What Goes into Creating a Fan? For February, the Ultimate Ears Artists to Watch program is featuring new music from dance sensation Emma Hewitt and indie superstars Portugal. The Man. While their styles are completely different, their philosophy on music and growing their careers is very similar.  They both realize that music is about the

Hi all – Wow! What a year it has been for the Ultimate Ears’ Artists to Watch music program. And it ends with a nice bang. We are kicking off December by showcasing new music from the internationally famous Brian Eno.  You may have first heard of Brian Eno as the keyboard player for the popular 70’s

We had the pleasure of having November Ultimate Ears Artist to Watch, Open Air Stereo come and play an acoustic set for us in the studio we have at our Irvine, California office. Just for fun, while they played we hooked them up with our Ultimate Ears 500vi noise isolating headsets directly into wireless packs

Our next September Ultimate Ears Artist to Watch is Grammy Nominated Latino band, Locos Por Juana.  They are not nearly as well known as they should be probably because they play a style that defies labels and boundaries. Although they are all Latino, they mix English and Spanish in their songs. They blend reggae, big

Our Ultimate Ears Artist to Watch for September is indie pop duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. They are having a great year with the release of their first full-length album as well as landing a spot at Lollapalooza Festival last month.  The two main band members, Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott are products of the

Our next August Ultimate Ears Artist to Watch is Trinidad-born, Brooklyn raised Theophilus London. He calls his music New Wave, Wired Magazine referred to him as a rapper.  He may be relatively unknown outside of music insiders, but not for long. Theophilus London recently released a series of wildly popular independent mixtapes and the Lovers Holiday

As I am typing this post, Foster The People has already done 63 shows  this year and has 46 more scheduled worldwide…so far!  The LA based group has been getting the attention of critics and fans alike and I am thrilled to feature them on the Ultimate Ears Artist to Watch program for July. They

Of Montreal has been adored by the indie scene for over 15 years and featuring their new release is a huge win for the Ultimate Ears Artist to Watch program.   Of Montreal just released the short “folk” EP called Controllersphere – as folk is interpreted and defined by their creative spirit. Of Monreal’s music

We are honored to showcase some touching music this month in our Ultimate Ears Artists to Watch program starting with the late and great John Martyn.  His raw and haunting posthumous album was compiled and released with love by longtime friend and Grammy Winning producer Jim Tullio. John Martyn was a cult-status musician’s musician. He

At Ultimate Ears, our busiest time of the year for Custom Stage Earphones is Spring as all the bands prepare for their Summer tours. And of course we love going to see many of these bands perform during the summer touring season. The opportunities to attend festivals and discover new bands every summer around the world are