinemas, post-production, and private theatres. Soundtracks monitored on the Acheron Studio translate accurately into larger cinema systems, making the loudspeaker an equally ideal fit for re-recording rooms, sound design rooms, and music studio control rooms. Read More »

750,000 Celebrate Citizen's Party at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate with Meyer Sound MILO

Bürgerfest (Citizen Party) attracted 750,000 spectators to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Germany's constitution. For this national event, Bundespresseamt, Germany's federal PR agency, hired Berlin-based Mediapool production company to provide also sound reinforcement, with a massive Meyer Sound system comprising 186 loudspeakers. The system configuration was designed by IT Audio founders Til Schwartz and Ivo König with equipment supplied and operated by Emsdetten-based POOLsound (formerly known as Westfalen Sound). POOLlight provided lighting, with event planning supervised by POOLproduction.
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R. Kelly Headlines Nigeria's THISDAY Music Festival with Meyer Sound

As THISDAY Music Festival rolled into Lagos, Nigeria this summer, headliner R. Kelly made his first-ever African appearance to a 50,000-strong crowd. Sound reinforcement for the two-day live event at the Federal Palace Hotel and Tafawa Balewa Square was handled by Meyer Sound MILO and MICA line array loudspeaker systems provided by GQ Acoustics. Read More »

Meyer Sound's Low-Frequency Directional Control Helps Bring New Orleans to Duke Ellington Jazz Festival

Jazz On the National Mall was the highlight of this summer's Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, the largest annual music event in Washington, DC, with more than 100 performances staged at concert venues and clubs around the city. In front of the Washington Monument, a Meyer Sound system provided by Coatesville, Pa.-based DBS Audio enabled thousands of artists and visitors to fully indulge in the splendid dynamics and mesmerizing beat of a concert program dedicated to New Orleans jazz, with performances by Terence Blanchard, Trombone Shorty, and Donald Harrison Jr. Read More »

Meyer Sound and Procon Power Dual Stages at Germany's Viva Comet Awards

The Comet Awards was recently held at König-Pilsener-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, with even and powerful sound reinforcement coming from more than 190 Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers, which stayed out of TV sightlines for the live broadcast pop music event. The TM Array configuration of subwoofers was deployed to provide even low-frequency coverage. Read More »

T.C. Furlong Sharpens Edge by Expanding Meyer Sound Inventory

In times of economic uncertainty, companies thrive by making strategic decisions to maximize the business value of their technology investments. Lake Forest, IL-based T.C. Furlong, Inc. recently added a self-powered Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeaker system to sharpen its competitive edge in the event rental market. The MICA integrates smoothly with T.C. Furlong's other Meyer Sound systems, including the M'elodie line array loudspeakers, and has equipped the 36-year-old audio provider with a new range of tools for the steady flow of projects that require high-quality sound reinforcement. Read More »

FLASHBACK | Stevie Wonder and John Meyer

In spite of what Bananarama, spiral perms, and Tab soda might suggest in hindsight, there were some incredible things that happened in the early 1980s. Look no further for proof than this week's vintage photograph of John Meyer with the incomparable Stevie Wonder. Around 1983, Meyer Sound sold a pair of 833s to Wonder, and this photo captures a moment during the trip Meyer took down to his studio to explain the technology in person. Read More »

Meyer Sound SB-3F Named Most Innovative Installation Loudspeaker by Systems Contractor News and InfoComm

Systems Contractor News (SCN) magazine and InfoComm International have named Meyer Sound's SB-3F sound field synthesis loudspeaker the Most Innovative Loudspeaker for Commercial Installation. The award was presented during the InfoComm 09 tradeshow at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fl. Read More »

Meyer Sound Education Program Dives into Cirque du Soleil's New Training Center in Las Vegas

In March 2009, Cirque du Soleil® officially opened the doors of its new training center based at the company's Resident Show Division (RSD) in Las Vegas where technical staff can advance their skills in the use of the high-end lighting, audio, rigging, and automation equipment behind Cirque's extravagant, multisensory theatrical spectacles. Meyer Sound, whose audio technology supports all of Cirque's resident productions, has expanded the company's worldwide education program to include regular Matrix3 audio show control and CueConsole training sessions at RSD.
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Meyer Sound M'elodie Welcomes Global Elite to MTN Theatre in Azerbaijan

Resplendent underneath a massive crystal chandelier, the elegant MTN Theatre stands ready to welcome the world's elite—including royalty and heads of state—to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The intimate 400-seat venue exudes the luxury of a bygone era, yet it also offers advanced 21st century AV technology, including a discreet Meyer Sound system based around M'elodie line array loudspeakers, custom-painted to match the decor. Read More »

Meyer Sound Constellation Expands Realms of Musical Expression at UCSD's New Music Center

At the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the recent opening of the $53 million Conrad Prebys Music Center unveiled a futuristic complex where digital technology meets emerging forms of musical expression. Under one roof, carefully designed acoustical spaces are combined with Meyer Sound's leading-edge audio technology, including Constellation electroacoustic architecture, to provide students with an innovative performance and rehearsal environment to complement the school's distinguished education program in new music. Read More »

