Music Center Incorporated

Music Center Incorporated
Music Center Incorporated
Company typePrivate
IndustryProfessional audio
Founded1955 (1955) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
FounderGrover 'Jeep' Harned
Defunct1982 (1982)
FateAcquired by Sony
SuccessorSony
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMult-track Recorders
Audio consoles
RevenueUS$20 Million (1979) (1979)

Music Center Incorporated (MCI) is the former name of a United States manufacturer of professional audio equipment that operated from 1955 until 1982 when it was acquired by the Sony Corporation. The company is credited with a number of world firsts: commercialising the 24-track multi-track recorder, the tape Auto Locator and in-line mixing console.