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Muzak Holdings LLC
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Private
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Creating experiences with music, voice and sound systems
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1934
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Fort Mill, SC
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Steve Villa, CEO
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Music
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1,256
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Distribution of musicProduction and distribution of audio messagingDesign and installation of sound systems
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$615 million USD ( 2005 )
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wwwmuzakcom
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is a company based in metro Fort Mill, South Carolina just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina , founded in 1934, that is best known for distribution of music to Retail Stores and other companies. The word "Muzak" has, in popular usage, broken free from its corporate parent and become a catchall Generic Term (often pejoratively applied) for Easy Listening , Middle Of The Road , or Elevator Music — or, indeed, for any type of banal, derivative, or repetitive music, usually as Instrumentals without lyrics. As an example, in his " How Do You Sleep? " song lyrics, John Lennon attacked Paul McCartney 's post-Beatle composing abilities by writing “The sound you make is muzak to my ears — You must have learnt something all those years".
In the late 1990s , however, the ''Muzak'' corporation Rebranded thoroughly, and today hardly any of the music Muzak distributes consists, as it once did, of re-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs. {Link without Title} The company now focuses on selecting and playlisting existing recordings.
For many years, Muzak held a virtual monopoly in the field of background music for businesses. However, the advent of alternative music delivery technologies provides business owners with more options. Both U.S. , BMI and SESAC .
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In recent years, the company has experienced serious problems, losing over that it cannot pay. {Link without Title}
On April 12 , 2007 , Muzak Holdings, LLC announced to its employees that it will be merging with DMX Music .
Channels available on Muzak via Satellite, On-Premise or through Echostar/DishNetwork platform as of November 2006:
- (New Age)
- (World Eclectic)
- (Contemporary Christian)
- (Adult Contemporary)
- (Funk/Soul/Disco)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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- (Light Pop Standards)
- (Rock 'n Roll Classics)
- (Romantic Melodies)
- (Classic Soul)
- (Jazz/Pop/Soul)
- (Singer/Songwriter)
- (Big Band/Swing)
- (Adult Favorites)
- (Country Mix)
- (Current Country Hits)
- (Country Classics)
- (Alternative Country)
- '50's & 60's Hits
- '70's Hits
- '80's Hits
- '90's Hits
- (Club/Dance)
- (Current Dance)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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- (Indie Electronica)
- (Acid Jazz)
- (Lounge)
- (Electro Pop)
available during specific holiday
- (Non-Secular Holiday)
- (Secular Holiday)
- (Classic Instrumental)
- (Classical Ambiance)
- (Easy Listening Instrumental)
- (Light Classical)
- (New Age Instrumental)
- (Acoustic Instrumental)
- (Contemporary Instrumental)
- (Instrumental Jazz)
- (Smooth Jazz)
- (Contemporary Jazz)
- (Classic Jazz)
- (Upbeat Latino/Anglo Pop)
--Available only in Satellite line-up
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- (Smooth Latin Music)
- (Mexican Music)
- (Latin Pop)
- (Tejano/Border)
--Available only in Echostar line-up
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- (Salsa/Merengue)
- (Mariachi)
- (Classic Pop Hits)
- (Adult Alternative)
- (Classic Pop)
- (Current Pop)
- (Pop Hits)
- (Teen Pop)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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- (Female Pop)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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- (Skate Punk/Hip-Hop)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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- (Power Rock/Metal)
- (Alternative Rock)
- (New Indie Rock)
- (Classic Rock)
- (Underground Rock/Pop)
- (Rock/Pop Hits)
- (Contemporary Folk)
- (Blues)
- (Americana/Classic Rock)
- (American Roots)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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- (New Orleans Music)
- (Children's Music)
- (Carolina Beach Party)
- (High Energy Fitness)
- (Caribbean Music)
- (Hip-Hop/Rap)
- (Adult R&B)
- (Contemporary Italian)
- (Global Pop)
- (Hawaiian Music)
--Available only in On-Premise & Echostar line-ups
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- (Irish Traditional/Pop)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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- (Reggae)
- (Italian/American Standards)
- (French Canadian)
--Available only in Satellite line-up
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- (World Music)
--Available only in On-Premise line-up
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Not all channels are available on all platforms
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