Meyer Sound SB-2 Steers Obama's Speech at Arizona State University

As President Barack Obama made his marks with the graduates of 2009 at the Arizona State University Sun Devil Stadium—a venue plagued by a resonance problem common in large sports venues—the most fitting solution was found in Meyer Sound's SB-2 parabolic wide-range sound beams.
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Meyer Sound Transforms Friedrichstadtpalast into World-Class Cinema for Berlinale Film Festival 2009

Friedrichstadtpalast, Germany's historic revue theatre, took the spotlight as one of the two new venues in this year's Berlinale, one of the world's largest international film festival. With 1,750-seats used for the screenings, the Palast was also the biggest among the cinemas and played an important role for the festival's record ticket sales reaching 274,112. Deployed behind a perforated screen, Meyer Sound's M'elodie line array loudspeaker system provided an extraordinary sound experience for the critical film industry audiences at Friedrichstadtpalast, despite the theatre's wide dimensions, which are atypical for movie exhibitions. Read More »

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Sound Designed on Meyer Sound HD-1s

Few movies this year will be as high profile as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Once again, Decepticon and Autobot Transformers are brought to life to do battle on the big screen. Filmmakers know that it is the sound, with all the organic and mechanical sound effects that breathes life into the created CGI characters that are as much the stars in this franchise as their human counterparts. Read More »

30th Anniversary Special: Audio Interview with Howard Danchik

On February 13 of this year, Meyer Sound turned 30. This got us reminiscing about the incredible adventures we've had and the many talented people we've worked with over the years. One such person is Howard Danchik, co-founder (with the late Don Pearson) of Ultra Sound (now Pro Media / UltraSound), mixer for Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and a system tech and occasional mixer for the Grateful Dead. Read More »

Meyer Sound's New JM-1P Arrayable Loudspeaker Combines Powerful Performance with Precise, Scalable Horizontal Coverage

Meyer Sound has introduced the JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker, a self-powered high-Q system designed to integrate seamlessly in tight-packed clusters where horizontal coverage must be predictably scaled to exacting requirements. Distinguished by its precisely defined 20-degree horizontal by 60-degree vertical pattern, the JM-1P delivers controlled coverage while minimizing reverberation in large or reflective acoustical environments.
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The Dead Come Alive with Meyer Sound

More than 45 years after their first concert, The Dead (previously the Grateful Dead) continued to set the highest sonic standards on their 22-show, 17-city tour, the band's first tour in more than five years. Known for their unyielding requirement for low-distortion sound, The Dead's new tour was again supported by a Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system supplied by Bay Area associates ProMedia/UltraSound. Read More »

The Sounds of Summer Ring Out with Meyer Sound Self-Powered Line Array Systems

All across the northern hemisphere, the busy summer music season is in full swing, with an abundance of tours and festivals making Meyer Sound their first choice for supplying high-fidelity sound at events ranging from in-the-round concerts to massive outdoor festivals; from North America to Europe and Asia; and from soulful jazz music and heavy metal to the King of Pop.
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City Winery Selects Meyer Sound M'elodie Line Arrays for a New World Entertainment Experience in New York City

City Winery has emerged as a unique feast for the senses since its debut in Manhattan's highly selective SoHo district in December 2008. A 21,000-square-foot epicenter combining winemaking, gourmet dining, and live music, City Winery stands out from the crowded culinary scene with a world-class music venue reinforced by the award-winning M'elodie line array loudspeaker system from Meyer Sound. Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO and SF Opera Set Record Attendance with Tosca Simulcast at AT&T Ballpark

Beer, hotdogs, and … Puccini? Cultural worlds collided in the best way possible when Opera at the Ballpark returned to AT&T Park on June 5th with a free simulcast of Tosca, setting a new ballpark attendance record for San Francisco Opera with an estimated 27,000 viewers. For its fourth simulcast, Bay Area rental house Pro Media / UltraSound turned to Meyer Sound products for the reliability, clarity, and power required to knock the job out of the proverbial park (and literal home to the San Francisco Giants baseball team).
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Meyer Sound Celebrates 30th Anniversary at InfoComm with New D-Mitri, Cinema Experience, and Loudspeaker Introductions

Celebrating the company's 30th anniversary this year, Meyer Sound will bring a full slate of innovative audio solutions to InfoComm 2009, which will be held on June 17-19 in Orlando, Fla. Underscoring Meyer Sound's leadership across all facets of audio technology, more than 14 new products will make their InfoComm debut, ranging from cinema sound and corporate AV to commercial installation and networked digital systems for theatrical production and themed spectaculars. In addition, Meyer Sound will extend the company's ongoing education program offerings to InfoComm participants with on-booth presentations, as well as mixing workshops on Tuesday June 16, 2009 with Buford Jones, the legendary FOH mixer and Meyer Sound touring liaison manager. Read More »

EASE Data for 13 Meyer Sound Products Now Available—EASE Users Can Now Evaluate Meyer Sound Products More Accurately

