Altijd maar die rottoon in je hoofd
Componist en muzikant Stephen Emmer heeft tinnitus: ’Altijd maar die rottoon in je hoofd’ Componist, producer en muzikant Stephen Emmer (66) dacht dat hij zijn muziekcarrière vaarwel moest zeggen toen zijn gehoorklachten steeds ernstiger vormen aannamen. Toch wist hij zichzelf opnieuw uit te vinden door een compleet andere weg in te slaan: die van de […]
What I learned from losing my hearing
Stephen Emmer When a past hearing injury resurfaced as life-changing tinnitus, Stephen Emmer was forced to redefine his relationship with music. Now, having ‘re-achieved’ his musical goals, he is set to release a new album – in musical dialogue with his younger self Most people tend to think that loss of hearing strikes all at […]
Ringing in the ears
Ludwig von Beethoven… …was just 25 years old when the first signs of impending deafness began to manifest in 1795. The devastating impact of this fate on him is well documented in his letters. His “Heiligenstadt Testament” from 1802, in particular, stands as a harrowing testimony of a man being gradually pushed out of the […]