I have to confess, over the years I have developed an odd fascination with Muzak. In earlier years when it really was "elevator music" I wondered…who writes this ...

Last week was big for music: the 55th Grammys chose their inoffensive favorites, Beyoncé silenced naysayers at the Super Bowl, and an American institution "retired": Muzak. But the "soundtrack to life ...

Muzak was awarded the contract after designing a unique in-store audio identity and custom music soundtrack for Aéropostale's Times Square location. Recognizable as the former home of MTV's Total ...

About the only quiet places in the headquarters of Muzak Holdings LLC are, believe it or not, the building’s elevators. The omission is intentional. Muzak management wants visitors to know that the ...

Muzak made its mark on American culture by producing generic-sounding songs for office buildings, retail stores and the dentist. Muzak made elevator music, but it's been 25 years since the company ...

The good times are rolling. Despite a national recession, the company's sales for the previous year approached $200 million. estimates 80 million Americans--a third of the country--hear Muzak each day ...

Muzak is best known for its background music that drives you crazy in the elevator, but as I discovered — they made amazing tube amplifiers as well. Life is definitely unpredictable; something that ...

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