Meyer Sound today announced the availability of high-resolution measurement data for 13 of its most popular loudspeakers in the GLL (Generic Loudspeaker Library) format, enabling users of EASE design and simulation software to model the interaction of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems with the acoustics of rooms. With the release of EASE 4.3, the software can now import and view Meyer Sound's one-degree measurement data in the GLL format which is considerably higher resolution than the EASE SPK used by previous versions of EASE, resulting in more precise predictions. Read More »

At Florida's Northland Church, Meyer Sound Constellation Makes Dallas Symphony Feel at Home

In March 2009, Guest Conductor and Violinist Pinchas Zukerman led the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in an acclaimed concert at Northland, a Church Distributed in Longwood, Fl. Meyer Sound Constellation electroacoustic architecture provided an optimal acoustical environment in Northland's 3,000-seat sanctuary as the symphony touched the audience performing the musical masterpieces of Stravinsky and Schumann. Read More »

Meyer Sound System Reaps Long-Term Benefits for German Music Venue

Harmonie in Bonn-Endenich is far from just another German music venue with a beer garden. With a history that dates back to 1899, this hall boasts 150 concerts, cabaret, themed parties, and lectures a year and enjoys superior sound reinforcement, thanks to a high-fidelity, low-maintenance audio system from Meyer Sound. Read More »

Meyer Sound MILO Line Arrays Reinforce MX Beat in Guadalajara

MX Beat 2009, one of the most popular alternative music festivals in Mexico and encompassing multiple stages across four cities, featured numerous regional and international artists, including Cat Power, Mystery Jets, Sebastian Tellier, and Danger, who performed to crowds in Guadalajara using Meyer Sound's MILO line array loudspeaker systems. Audio equipment support for the festival was provided by Mexico City-based CREA, a division of Grupo CIE.
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Britney Spears Tours US, Canada, and Europe with Solotech and Meyer Sound

Britney Spears's "Circus" tour finds the pop diva in top form, bringing an in-the-round extravaganza to arenas across the US, Canada, and Europe. Montreal-based Solotech is masterminding the tour's sophisticated multimedia, lighting, and sound, including a highly integrated Meyer Sound system, which provides consistent coverage across the arenas. Read More »

CATS the Musical Crosses Asia with Meyer Sound M1D Line Array Loudspeaker

CATS, one of the longest-running musicals on Broadway and London's West End, is now traveling across Asia and putting on more than 400 performances in 20 venues spanning Taiwan, China, Thailand and Korea. Sound reinforcement for Andrew Lloyd Webber's unforgettable score is provided by a Meyer Sound M1D line array loudspeaker system. Read More »

In South Africa, Meyer Sound MICA and M'elodie Line Arrays Simplify Venue Swap for High School Musical and Beauty and the Beast

Things can get complicated enough when one musical has to travel to multiple venues. When two concurrently running productions had to swap venues in South Africa in spring 2009, the exceptional performance and versatility of the Meyer Sound MICA and M'elodie line array loudspeaker system proved essential in maintaining the clarity and optimal sonic signature for the audience. Read More »

Indiana's Grace Community Church Gains Intimacy, Adaptability through Meyer Sound Constellation

The South Auditorium of Grace Community Church reveals a striking vision of what worship spaces of the future might look like—and sound like. Within this new, extraordinarily adaptable 1,650-seat space in suburban Indianapolis, Ind., a zero-level platform, reconfigurable wrap-around seating, and 360-degree theatrical lighting allow multiple visual and inter-relational effects. Delivering next-generation sound for this space, Meyer Sound's Constellation electroacoustic architecture works hand-in-glove with a Meyer Sound primary reinforcement system to afford both flexibility and intimacy in creating harmonious aural experiences. Read More »

Riders on the Storm Wows Warsaw with Meyer Sound M'elodie Line Arrays

Riders on the Storm (Jezdziec Burzy), the critically acclaimed Jim Morrison tribute musical, recently experienced a surge in attendance after nine years of residency at the Rampa Theatre (Teatr Rampa) in Warsaw, Poland, thanks in part to a Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeaker system recently installed by Lomianki-based Polsound. Read More »

Historic Pallas Theatre Revives Athens with Meyer Sound M'elodie

When Athens' Pallas Theatre was built in 1926, it quickly became a popular cosmopolitan destination for Athenian socialites, replacing the royal horse stables that were representative of this oldest city in Europe. With its regular jazz music and other eclectic performances, the Pallas Theatre paved the way for an influx of cafes, restaurants, and other gathering places, transforming the city's Voukourestiou Street district into a cultural hub. Many decades later, Athens received a much needed revitalization, and the Pallas Theatre also received a full-scale cosmetic makeover, as well as a sound system based on the Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeaker.
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Meyer Sound D-Mitri and Cinema Experience Take Spotlight at PALM China 2009

At PALM Expo China 2009, Meyer Sound (Hall 4, Stand 4307) will showcase a range of new and award-winning self-powered loudspeakers, as well as the recently announced Cinema Experience series and D-Mitri digital audio platform. Celebrating the company's 30 years of innovation, Meyer Sound, together with its Chinese distributor Shanghai MYC Technology Company will showcase the engineering behind the exceptional sound quality of celebrated venues such as the London's Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and Yokohama Arena. PALM Expo China will be held May 28 – 31, 2009 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. Read More »

