Celebrating its 100th anniversary last year, the Helsinki City Theatre organization is a driving force in this city’s vibrant cultural community. To commemorate the century milestone, the organization’s Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri theatre house unveiled a unique and versatile Meyer Sound system.

The 950-seat venue, which opened its doors in 1967, provided some interesting architectural challenges. As the theater’s Jyrki Sandell explains, “The room’s original design was focused on spoken presentations, more

The Arts United Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. has recently upgraded to a Meyer Sound M’elodie™ line array loudspeaker system, courtesy of Coatesville, Pa.-based DBS Audio Systems Inc.

The Arts United Center is home to the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and the Fort Wayne Youth Theatre, as well as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Fort Wayne Ballet, the Fort Wayne Dance Collective and a large variety of local events more

The Ronacher Theater is one of most picturesque and notable landmarks in Vienna’s central district, Innere Stadt. Opened in 1888 as Etablissement Ronacher, it boasts a long and storied history spanning music, drama and more. The Ronacher is now one of three major theaters hosting large-scale musicals staged by music production company Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (United Stages Vienna), and recently underwent a major renovation that included a new state-of-the-art Meyer more

Located beneath the Pont Alexandre III, an arch bridge that spans the River Seine, Le Showcase is remarkable not only for its historic architecture, but also for its standing as one of the hottest entertainment venues in Paris. Providing powerful yet controlled sound reinforcement for Le Showcase’s main performance area, restaurant/bar, and lounge are a range of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers and the award-winning Galileo™ loudspeaker management system.

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Built in 1998, Vicar Street is known to be a top-notch Dublin performance venue providing an intimate live experience for artists and audiences alike. Vicar Street recently picked up Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)’s awards for the Best National Live Music Venue of the Year, Best Dublin Live Music Venue of the Year, as well as the Hot Press Readers Award for Best Live Music Venue in Ireland. The awards more

Located in suburban Virginia, Hylton Memorial Chapel is a nondenominational Christian events center. Within the stately brick edifice, pastors’ conferences, ecumenical praise gatherings, and a variety of musical presentations are hosted by area churches as well as touring Christian artists and community groups. The rich diversity and the scale of its worship programs resulted in a permanent install of a M’elodie™ line array loudspeaker system, as well as a new more

With a gorgeous view of lush vegetation, tropical skies, and the setting sun, the first annual Manoa Jazz Festival kicked off at the Andrews Outdoor Theatre (formerly Andrews Amphitheater) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). Local artists including Noel Okimoto Ohana, the Honolulu Jazz Quartet, and headliner Devin Phillips and New Orleans Straight Ahead performed for 1,000 excited onlookers, with sound reinforcement from a Meyer Sound M’elodie™ line more

Five students of ESAMA (Superior School for AudioVisual Media) in Andalusia, Spain, have been awarded the John and Helen Meyer Scholarship.

The scholarship program was announced in 2007 by Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc., in conjunction with Meyer Sound España, S.A. and ESAMA, to recognize the academic excellence of five first-year students. This year’s awards were presented to David Carrasco Santos, Manuel Lazaro-Carrasco Sierra, Jose Carlos Martinez Salas, Antonio Ramos more

Denver’s Mile High Music Festival was arguably one of the high points of this year’s summer concert season. The two-day event, held at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, featured more than 44 acts on five stages, including headliners Dave Matthews Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and John Mayer.

Denver-based Dowlen Sound provided the audio for the three largest stages, including a massive Meyer Sound system for the headliners’ SanDisk stage. more

Off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean lies the coral atoll of Aldabra, home to one of the last vestiges of natural ecology on the planet. Protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, the uninhabited island is home to a wide array of rare fauna including the world’s largest population of giant land tortoises, and the Indian Ocean’s last surviving flightless bird, the Aldabra Rail.

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