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"I'm not sure I'd have hearing left, or I'm not sure that I would have kept performing because I would have had to stop to preserve my hearing."
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For Scott, IEMs aren’t a preference—they’re the line between working and quitting. With congenital hearing loss, wedges would have forced permanent damage or an early exit; precision monitoring kept him on stage and in the pit. This reframes IEMs as assistive tech and agency, not just sound quality.
Scott Simons
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"I'm not sure I'd have hearing left, or I'm not sure that I would have kept performing because I would have had to stop to preserve my hearing."
Speaker: Scott Simons
Arc: stakes · Signal: 0.94
Context: For Scott, IEMs aren’t a preference—they’re the line between working and quitting. With congenital hearing loss, wedges would have forced permanent damage or an early exit; precision monitoring kept him on stage and in the pit. This reframes IEMs as assistive tech and agency, not just sound quality.
This isn’t a story about gear.
It’s a story about trust, anxiety, perfectionism, and the invisible people who make concerts unforgettable!
