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Agents x Managers Support Extended into 2026
Tonic Music and The Christopher Meredith Foundation announce a new round of dates in the next phase of a new mental health support package exclusively for music agents and managers.
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18 minutes ago


Free Training for Music Youth Project Staff
Tonic Music are delighted to announce two new online packages of training courses exclusively for music youth initiative staff, supported by The Christopher Meredith Foundation.
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3 days ago


Dirt Road Band @ Hot Box
The Dirt Road Band hit the stage at the iconic Chelmsford venue, Hot Box, highlighting the positive impact of live music on mental health.
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Nov 20


Free Training for Music Venue Staff
Tonic Music are delighted to announce 2 new online packages of training exclusively for music venue staff, supported by The Christopher Meredith Foundation.
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Nov 19


Suicide Bereavement Peer Support Group
Tonic Music are delighted to announce a new online Peer Support Group for Suicide Bereavement - supported by The Christopher Meredith Foundation.
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Nov 13


Music Venues Peer Support Group
Tonic Music are delighted to announce a new online Peer Support Group for Music Venues - supported by The Christopher Meredith Foundation.
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Nov 13


LGBTQIA+ Peer Support Group
Tonic Music are delighted to announce a new online Peer Support Group for LGBTQIA+ - supported by The Christopher Meredith Foundation.
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Nov 13


Neurodiversity Peer Support Group
Tonic Music are delighted to announce a new online Peer Support Group for Neurodiversity - supported by The Christopher Meredith Foundation.
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Nov 13


Reflections on My Research: Finding Belonging In The Musicking Community.
This week sees the release of my third paper, published in the International Journal of Music, Health, and Wellbeing.
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Oct 30


Drumming, ADHD And The Space In Between.
As I slowly reconnect with my previous world of being a touring drummer, I have developed a growing awareness of the physical demands of the instrument (especially as I age).
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Oct 23


Back On The Throne: Drumming.
As I slowly reconnect with my previous world of being a touring drummer, I have developed a growing awareness of the physical demands of the instrument (especially as I age).
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Oct 16


Spotify Woes.
Once upon a time, in a world far far away… musicians made money from selling albums, gigging, and maybe getting a song on the radio.
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Oct 10


Simon Williams curates the Tonic Music Lounge at Shiiine On
We are excited to announce that Tonic Music Ambassador Simon Williams from will be curating the Tonic Music Lounge at this year's Shiiine On in Minehead.
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Oct 7


Making Money: Royalties And Publishing
Having explored ‘the artefact’, physically or digitally, the next part of my ‘music industry 101’ explores touring, so what is it?
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Oct 1


Touring The Artefact.
Having explored ‘the artefact’, physically or digitally, the next part of my ‘music industry 101’ explores touring, so what is it?
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Sep 25


The Beta Band Are Back!
The incredible Beta Band are back touring and they’ve invited Tonic Music along. After more than two decades, one of the most inventive...
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Sep 24


The Marketing Cycle And Social Media.
Continuing on from last week’s piece exploring the recording process, this week we move into the realm of marketing ‘the product’.
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Sep 16


The Music Industry Or Industries?
Over the next few weeks, I want to move away from music listening and psychology and look at the practicalities of being a musician. Some of you readers will have only a basic grasp of what goes on in the hallowed industry, whilst some are seasoned veterans.
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Sep 11


Why Solitude Fuels Creativity.
As creatives, do we prefer to be alone? In my clinical world of psychotherapy, I utilise the relationship as a core component of the work, but do musicians and other creatives also have a deeper pull to isolation?
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Sep 3


Where Psychiatry Meets Music.
This week’s piece is inspired by a blog I have stumbled across by a psychiatrist and music fan called Niall Crumlish who unfortunately passed away earlier this year.
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Aug 29
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