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About SonicMatter
At SonicMatter we combine our love of music and music education (Sonic = sound) and science (especially chemistry or the study of Matter). My name is Russell M., and I am a high school student in Northern California. I play the drums for our award-winning high school jazz band.
When I started playing the drum set, I was amazed by the crisp and varied sounds of the drums, especially the cymbals. But it did not take long to realize that a short session left my ears ringing. Since then, I have used many different forms of hearing protection for musicians for both practice and performances. Each option has positive and negative features, and I continue to search for the ideal solution.
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Part of our mission at SonicMatter is to raise awareness of the risk of hearing loss in musicians and their audiences. Our community service projects focus on these efforts.