Meyer Sound's New Cinema Experience Products Shows the Future of Cinema Sound at UC San Diego

At the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the Digital Cinema Auditorium plays a pivotal role for the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), a unique public-private research consortium. In this intimate 200-seat auditorium, teams of artists and scientists work to push the limits of movie technology ranging from production and distribution to exhibition. Tools at hand include connections to the world's fastest fiber optic networks (up to 10 GBs), a Sony 4K ultra-high definition projector, and a multi-format surround system featuring Meyer Sound's new Cinema Experience products, highlighting the THX-approved Acheron 100 screen channel loudspeaker. Read More »

Capital Sound and Meyer Sound Power World Premiere of Star Wars Musical Experience at O2 Arena

On April 10 and 11, 2009, London's O2 Arena staged the world premiere of "Star Wars: A Musical Journey," with John Williams's famed score performed by an 86-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and an 80-voice choir. A Lucasfilm re-edit of all six movies was shown on a 100-foot LED screen, while a Meyer Sound MILO and MICA line array loudspeaker system provided the powerful, pristine sound quality to captivate the audience as they relived the iconic scenes of the movies, with narration by C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels. An electronic shell created using the Constellation electroacoustic architecture allowed the musicians to hear themselves in an ensemble environment, despite the large arena setting.
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Compact Meyer Sound M1D Fits the Bill at Sacramento's Cosmopolitan Cabaret

The long-shuttered 1950s Woolworth building in Downtown Sacramento, Calif. has been reborn as the Cosmopolitan complex, the city's newest entertainment hub. The building is now home to the Cosmopolitan Cabaret musical theatre, an intimate 200-seat venue with stellar audio delivered by a compact Meyer Sound M1D line array loudspeaker system. Read More »

USC's School of Cinematic Arts Unveils New Complex—
Meyer Sound Acheron Loudspeakers Provide Clarity and Smooth Translation for Cinema Sound

The University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts (SCA), the oldest and largest film school in the US, opened the first two buildings of its entirely new Cinematic Arts Complex in March 2009. The SCA features one of the first deployments of Meyer Sound's Cinema Experience of low-distortion, high-power loudspeaker products, installed in several screening rooms and mix stages. Based on the new Acheron line of self-powered screen channel loudspeakers, the Cinema Experience product line is designed to provide a smooth translation across sound design, dubbing, and exhibition. Read More »

Meyer Sound to Release Loudspeaker Data for Use with EASE

Meyer Sound has announced that the company will release high-resolution measurement data for its loudspeakers in the GLL (Generic Loudspeaker Library) format, enabling users of EASE design and simulation software to model the interaction of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems with the acoustics of rooms. With the upcoming release of EASE 4.3, the software can now import and view Meyer Sound's one-degree measurement data in the GLL format which is considerably higher resolution than the EASE SPK used by previous versions of EASE, resulting in more precise predictions. Read More »

Il Divo Tour Around the World with Meyer Sound and Capital Sound

After six years, six albums and hundreds of tour dates, Il Divo have made remarkable progress in bringing opera to the mainstream, with several number-one releases backed up by performances with Barbra Streisand, Céline Dion and Toni Braxton. Now the quartet is back for another world tour, their dulcet tones backed by a powerful Meyer Sound system provided by UK-based Capital Sound. Read More »

Meyer Sound UPQ Wins MIPA Award and Live Design Sound Product of the Year

Meyer Sound's UPQ-1P wide coverage and UPQ-2P narrow coverage loudspeakers have been acknowledged with two of the industry's most prestigious awards—the Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA) and Live Design's Sound Product of the Year. Read More »

Meyer Sound Bridges Aesthetics and Audio Quality at AIA Convention in San Francisco

Berkeley-based Meyer Sound will exhibit at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention for the first time, where the company will introduce a range of fully integrated audio solutions for creating dynamic sound experiences without compromising the aesthetic goals of a building design. Booth visitors can also participate in Meyer Sound's training seminar, "Creating Ideal Acoustics," as part of AIA's Continuing Education System (CES) program. The AIA Convention will take place April 30 - May 2, 2009 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. Read More »

Paul Weller Packs the Arenas, Backed by Canegreen and Meyer Sound MILO

The 2009 Brit award winner Paul Weller stands firm as one of Britain's top male artists of all time, with a three-decade music career; musical forays that have melded rock, pop, acid jazz, and blue-eyed soul; and a fan base that spans several generations. London-based Canegreen once again provided a Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system for Weller on his recent tour, culminated by his first-ever appearance at London's O2 Arena on March 21, 2009. Read More »

Will Ferrell Plays George W. Bush in You're Welcome America with Meyer Sound M'elodie

Emmy Award and Golden Globe nomineee and "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Will Ferrell recently staged a critically praised one-man show, You're Welcome America: A Final Night with George W. Bush, at the Cort Theatre on Broadway, using a Meyer Sound M'elodie line array loudspeaker system. The show ended its very successful limited run in March, 2009. Read More »

