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  • Posted by Jerry
  • January 5th, 2005

Ashlee Simpson is deaf…

That should get me up in the rankings at Google.

I really wanted to point something out for anyone that hasn’t been exposed to performing in a venue like the Orange Bowl.

I also have to point out that I know Ashley and her family because of my daughter Melissa while she was in DREAM. I know the kind of crap the media and the industry can dish out and it’s generally not to kind.

I have enclosed a screen capture from the last part of the Orange Bowl program that clearly shows that Ashlee has her earpieces out. Now you might ask… so, what does that mean? It means Ashlee couldn’t hear ANYTHING not even her own voice. It’s almost damn near impossible in a venue of that magnitude not to be wearing your earpieces. Those earpieces are connected to the mixing board and are feeding the actual music back into the artists ear including their own voice.

Have you ever listened to someone singing when they had earphones listening to a CD player? They couldn’t hit a note in most cases.

Give the kid a break… most of you would freeze up under that type of pressure and stress.

3 Comments

John on Jan 5, 2005 Said:


Finally somebody that gets the whole aspect of Ashlee. I hate how people bash her when they don’t have a clue about performing. It’s one thing to record a studio album and another to perform it. Oh and yes you should move up in the Google ranks for this post considering “Ashlee Simpson” is a hot keyword.

freddie on Jan 8, 2005 Said:


Bah, Miss Simpson is an overrated (previously…) product of Big Music. I am happy to see that she is being riduculed all over the world. She is, was and will always be a big joke.

Adam on Feb 6, 2005 Said:


John, Ashlee obviously doesn’t have a clue about performing either, or she WOULD have had her earpieces in. LikeI agree with Freddie. Ashlee has already committed career suicide on SNL, and this proves without a doubt that her talent is in her good looks. The author of this ludicrous article says to”Give the kid a break… most of you would freeze up under that type of pressure and stress.” The is beside the point sir, she is supposed to know what she is doing and how to do it, that’s why she makes the big money.

She should leave her industry to the professionals.

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Jerry has been involved in the enterprise software industry as a principal and consultant for more than 25 years. His clients have included Hughes Aircraft, Time Warner, Sun Microsystems, NeXT Computer, and Apple Computer. In 1993 he founded Flashpoint Systems, a leader in Internet and Intranet application development. Following Flashpoint System’s 1995 merger with a leading systems integrator, he served as CTO, directing product research and development. He has been a visionary leader in the development of Internet-based enterprise business applications. In 1998, Jerry and Simon Arkell founded VERSIFI, Inc. The company’s initial product was considered the world’s leading technology in the area of enterprise content management by Gartner Group. They sold the company in 2000 for 48M to a European content management company funded by The Carlyle Group. In 2003, VERSIFI Technologies was reconstituted and acquired AdaptiveInfo.com, the leader in predictive content delivery to wireless devices using Bayesian Algorithms. In 2008, he co-founded Perssonas, Inc. Perssonas is a social network based hyper-aggregator with a focus in delivering branded, content rich experiences for the entertainment industry and major brands worldwide.

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