2001 Highlights
H.E.A.R.'s outreach to raves, dance clubs and concert tours reaches thousands of teens and young adults across the US. (Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Miami Beach, Phoenix, Chicago and more!)
HEARNET.COM launches Press Room where you can find H.E.A.R.'s latest PSA, H.E.A.R.'s brochure, H.E.A.R.'s banner links, and new media stories.
Kathy Peck of H.E.A.R. receives the Key to Northeastern University for her advocacy work in the prevention of hearing loss through education.
First H.E.A.R. Records Release: HEAR THIS CD on Sub City released world wide this year as a critical success for its music genre. HEAR THIS features 28 new school and International Old school Punk and Rock bands spanning from 1977 to 2001. Ask for it at your local record store.
Media Coverage and Awareness Campaign Highlights. Deafening Sound PBS Documentary. Deafening Sounds is slated to go national and is an excellent educational awareness documentary! Deafening Sound, a new one-hour program produced for broadcast on Nebraska ETV, explores this noisy, sometimes deafening world. It features interviews with hearing specialists and H.E.A.R. volunteers as well as profiles of musicians, technicians and young people hooked on extreme sound.
Events Highlights: National Association of Music Manufacturers (NAMM) Audio Engineering Society (AES), California Music Awards, League for the Hard of Hearing 's International Noise Awareness Day and SXSW.
H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to the prevention of hearing loss and tinnitus among musicians and music fans (especially young people) through education, awareness and grassroots outreach advocacy.
To find out more or how you can help: Contact: www.hearnet.com www.hear@hearnet.com or call 415-409-EARS, fax 415-409-LOUD