Meyer Sound Amplifies the Laughs on Oliver Pocher's Comedy Tour

German comedian and dubbing artist Oliver Pocher recently performed a television special of his tour "Gefährliches Halbwissen" (translated as "Dangerous Half-knowledge") at Berlin's O2 World arena. A Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeaker system was used to ensure that Pocher's jokes were clearly projected to the 17,000 in the live audience. The program will be aired on RTL Television on April 24 and May 1, 2009. Read More »

Meyer Sound Introduces D-Mitri, MM-10, Cinema Experience and More at PALME Dubai

Meyer Sound celebrates its 30th anniversary by arriving at PALME in Dubai (April 26 – 28) with a full slate of new product introductions. The company will unveil the breakthrough D-Mitri digital audio platform, and exhibit a total of seven new loudspeakers targeting the unique requirements of the high-end cinema, commercial sound, and live sound production markets. Read More »

Miracle Mile Fountain Makes a Splash on the Las Vegas Strip; Surround Sound Extravaganza Powered by Meyer Sound

The Miracle Mile Shops is a 1.2-mile retail and entertainment complex adjacent to Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the famed Las Vegas Strip. With 170 specialty stores, 15 restaurants, and live entertainment, the high-tech complex boasts innovative architecture and streamlined storefronts, stunning LED video displays, and an indoor fountain show that features synchronized surround sound playback through a Meyer Sound system. Read More »

Jewish Museum Berlin Acquires Meyer Sound M1D System for Glass-Enclosed Courtyard

The Jewish Museum Berlin serves as a focal attraction dedicated to two millennia of German-Jewish history. As part of the museum's new building designed by world-renowned architect, Daniel Libeskind, a majestic 7,200-square-foot glass-enclosed courtyard named as Sukkah has become a popular venue for the city's cultural programs and private functions. To provide crystal clear audio for the events while preserving the aesthetics of the spectacular architecture, the museum has recently acquired a compact Meyer Sound M1D line array loudspeaker system. Read More »

Meyer Sound Announces D-Mitri—a Next-Generation Digital Audio Platform

Meyer Sound has today announced the introduction of the groundbreaking D-Mitri digital audio platform, which provides the foundation of the company's next generation of digital products, beginning with the LCS audio show control system and Constellation electroacoustic architecture. D-Mitri is a powerful network-based system that encompasses the entire audio chain, from microphone input to loudspeaker output, incorporating multichannel distribution, multichannel recording and playback, and show control automation. Read More »

Meyer Sound Launches New Cinema Experience, D-Mitri, and More at Prolight+Sound 2009

Celebrating the company's 30 years of innovation in professional audio, Meyer Sound will make its strongest Prolight+Sound presence to date, with product launches and announcements that will break new ground for the company and the audio market. Read More »

FLASHBACK | Abe Jacob and UPA-1 Reinvent Theatre Sound

This vintage advertisement takes us back to the early days of Meyer Sound's 30-year history. The UPA-1, which revolutionized theatrical audio, was originally designed for legendary sound designer Abe Jacob best known for his Broadway credits including Jesus Christ Superstar, A Chorus Line, Pippin, Chicago, Cats, and Evita. The UPA-1 was released in 1980. Read More »

Detroit Auto Show Revs Up with POOL Group and Meyer Sound UPQ Loudspeaker

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit is the single largest event in the automotive world. Automobile manufacturers from all over the world debut their newest innovations, typically accompanied by sophisticated visuals and sound. This year, both Audi and Volkswagen turned to the POOL Group of Emsdetten, Germany to coordinate the multimedia presentations for their booths, which included compact but impressive Meyer Sound systems featuring the new UPQ-1P loudspeaker.
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Meyer Sound M1D System Complements Angular Architecture of St. Laurence Catholic Church in Texas

With its myriad angled planes and asymmetrical layout, St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land, Texas enfolds parishioners like a multifaceted architectural jewel. The church has been recently enlarged and furnished with glass and stone surfaces, but this visually striking sanctuary also carried the potential of jumbling words and music in multiple uncontrolled reflections. Fortunately, discreet acoustical treatments work hand-in-hand with a precision-calibrated Meyer Sound audio system to provide markedly improved clarity along with a greater sense of intimacy than ever before. Read More »

Crème de la Crème of French Music Celebrate with Meyer Sound

The annual Les Victoires de la Musique award has celebrated the best and brightest in the French music scene since 1985. On February 28, three million viewers took in the event on French TV with live broadcast mixed by Audio Director Patrice Cramer, while a Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeaker system provided pristine sound reinforcement for the live audience at the Zenith Theatre in Paris. The event also marked the French debut of Meyer Sound's new 500-HP subwoofer, positioned onstage for drum monitors. Read More »

The Masked Nine of Slipknot Tour with Meyer Sound MILO and Thunder Audio

With a Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system, GRAMMY-winning Slipknot unleashed their raging metal power on the recent "All Hope is Gone Tour." The self-powered Meyer Sound system was not only capable of handling the aggressive fury in the band's music and the high SPL during the shows, but it also helped to offset the heightened costs of touring as the band traveled across more than 30 US cities. Read More »

