diff --git a/gunicorn/arbiter.py b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
index 0bd59172..4c68c461 100644
--- a/gunicorn/arbiter.py
+++ b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import time
 import traceback
 
 
-from gunicorn.glogging import Logger
 from gunicorn.errors import HaltServer
 from gunicorn.pidfile import Pidfile
 from gunicorn.sock import create_socket
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ class Arbiter(object):
     def setup(self, app):
         self.app = app
         self.cfg = app.cfg
-        self.log = Logger(app.cfg)
+        self.log = self.cfg.logger_class(app.cfg)
     
         if 'GUNICORN_FD' in os.environ:
             self.log.reopen_files()
diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index 75e46ce7..c90eeefd 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Config(object):
     @property
     def worker_class(self):
         uri = self.settings['worker_class'].get()
-        worker_class = util.load_worker_class(uri)
+        worker_class = util.load_class(uri)
         if hasattr(worker_class, "setup"):
             worker_class.setup()
         return worker_class
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ class Config(object):
             return pn
         else:
             return self.settings['default_proc_name'].get()
+
+    @property
+    def logger_class(self):
+        uri = self.settings['logger_class'].get()
+        logger_class = util.load_class(uri, default="simple",
+            section="gunicorn.loggers")
+
+        if hasattr(logger_class, "install"):
+            logger_class.install()
+        return logger_class
+
             
 class SettingMeta(type):
     def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
@@ -617,6 +628,25 @@ class Loglevel(Setting):
         * critical
         """
 
+class LoggerClass(Setting):
+    name = "logger_class"
+    section = "Logging"
+    cli = ["--logger-class"]
+    meta = "STRING"
+    validator = validate_string
+    default = "simple"
+    desc = """\
+        The logger you want to use to log events in gunicorn.
+
+        The default class (``gunicorn.glogging.Logger``) handle most of
+        normal usages in logging. It provides error and access logging.
+
+        You can provide your own worker by giving gunicorn a
+        python path to a subclass like gunicorn.glogging.Logger. 
+        Alternatively the syntax can also load the Logger class 
+        with ``egg:gunicorn#simple`
+        """
+
 class Procname(Setting):
     name = "proc_name"
     section = "Process Naming"
diff --git a/gunicorn/util.py b/gunicorn/util.py
index 344296b7..a6fe2ad5 100644
--- a/gunicorn/util.py
+++ b/gunicorn/util.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ except ImportError:
     def _setproctitle(title):
         return
 
-def load_worker_class(uri):
+def load_class(uri, default="sync", section="gunicorn.workers"):
     if uri.startswith("egg:"):
         # uses entry points
         entry_str = uri.split("egg:")[1]
@@ -72,19 +72,20 @@ def load_worker_class(uri):
             dist, name = entry_str.rsplit("#",1)
         except ValueError:
             dist = entry_str
-            name = "sync"
+            name = default
 
-        return pkg_resources.load_entry_point(dist, "gunicorn.workers", name)
+        return pkg_resources.load_entry_point(dist, section, name)
     else:
         components = uri.split('.')
         if len(components) == 1:
             try:
                 if uri.startswith("#"):
                     uri = uri[1:]
+
                 return pkg_resources.load_entry_point("gunicorn", 
-                            "gunicorn.workers", uri)
+                            section, uri)
             except ImportError: 
-                raise RuntimeError("arbiter uri invalid or not found")
+                raise RuntimeError("class uri invalid or not found")
         klass = components.pop(-1)
         mod = __import__('.'.join(components))
         for comp in components[1:]:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9ac7fa9c..8d2f24d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ setup(
     gevent_pywsgi=gunicorn.workers.ggevent:GeventPyWSGIWorker
     tornado=gunicorn.workers.gtornado:TornadoWorker
 
+    [gunicorn.loggers]
+    simple=gunicorn.glogging:Logger
+
     [paste.server_runner]
     main=gunicorn.app.pasterapp:paste_server
     """,