About Future Sonics

Future Sonics is the award-winning original innovator of professional custom and universal fit earphones for personal monitoring for major tours, venues, artists, engineers, broadcasting and houses of worship worldwide. Their dedication to the finest audio quality, reliability and personal service continue to serve the industry's professionals with their Ear Monitors® brand, Atrio Series™, SofterWear™ professional products, OEM product development and production consulting as they have since 1985.

Future Sonics personal monitors are recognized by H.E.A.R.® as products offering their full range of sound and performance at - even the lowest volumes. Future Sonics products are available through their web site, from their authorized global network dealers or your local audiologists and hearing specialists.

According to Marty Garcia, company founder and president, "it goes back to responding to a real need during the time when I was working with Todd Rundgren. I was trying to address the issues of vocal fatigue while touring in a wide range of venue sizes. Todd [Rundgren] had said that if I could just put the sound 'in' his head...I was on a roll from there." Garcia developed the original earpieces by using a gel-based denture adhesive and various types of earbud-type drivers - eventually and literally going through thousands at a time for the right quality - until realizing that he had stumbled onto something that could be very effective when properly used.

"As more and more artists and engineers got behind what we were doing," Garcia continues, "I developed proprietary transducers and custom casings with such strong success that I sold my production company at that time and started Future Sonics in order to focus on the Ear Monitors® brand exclusively." In the twenty years since, Future Sonics has continued to lead the industry with revolutionary concepts and a focus on sound quality first and foremost. In addition to their unique designs and custom work, the company offers complete client services and consulting worldwide. Their client list is literally a "who's who" of the entertainment business as well with artists like Destiny's Child, Bon Jovi, Jaci Velasquez, Jimmy Buffet, Brooks and Dunn, U2, Shania Twain, Trace Adkins, Clay Aiken, The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Fox News, and on and on.

"In twenty years, we have learned a lot and we keep working in the field in everything from live music to stage and theater to broadcasting," says Garcia. "With the new audience that has discovered our products in the iPod and portable audio/video markets, we're very pleased to embrace that market as well. It is an exciting time for us." Future Sonics is continuing to work with hearing conservation organizations like H.E.A.R. as well to educate the public on issues of responsible and safe listening levels.

With personal monitoring moving forward as the new standard in sound reinforcement, it is still a niche category with nuances and a great deal of finesse involved to really apply it properly. Marty Garcia still spends a great deal of time out with clients, engineers, broadcasters, schools and hearing organizations working with each client - and even other brands - in order to help demystify this concept as it continues to evolve in the industry.

Mix, ProSound News, Total Production, Front of House and MacsimumNews magazines all have featured Garcia and his innovations as part of the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of his development of personal monitors.

A philosophy of "best sound first," team approaches to making this concept work, and personal relationships with our clients continue to make Future Sonics the company of choice for today's top professionals, "weekend warriors," and advanced consumers.

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