Meyer Sound Launches Cinema Experience at ShoWest Las Vegas
Delivering Clarity and Power to Cinema Sound

At the ShoWest motion picture industry convention in Las Vegas, Meyer Sound will debut the Cinema Experience line of products that redefine the sonic quality for applications ranging from sound design to dubbing to exhibition, while providing a smooth translation across the various venues. Leveraging the company's 30 years of expertise in reproducing powerful, low-distortion sound, Meyer Sound's Cinema Experience can faithfully reproduce a soundtrack with the punch and dynamics to hold a viewer's attention and make a movie come alive. Read More »

Mississippi State Stadium Chooses Meyer Sound MILO in AV Upgrade

Davis Wade Stadium is the home of Mississippi State Bulldog football and the scene of blood-stirring clashes in the notoriously hard-hitting Southeastern Conference. The 55,000-capacity stadium in Starkville is now equipped with a high-impact AV system that delivers powerful and intelligible audio to the tiered bowl. A self-powered Meyer Sound system sits atop the venue's new scoreboard tower, while dazzling images flash across a 111-foot-by-47-foot HD video screen, the largest in the conference.
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Technique Mirage and Meyer Sound Reinforce Six-Story Large Gaming Experience at CES

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Capcom Entertainment created an extraordinary demo for the debut of its newest game, Resident Evil V. With the help of Moss Landing, Calif.-based Mega-Image innovators Technique Mirage, they swathed the walls of the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino's twin towers with a 130-foot wide projection of the game's two-player action, accompanied by stunning high-definition surround sound from two Meyer Sound systems. CES took place January 8-11, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Read More »

Hong Kong Indie Band Stages a Captivating Theatrical Concert with Meyer Sound and Audio Dynamic

On February 21-22, Hong Kong music group Primary Shapes starred in An Eternal Golden Braid, an original, thought-provoking theatrical concert rarely found in the Hong Kong art scene. The music duo captivated the audience with original songs, stunning visual content and inspired prose, as well as a dynamic soundscape delivered through Meyer Sound loudspeakers, Matrix3 audio show control, and CueConsole modular control surface. Read More »

Mexico's Auditorio Nacional Eyes More Top Ticket Sales Rankings with New Meyer Sound MILO System

Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional is on a winning streak. The venue was honored with the top slot in Billboard's Touring Awards in 2007, and topped Pollstar's rankings of theatres and auditoriums by posting total ticket sales of over 995,000. To stay one step ahead of the world's top performance venues and notch its production values even higher, Auditorio Nacional has purchased a state-of-the-art audio system based around 60 Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeakers, the largest MILO system owned by any theatre or auditorium. Read More »

Celebrating the Sights and Sounds of Andy Warhol—San Francisco's de Young Museum Brings the Artist's Musical Vision to Life with Meyer Sound

The Warhol Live exhibition, now at San Francisco's de Young Museum, offers a wide-ranging retrospective into Andy Warhol's use of music in his works. Through a low-profile yet powerful audio system supplied by Meyer Sound, Warhol's iconic creations are brought to life, from portraits of pop stars and album art to his prolific and controversial films and influential New York Silver Factory scene. Read More »

Skyfox and Meyer Sound Breathe New Life into Armenian Cultural Center

The Karen Demirchyan Sport and Culture Complex (SCC) plays a key role in the cultural life of Armenian capital Yerevan, hosting boxing championships, symphony orchestras, and performances of international artists such as Boney M and Thomas Anders. SCC has recently undergone a large modernization project and upgraded its sports arena and concert hall to new self-powered Meyer Sound systems, designed and installed by Alexander Davydkin, Dmitry Elkin, and Andrey Belousov of Moscow-based Skyfox Group. Read More »

AES NY Section to Host Le Poisson Rouge Tour/Networking Event—WSDG, Masque Sound, Meyer Sound, and Club Principals to Share Design/Tech Details

NEW YORK: On Monday evening, March 9, from 6:00 to 8:00PM, the AES New York Section will host a behind-the-scenes tour of Le Poisson Rouge, a 21st century multimedia art cabaret equipped with a Meyer Sound system. Dedicated to the fusion of popular and art cultures in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art, Le Poisson Rouge has received extensive press coverage in The New York Times and other leading publications. Since opening in September, 2008, the club has presented such eclectic artists as Lou Reed, They Might Be Giants, John Zorn, Ronnie Spector, and Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppea. Read More »

Calgary's Max Bell Theatre a "Venue for All Seasons" with Meyer Sound Matrix3 and Constellation

With the recent addition of Meyer Sound Constellation electroacoustic architecture, the Max Bell Theatre in Calgary, Alberta's EPCOR Centre has become an exceptionally flexible multipurpose venue for all seasons. Read More »

350,000 Celebrate Experience Gospel Concert in Lagos with GQ Acoustics and Meyer Sound

A powerful Meyer Sound MILO and MICA line array loudspeaker system delivered 11 hours of uninterrupted prayer and music to an unprecedented crowd of 350,000 at the annual Experience Interdenominational Gospel Concert, reported on its website as the largest concert in Africa and the largest gospel musical event in the world. Read More »

