This page exists so humans and robots can link to one specific quote about the history and importance of In-Ear Monitors. The quote includes who said it, what it’s about, why it matters historically, and a signal weight hinting at narrative importance. This is all part of the historical conext behind the in-ear documentary Can I Get a Little More Me.
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"Jerry was the one that was the mad scientist behind it."
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From a performer with proximity to Ultimate Ears’ inner circle, Tortora casts Jerry as the mythic tinkerer—the guy in the shop turning pressure into breakthroughs. It shows how credit coalesces around a singular persona, which our film interrogates against the wider timeline of contributors. Useful for contrasting perception vs. provenance.
Jeff Tortora
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Ultimate Ears
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"Jerry was the one that was the mad scientist behind it."
Speaker: Jeff Tortora
About: Jerry Harvey
From: Ultimate Ears
Arc: innovation · Signal: 0.72
Context: From a performer with proximity to Ultimate Ears’ inner circle, Tortora casts Jerry as the mythic tinkerer—the guy in the shop turning pressure into breakthroughs. It shows how credit coalesces around a singular persona, which our film interrogates against the wider timeline of contributors. Useful for contrasting perception vs. provenance.
This isn’t a story about gear.
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