Santa Monica, Calif. — MusiCares® and The Recording Academy®'s Producers & Engineers Wing® presented the panel "Listen Up: Why Protecting Your Hearing Really Does Matter" as part of the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival on Friday, March 17, 2017. The panel was moderated by Maureen Droney, former audio engineer and currently The Recording Academy Managing Director, P&E Wing and Recording Technology. Speakers included S. Benjamin Kanters, Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Audio Arts & Acoustics Department, Columbia College Chicago; Dr. Michael Santucci, audiologist and founder/president of Sensaphonics Hearing Preservation Foundation; and Brett Bryngelson, MusiCares Program Specialist and Manager.