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Muzak Holdings LLC, the company that provides the world with elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The Fort Mills, South Carolina company is facing up to 500 million ...

Muzak Holdings LLC, the maker of elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors Tuesday. The company had heavy debt load and it filed to try to refinance some of its debt.

The Austin-based background music company has just emerged out of bankruptcy, with a continuing appetite for the softer hits or ambient styles it provides. Meanwhile, some fans of the old Muzak still ...