Why do singers wear ear pieces?

Answer 1

So they can hear themselves sing and play, which is almost impossible to hear due to the crowd noise and the unique amplified and mixed sound that is being heard by the audience. Often due to Behind the Scenes mixers, a performer can get confused by what they are doing in comparison to the behind the scenes mix that is bring produced for the audience. Simply put, they hear thru their earpiece the raw music they themselves are producing before electronics gets hold of it.

Answer 2

They are monitor phones fed via radio link from the mixer desk so they can hear the 'whole sound' the band is making. Other things can also be heard: the beat 'click', lyric promps, running order etc.

Answer 3

that is their monitor. when you perform, the sound that goes into the audience is called the "house mix", and it is balanced to produce the best sound for the audience.

but the musicians need to hear themselves, so usually they put speakers on stage facing the musicians (they are on the ground, in front, at an angle). the sound that comes out of those speakers is the "monitor mix". for bigger concerts, instead of speakers on the floor, the musicians have a custom earpiece fitted to their ear, usually it's wireless, attached to a receiver in their pocket or on their back, and the earpiece acts as the monitor.

the sound engineer does a separate mix for the musicians (sometimes different ones for the different musicians) to let them hear themselves and everyone else in the band. we singers usually want to hear ourselves very well, even if it's louder than the audience hears it. that way the musicians can hear a different balance of instruments, get what they need to play, and the sound engineer can adjust the audience mix in whatever way works.

only the big concerts use those in-ear monitors. if you go to a club, you'll see speakers on the floor doing the same thing.

Answer 4

Sometimes when you're onstage it's hard to hear yourself. If you put a hand over your ear you can hear your own voice better.