Muzak Files For Bankruptcy

American Voices • business • ISSUE 45•08 • Feb 17, 2009

With a debt load between $100 million and $500 million, Muzak Holdings LLC, the company whose name is synonymous with elevator and on-hold music, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. What do you think?

“But they had such great hits like 'Boring Saxophone' and 'Sleepy Piano.'”
Darrell Malaga –
Graffiti Removal
“How could they fail? I've been tossing my spare change on the elevator floor for the past 20 years!”
Laura Shannon –
Radio Dispatcher
“Some people might see this as a bad thing, but I think we're about to enter a new golden age of humming.”
Kyle Sandoval –
Tow Truck Driver

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