Popular singers’ and their wellbeing.
Continuing on the path of exploring my favourite pieces of writing surrounding musicians and mental health, I now turn to a recent (ish)...
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Team Tonic
- May 13
The pure musicking continuum.
How we can both objectify and experience objectification in the occupational environment. In my recent paper (discussed last week) I...
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Team Tonic
- May 7
Musicians, the industry, objects and humans.
In this weeks blog I take another brief excursion away from the usual research and explore my recently published paper. The study...
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Team Tonic
- Apr 29
What I learnt from grassroots music venues.
This week I look at grassroots music venues and the Peer Support Group experience, and reflect on what I learnt from this community. In...
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Team Tonic
- Apr 23
Music and lifelong meaning.
Moving on from last week’s blog on music and wellbeing, this week I will explore another study surrounding an ageing musician and his...
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Team Tonic
- Apr 15
Classical musicians’ wellbeing and relationship.
Continuing on from the classical musicians and wellbeing study from last week. This week’s piece continues to look into this research and...
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Team Tonic
- Apr 8
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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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Team Tonic
- 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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