MEDFORD, OR — Joy Christian Fellowship in Medford, Ore., announced that it is one of the first houses of worship to install Meyer Sound’s M’elodie ultracompact high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker. Music minister Jake Schmelzer chose the Meyer system because of his experiences at the Britt Festivals in nearby Jacksonville, for which George Relles Sound of Eugene, Ore., has provided a Meyer Sound rental system every summer since 1985. “When I thought about the best sound I’d heard in the area, I immediately thought of Britt,” recalls Schmelzer. “I heard Nickel Creek there last summer and Ricky Skaggs a few years back. The clarity of the sound for both was stunning, and in Christian music, clarity is crucial because you want the lyrics understood. The Meyer systems at Britt also have plenty of impact and a warmth that really envelops you.”
With two M’elodie arrays of eight cabinets each providing coverage of the 500-seat worship center's main floor, the only fill cabinets used are a pair of UPJ-1P compact VariO loudspeakers to cover a shallow balcony located on one side. A pair of 600-HP compact high-power subwoofers supplies the bass, with drive processing for all loudspeakers provided by a Galileo loudspeaker management system.
To complement the Meyer Sound system, Relles also supplied a Yamaha M7CL digital console, a complete Aviom personal monitoring system and eight Shure PSM Series wireless in-ear monitors. The package also included a complement of wired and wireless Shure microphones to supplement existing stock.
With Joy Christian Fellowship now celebrating its 25th anniversary year, the church’s senior pastor (and Jake’s father), Steve Schmelzer, decided to put a top-quality sound system in the first phase of the church’s renovation project, rather than in the last, as is often the case. “Music plays a big part in our worship ministry,” explains Jake Schmelzer. “All churches have a message that needs to be communicated clearly. In our church we have a desire to carry out that duty with an attitude of excellence.”
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