Plaza hotel launches music installation

The Plaza, which recently reopened after a contemporary revamping, will play host to a Meyer Sound system, which is embedded into its architecture. Blumenthal's original compositions - recorded over several months by 73 musicians - will be filtered into the lobby by day and the mezzanine bar and lounge areas throughout the evening.

'When you enter the main lobby, you experience the full, more energetic arrangement,' explained Blumenthal. 'As you walk by the desk, through the elevator lobby and towards the 58th Street entrance, you gradually experience a more mellow, intimate arrangement.'

The Meyer Sound system, worth a cool $1m, is traditionally associated with stadiums and theatres. The Plaza is the first hotel to implement the technology.

Blumenthal, known for melding traditional, acoustic sounds with digital and electronic elements, produced over three hours of music for the project - 90 minutes of 'Sinatra-style music' for the daytime and two hours of mellow electronic mixes for evenings.

www.arielablumenthal.com

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