MISCO Celebrates 75 Years of Speaker Manufacturing and Audio Innovation

MISCO Speaker Company is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Founded in 1949 as Minneapolis Speaker Company (MISCO) by World War II veteran, Cliff Digre and his wife, Bernice, MISCO has remained a family owned business, now helmed by the founders’ son, Dan Digre, who has driven the company forward through decades of technological advancements and market expansion. MISCO stands as a US-based, pioneering force in the audio industry, manufacturing speakers and audio systems for OEM customers across the globe.

Loudspeaker manufacturer MISCO hired industry veteran Cobi Stein as Vice President of Marketing for its branded and custom OEM divisions, including their Oaktron, Bold North Audio, Red Line, and ToneSpeak brands. Stein served as Director of Marketing and Artist Relations for Eminence Speaker for nine years, and also served to manage sales and distribution during his tenure.

MISCO announced that loudspeaker industry veteran Anthony Lucas has joined as senior transducer and applications engineer. In his new role, he will develop and design new products for MISCO’s guitar speaker brand, ToneSpeak and for its OEM and pro-audio customers. Lucas, with more than 25 years of industry experience, has designed hundreds of different models of guitar and bass guitar speakers and cultivated relationships with vendors, amplifier companies and musicians worldwide.

Introducing a new brand from an American loudspeaker manufacturer is a reason for celebration. But better still when MISCO, the venerable St. Paul, MN-headquartered company announces a completely new line of guitar speakers under the name ToneSpeak. MISCO has been diversifying their business in the last few years with the acquisition of Oaktron and the introduction of their latest high-end driver brand, Bold North Audio. And ToneSpeak clearly reinforces the company's position.