Meyer Sound Brings Wide-Ranging Solutions to Mexico's Sound:Check Xpo

When Sound:Check Xpo returns to the World Trade Center Mexico City on March 8-10 2009, Meyer Sound will exhibit an array of leading-edge audio solutions as heard on sold-out tours, the magical spectacles of Cirque du Soleil®, as well as installed in the world's top-ranked venues such as the 9,590-seat Auditorio Nacional. Meyer Sound instructor Oscar Barrientos will also demonstrate using phase and frequency to achieve uniform sound coverage at an AES seminar entitled "Phase Equalizers (selective frequency delay)" on Tuesday March 10.
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Cirque du Soleil Brings CRISS ANGEL Believe to Luxor Las Vegas with Meyer Sound

CRISS ANGEL® Believe™ at Luxor Las Vegas marries the mystifying illusions of Criss Angel (of Mindfreak fame) to a stunning medley of magic and dance. As with other audacious Cirque du Soleil® productions that push the limits of artistry and technology, sound plays a critical role in CRISS ANGEL Believe. With a Meyer Sound loudspeaker and audio show control system provided by Solotech, veteran Sound Designer Jonathan Deans immerses the audience with a surreal and dynamic aural environment of a haunting netherworld.
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MEYER SOUND: BRINGING VEGAS TO EUROPE
M'elodie Line Array Transforms Landmark Berlin Theatre

With the regeneration of a united Berlin almost complete, Meyer Sound's M'elodie line array loudspeakers are taking center-, left-, and right-stage at the Friedrichstadtpalast, one of Berlin's key theatres.
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Meyer Sound 700-HP Subwoofer Brings Sensurround Back to Life at Egyptian Theatre

A Meyer Sound system successfully brought a bone-rattling rumble to create a unique, sensational movie experience in a 2006 Sensurround screening of the 1974 cult film "Earthquake" for the Pacific Film Archive and then a 2007 screening for the Los Angeles Film Festival. This January, Meyer Sound's 700-HP ultrahigh-power subwoofers were once again deployed to reproduce the historic track at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.
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First-in-Class Celebrity Solstice Sets Sail with Seaworthy Meyer Sound Systems

The new Celebrity Solstice is the first of Celebrity Cruises' five-ship Solstice Class fleet, and also the largest cruise ship ever built in Germany, with an arrestingly sleek exterior and stately amenities for 2,850 guests plus a crew of 1,500. To please the well-tuned seagoing ear, a total of 77 Meyer Sound loudspeakers are installed in ten shipboard venues where sound quality is of particular importance. Read More »

Meyer Sound TM Array Gives Metallica Even Bass Coverage on In-the-Round Arena Tour

"World Magnetic Tour" is taking Metallica across the US and Europe, playing arenas in the round with the new TM Array configuration deploying four center overhead arrays of Meyer Sound's ultrahigh-power 700-HP subwoofers. A fresh approach to providing even, powerful low-end coverage for in-the-round concerts with fewer subwoofers than traditional configurations, the TM Array delivered such exceptional results at Metallica's London... Read More »

Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold Push for Power and Clarity with Meyer Sound MILO

When Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold united for their co-headlining world tour, Avenged's FOH Engineer Nigel Paul and his Buckcherry counterpart Stephen Shaw chose a Meyer Sound system as they realized both bands shared the same philosophy—a powerful sound emphasizing clarity above all else. "It's quite possible to crank it up without being obnoxious, yet also be smooth and linear," Paul observes. Read More »

"Silvesterstadl" Takes Austria to 2009 with a Meyer Sound System

This New Year's "Silvesterstadl" event celebrated the 2009 New Year with a live audience at Stadthalle Graz in Austria, while its TV broadcast attracted the largest number of viewers compared to any German TV programme this New Year.
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Meyer Sound Complements Peak Experience at Austria's Intersport Bründl

With its new home nestled below Austria's breathtaking 3,200 meter-high Kitzsteinhorn, Intersport Bründl in Kaprun is a "lifestyle sport house." In addition to a vast array of outdoor attire and equipment, visitors will discover an elegant café, relaxing lounge, open fireplace, climbing rock, video game parlor, and 3D cinema. To complete the experience, more than 100 Meyer Sound loudspeakers are installed to provide foreground music that Intersport owner Cristoph Bründl notes as an integral part of the ambience and an effective sales tool. Read More »

IT Audio Equips Blueroom in the O2 World Arena with Top-Notch Meyer Sound System

Berlin-based IT Audio, founded in autumn 2008 by professional audio veterans Til Schwartz and Ivo König, recently installed a Meyer Sound system in the Blueroom, a VIP reception room in Berlin's newly built O2 World arena. Read More »

Meyer Sound Establishes Centrally-Located European Tech Support Center

In order to expand its technical services for customers in the region, Meyer Sound is establishing a European technical support center within the Meyer Sound Germany facility in Montabaur, approximately 45 miles northeast of Frankfurt. Read More »

At California Academy of Sciences, Meyer Sound Gives Morrison Planetarium an Otherworldly Experience

