meet the donor
Why I Want to #KeepListening By Ariadne Aberin
I recently donated to Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) for the first time. When I came across your organization, I knew I wanted to support it. I’m a musician, and I’m really passionate about research efforts on hearing restoration. I feel like we live in a really noise-polluted world, and as musicians we’re kind of taught that louder is better/more passionate/more fun—which is absolutely not always the case. We do our best to take care of our hearing, but there are also many factors outside of our control. I’m personally very interested in the science that HHF funds, and honestly having a better idea of what research is being done goes a long way in giving me comfort that I may be able to enjoy music in old age.
Musician Ariadne Aberin believes in funding hearing research and using hearing protection.
What Music Means to Me
Music has always been a big part of my life. My family is very musical; we love to sing and play instruments, and it’s one of the ways we spend quality time together. I started out playing the piano and listening to my mom’s old Celine Dion records, and as I got older and developed my own musical tastes (ranging from ’90s boy bands and Britney Spears, to Avril and Alanis, to Taylor Swift and Sara Bareilles, to Lin-Manuel Miranda… the list goes on), I started writing music that really captured what I was feeling. I’ve always loved books and stories and writing, and songwriting just felt like such a natural way I could express myself using the two art forms I loved. I currently write and record music that’s kind of a chill, pop vibe. And I love writing about things that are really personal to me but also I think are universally relatable—things like feeling euphoric when you meet someone, or lessons learned and realizations from past mistakes, or mental health. I also write music with other artists that they then record or that we record together. It’s been so fun getting to continue developing my skills as a musician and songwriter, and just getting to meet other songwriters and musicians who are on their own journeys. For me, the most important part of music is the journey. The real fun is in those little a publication of hearing health foundation
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