Muzak: It's Not Just Elevator Music Anymore

To people of a certain age, Muzak is a word like "Kleenex," or "Xerox." It stands for that annoying, easy-listening entertainment piped into elevators and played during on-hold phone calls. And even if you're not old enough to know Muzak by name, you know it from experience.

Muzak, a company celebrating 75 years in business, accepts some of that stigma, as it works to prove that the company is more than elevator music. There's a good chance it impacts your daily life -- at work, when shopping, when eating, even while giving birth.