Harry Hearsmart will be at Martin Place on World Hearing Day, 3 March 2020, to measure headphone listening levels and promote good hearing health!
Music Venues
Everyone has a different opinion on what makes a good venue for a gig. Good or bad, it is important for all venues to manage sounds levels carefully – they are responsible to both their staff and their neighbours. Although it might seem like an overwhelming task, it doesn’t have to be.
Musicians
Musicians are a special breed. They create incredible sounds that have the power to impact body and soul, whether that’s sending us to the dance floor or moving us to tears. Not too surprisingly, research has also shown that musicians, as a group, have pretty special ears.
Sound Engineers
Sound engineers, also called audio engineers or sound technicians, are central to the delivery of sound at any venue. These engineers have the overall responsibility for sound at a gig, from placement and position of speakers to amplification and manipulation of music being played.
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What’s Happening
Safer sound levels for live music
We published new research looking into the pros and cons of using a software-based sound level management system to help reduce sound levels in live music venues.
At the frontiers of science
Check out our new research in Frontiers in Psychology. Reducing the hearing risk in music venues might be best achieved not by telling people what to do, but by listening to what they actually want…
HEARsmart on the world stage
The World Health Organisation invited us to present our research looking at the laws and regulations that govern sound exposure at music venues around the world.
Official selection at Overcome Festival
Our tinnitus video, Bee HEARsmart, has been officially selected in the Overcome Film Festival, which celebrates stories of survival and triumph over adversity – like tinnitus!
David Rose tells it like it is
Comedian and writer David Rose has a message for millennials who think that hearing loss can’t happen to them. It’s time to listen up!