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The vast majority of musicians, especially gigging musicians, don’t take hearing protection seriously enough. You might attend a concert, and feel the force of a modern PA system, only to go home late ...

New Orleans’ musicians union, the American Federation of Musicians Local 174-496, will team up with the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) and the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC) to distribute ...

For many musicians and producers, loud music delivers an addictive rush. The higher the sound levels injected into your ears, the better the endorphin high. While practising, performing, and producing ...

Pete Hawley's Scottsdale-based band bangs out what he calls post-hard-core extremo, a cross between “punk and rock and everything.” “There's singing, screaming, it's emotional music,” says the 21-year ...

Lisa Pierson, who sings with other musicians at Parkview Christian Church, was thrilled with the birthday present her husband gave her this year: custom electronic ear monitors. “They are quite an ...

The low brass section of the Century High School marching band belts out some big time sound — but those beautiful notes can blow away the players’ hearing capacity, too. All it takes is three minutes ...

NEW ORLEANS - Listening to loud music, through ear buds or at music concerts, can cause hearing loss for anyone. But what if loud music is how you make your living. Several local groups are working ...

T.J. Linkous, a rockabilly musician living in Poquoson, rolled up his sleeve to show a right arm covered in horror movie tattoos. Tortured faces from frightening flicks such as “Creepshow,” “The Evil ...