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"For what I do, I'm mimicking somebody else. It's a little bit of me, but I'm, you know, they come out to see Diamond Dave. Without the in-ear monitor technology, I definitely wouldn't be doing what I am today."
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Tribute work demands surgical accuracy—timbre, phrasing, pitch center—because the crowd came for that voice. IEMs let Geller lock to the reference, protect his throat, and stay in character show after show. It’s proof that the tech doesn’t just help; it enables a very specific kind of performance to exist at all.
Brian Geller
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Van Halen
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"For what I do, I'm mimicking somebody else. It's a little bit of me, but I'm, you know, they come out to see Diamond Dave. Without the in-ear monitor technology, I definitely wouldn't be doing what I am today."
Speaker: Brian Geller
About: David Lee Roth
From: Van Halen
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Context: Tribute work demands surgical accuracy—timbre, phrasing, pitch center—because the crowd came for that voice. IEMs let Geller lock to the reference, protect his throat, and stay in character show after show. It’s proof that the tech doesn’t just help; it enables a very specific kind of performance to exist at all.
This isn’t a story about gear.
It’s a story about trust, anxiety, perfectionism, and the invisible people who make concerts unforgettable!
