Meyer Sound Wraps a Year of Global Growth and Innovation with Milestone Achievements in 2024

	"In a way, 45 years sounds long, but it's just gone by in a flash," says Helen Meyer.

As Meyer Sound wraps up its 45th anniversary, the company celebrates a landmark year, from concert touring and festivals to cinema and immersive sound.

2024 saw the introduction of the ULTRA-X80 versatile point source loudspeaker, designed to bring new clarity and power to compact point source loudspeakers and meet the needs of diverse applications from intimate venues to expansive outdoor stages.

Meyer Sound's PANTHER large-format linear line array and 2100-LFC low-frequency control element powered some of the world's most high-profile tours and festivals in 2024.

This "perfect pairing" delivered stunning clarity and impact for Metallica's M72 World Tour, creating a studio-quality in-the-round audio experience for stadium audiences across North America. Ed Sheeran's "+ - = ÷ x" (Mathematics) Tour also showcased PANTHER's adaptability, supporting his one-man show in stadiums across Asia and the Middle East.

Meyer Sound also elevated the sonic legacy of two historic music venues. At the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, New York, a new Meyer Sound system revitalized the venue's acoustics, ensuring an intimate, immersive experience for both artists and audiences. The Bitter End, New York City's oldest rock club, also underwent a transformative audio upgrade with Meyer Sound technology.

The company continues to partner with iconic festivals around the world, including Roskilde Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival, and the Montreux Jazz Festival, where PANTHER and 2100-LFC met the acoustical challenges of large-scale outdoor venues; and the Telluride Film Festival, which showcases Meyer Sound's cutting-edge cinema offerings.

"Meyer Sound leads the way in immersive audio, having pioneered spatial technologies for more than three decades," the company says. "Meyer Sound's immersive tools, from the free Spacemap Go spatial sound design and mixing tool to the Constellation acoustic system, empower creatives to create immersive environments of any scale, pushing boundaries across theater, live performance, and fixed installations. Projects like Nordic experimental collective Heilung's immersive Roskilde performance highlight Meyer Sound technologies' ability to turn imagination into reality.

"Installations of Meyer Sound's Constellation acoustic system brought unprecedented flexibility to venues offering everything from cinema to live music performances to fine dining. Constellation systems at institutions like San Diego State University are advancing immersive audio education, offering students and researchers state-of-the-art tools for creative exploration and innovation."

To further strengthen its leadership in this field, Meyer Sound welcomed John Owens as business development manager for Constellation. With decades of experience in theatre consulting and sound design for iconic venues and productions, Owens brings an understanding of how to transform spaces with adaptive acoustics, further expanding Constellation's impact in both traditional and emerging markets.

Meyer Sound made significant inroads in Asia, with founders John and Helen Meyer visiting key markets to foster relationships and strengthen partnerships. Their journey culminated in Jakarta with the launch of a new distribution partnership with PT Promedia Sejahtera Raya.

"The market in Asia is very sophisticated, with demands that at times exceed the rest of the world in terms of the scale and type of productions they're putting forward," says John McMahon, senior vice president. "It's another market that pushes us to be our best. We're now recognized as an industry leader in Asia, and we want to make sure that our customers there know how important they are to us as our growth continues."

The company also expanded its in-person training and online education platform, broadening access to knowledge across all disciplines and experience levels. Dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity, Meyer Sound continues to champion women, gender-expansive individuals, and underrepresented communities in audio through ongoing collaborations with Women's Audio Mission, Sound Girls, and other organizations, the company says.

In line with Meyer Sound's commitment to integrated solutions, the company expanded its global software teams to support enhancements in platforms like Nebra and Spacemap Go, which provide powerful tools for both live and fixed installations.

Meyer Sound joined in celebrating two long-time collaborators being recognized on the world's biggest stages. The Grateful Dead were recognized in December with the Kennedy Center Honors and will be honored during GRAMMY Week as MusiCares Persons of the Year for their 60-year legacy of music, philanthropy, and community-building. Meyer Sound's roots with the band go back to 1972, when John Meyer worked with Owsley "Bear" Stanley to develop the band's iconic "Wall of Sound."

At the same time, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, another longtime Meyer Sound collaborator, was honored at the Kennedy Center. John Meyer's early work building cinema subwoofers delivered the groundbreaking low-end effects for Apocalypse Now.

"In a way, 45 years sounds long, but it's just gone by in a flash," says Meyer sound executive vice president Helen Meyer. "And here we are, able to celebrate with the Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola, and it feels really wonderful."

Check out a video here: Year in Review 2024 | Meyer Sound.

For more information on the Kennedy Center Honors, check out: www.lightingandsoundamerica.com/news/story.asp?ID=-Q7AUKI.

For more information on the Bearsville Theater, check out the December 2024 issue of LSA:
link.lsamedia.com/dec2024.