Morrison Planetarium, a key attraction within San Francisco's all-new California Academy of Sciences, has been designed from the ground up to offer the most compelling outer space experience one can have without leaving planet Earth. Cantilevered out over the Academy's coral reef tank, it mimics the 30-degree tilt of our planet and houses a state-of-the-art digital AV system that features Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers throughout. Read More »

South Korea's Shin Kwang Church Offers Versatile Performance Space with Meyer Sound MILO

More than 63 years after holding its first service, the growing congregation of Shin Kwang Church in South Korea's Jeonbuk Iksan City is celebrating its new home outfitted with state-of-the-art lighting, video and sound, including a powerful Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system. Read More »

Meyer Sound M'elodie Opens New Possibilities for Cathedral Hall in Moscow

The visually stunning Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior was demolished in 1931 by Stalin and was not rebuilt until the 1990s. Since then, the exquisitely detailed Russian Orthodox Church has attracted an increasing number of conferences and musical performances to its 1,300-seat auditorium, which made the acquisition of a new sound system an imperative in order to provide the high-quality sound required for these events. To that end, the hall received an audio makeover in 2008 with a...
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Kanye West Tours Europe with Canegreen and Meyer Sound

Hip-hop icon Kanye West had a successful tour across Europe in late 2008, making stops in Brussels, Rotterdam, Manchester, and at London's massive O2 arena. After supporting West on previous tours with Meyer Sound systems, London-based Canegreen provided a multifaceted Meyer Sound MILO and MICA line array system for the rapper's latest shows.
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Meyer Sound Brings a Dream to Life in ZAIA, the First Permanent Cirque du Soleil Production in Asia

ZAIA&trade is the latest in a series of breathtaking spectaculars from Cirque du Soleil®. The 90-minute production, presented in a custom-built, 1,800-seat theater at the Venetian in Macao, represents Cirque du Soleil's first resident show in Asia. Read More »

Meyer Sound Boosts Krems's G-Club to Forefront of Austrian Nightlife

Replete with chic décor, glittering bars, stellar lighting and video effects, an intimate VIP lounge, and a powerful complement of Meyer Sound loudspeakers, Krems's G-Club is now considered by many as one of the top-tier nightclubs in Austria. Read More »

Mickey Hart Debuts as Visual Artist with Meyer Sound Surround System

The TAO of Wood represented a new venture for Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart into the world of visual arts. The exhibit debuted at the Dennis Rae Fine Art gallery in San Francisco, with a reception event featuring a duet performance by Hart and renowned percussionist Zakir Hussain who played on an eight-foot-tall functional sculpture and multitimbered percussion instrument named Ramrod, amplified and played back... Read More »

Meyer Sound to Focus on All-Encompassing Solutions at ISE 2009

At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), to be held March 3-5 in Amsterdam, Meyer Sound will showcase its commitment to providing comprehensive system solutions that keep pace with the changing role of audio in today's complex integrated systems. Read More »

Dirty Dancing Hits the Chicago Stage with Meyer Sound M'elodie

Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage is the international smash hit, coming-of-age love story that combines all the intensity and excitement of live theatre with new songs, new scenes, and thrilling new dances. Now playing at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, the production gives lifelong fans of the film and new audiences an unprecedented live experience filled with heart-pounding music, breathtaking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing. Read More »

Twin Qatar Stadiums Install Weather-Protected Meyer Sound MILO  and SB-2

Qatar's Al-Khor and Al-Wakrah football stadiums have recently installed Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeakers and the SB-2 parabolic wide-range sound beams, with the entire project handled by AV-TECH of Doha.
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YouTube Stages First Live Event with e2k and Meyer Sound

At San Francisco's Fort Mason, YouTube staged its first live event, using Meyer Sound systems supplied by Pro Media/UltraSound of Hercules, Calif. Billed as a "part concert, part variety show, and part party," YouTube Live included presentations ranging from the music of will.i.am and Joe Satriani and the sensational turntable mixes by Bay Area DJ Mike Relm to the showmanship of Mythbusters and Will It Blend host Tom Dickson. Read More »

Leonard Cohen Tours the World with Solotech and Meyer Sound

After more than 15 years off the road, legendary singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen is treating fans to a long-anticipated world tour. Cohen and his nine-piece band, led by renowned bassist Roscoe Beck, kicked off the tour with dates across Canada and Europe. Montreal-based Solotech is providing support for the tour, using a high-performance Meyer Sound system featuring MILO and MICA line array loudspeakers. Read More »

Impressive Directivity of Meyer Sound Loudspeakers Proves Essential at Tucson's Faith Tabernacle

The first thing that visitors notice when they enter Tucson's Faith Tabernacle Church, where a Meyer Sound system was recently installed, is the view. Directly behind the pulpit, the vast wall of glass looks out onto the majestic visage of Mount Lemmon and the Coronado National Forest, making for a breathtaking and inspiring visual. Read More »

Meyer Sound Adds Freddy Meyer to European Technical Support

Meyer Sound welcomes Jan Frederik Christoph Meyer aka "Freddy" to the European Technical Support team. Read More »