Classical musicians’ wellbeing and mental health.
Moving away from the recent exploration of musicians and identity I’m now going to pull out some more of my own favourite pieces of...
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Apr 2
Musicians' Mental Health Month launched for 2024
For the second year running, Tonic Rider will be taking part in the Young Classical Artists Trust's (YCAT) Musician's Mental Health Month...
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Apr 2
Sacrifice and striving in musicking.
This blog continues exploring the area of music and identity, more specifically, US based rock musicians. An important and exciting piece...
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Mar 26
Musicking, the tortured artist and the need to get through.
This blog continues on from my previous writing surrounding identity and how this can help or hinder mental health. One study that is...
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Mar 25
Tune Up Project Workshop
Tonic Rider Coordinator, Jeordie Shenton, recently provided a workshop for the latest cohort of the Tune Up Project, in Ipswich. On...
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Mar 19
Musicking, identity and mental health.
The recent blogs have been exploring the cliché of ‘sex, drugs and rock n roll’ and how the occupational environment can potentially...
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Mar 11
Sex, drugs and death.
From last week’s blogs exploring fame and the ‘rock n roll’ world of musicking, we could assume that the hedonistic and high-risk taking...
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Mar 8
ACM Webinar
Tonic Rider are providing a ‘Mental Health in the Music Industry’ webinar for students at the Academy of Contemporary Music. As part of...
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Mar 7
A Response to 'When Music Speaks'
Tonic Music were disappointed by a recently published report and felt the need to respond. As a registered charity supporting the mental...
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Mar 5
Popular musicians’ high-risk behaviour and premature death.
Staying on the path of the recent topic of touring and substance I’m now going to explore the often-speculated notion that popular...
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Feb 27
Touring, drinking and other vices.
This week Adam continues on from last week’s blog about addiction and substance use. Continuing on from last week’s blog about 'Touring,...
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Feb 20
Touring, substance use and the impact on mental health.
In the high-octane world of popular musicians and touring, alcohol and drugs have often been normalised and accepted as an inherent part...
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Feb 15
Night Time Economy Summit 2024
Team Tonic spent two fantastic days attending the Night Time Economy Summit in Manchester. On 8th/9th February the TONIC team once again...
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Feb 13
ADHD Peer Support Group
An open space for working musicians and music industry professionals to discuss and share their experiences of ADHD. Starting Thursday...
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Feb 12
Touring as a stressor.
Continuing on from last week’s ‘big’ Danish study blog, (suggesting that non classical musicians have a more stressful time in their...
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Feb 6
The big Norwegian study on musicians.
The previous blogs have looked at how mental health is impacted by the occupational environment from the perspective of financial...
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Jan 29
Musicians, money and substance.
Continuing on from the previous blog surrounding the financial stress of musicking and how it can impact mental health, I now look at how...
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Jan 26
Featured Artists Coalition Webinar
Tonic Rider are providing a webinar for the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) on ‘Mental Wellness for Artists’. On Wednesday 21st February...
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Jan 24
Musicians and money.
In my recent blogs I have explored many of the stressors of being a musician. One reoccurring factor in this area is financial struggle....
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Jan 18
Happy 3rd Birthday Tonic Rider!
Today marks three years since the launch of the Tonic Rider programme. Over the past three years, Tonic Rider has been promoting good...
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