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Music, Brain And Social Prescription.
Continuing on from my recent series of blogs on sound, music, emotions and psychology... I now want to briefly explore my favourite...
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Jul 23


The Power Of Sound.
This week’s blog was inspired by a recent chat in one of the peer groups surrounding the sonic artist, Yuri Suzuki. The discussion was...
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Jul 18


Four Levels Of Musical Regulation, Another Perspective.
Continuing on from last week’s blog where I looked at how music impacts us emotionally. This week explores another theory called the...
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Jul 10


Agents x Managers Programme - Second Phase
Tonic Music and The Christopher Meredith Foundation announce a new round of dates in the second phase of a new mental health support package exclusively for music agents and managers. This second phase package includes FREE 1-to-1 therapy sessions*, peer groups, skills workshops and training courses, designed specifically for music agents and managers. ‘Agents x Managers’ is exclusively for UK-based agents and managers who work in music. The package builds on the success of
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Jul 8


Where Music Takes Us And The Record Reflection Sessions.
This blog is influenced by the recent 'Record Reflection' sessions I am running as part of Tonic Music's 'Never Mind The Stigma'...
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Jul 2


Darwin, Spencer and Mick.
This blog is a side step away from the recent philosophical stuff and will be exploring some ideas about why we make music, starting with...
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Jun 26


Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake!
Rolling on from the recent excursions into different philosophical views of music. This week brings us to that cheery fellow Nietzsche....
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Jun 18


Schopenhauer, A Cynical European’s Perspective On Music.
Moving on from the Greek's, let's now look at how the European philosophical crew viewed music. Arthur Schopenhauer was a 19th century...
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May 27


Plato, Music And A Whirlpool Of Frenzy.
Continuing on from last week I thought it would be an interesting perspective to consider another Greek philosopher and how he viewed...
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May 20


Music, Wellbeing and The Philosophical Greeks.
This week I return to the subject of music itself, taking it old, ‘oldschool’ …through the eyes of the ancient Greek philosopher...
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May 15


Tonic Rider Peer Support Groups
Tonic Music are delighted to announce a new series of online Peer Support Groups - supported by The Christopher Meredith Foundation....
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May 9


The Musical Instrument, A Surrogate Mother?
OK, I know this is going to sound really weird but... this blog looks at a recent academic paper that I found quite interesting called...
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May 8


Women's Peer Support Group
Tonic Music are delighted to announce a new online Peer Support Group for women in music - supported by The Christopher Meredith...
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May 7


Tonic Music at The Great Escape
Tonic Music are delighted to be participating at The Great Escape for the first time. Join us on Saturday 17th May at The Great Escape...
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May 7


The Artist’s Dilemma.
This blog is a slight deviation from the norm and focuses on a book I have recently read. The book in question is called 'Art and Artist:...
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May 1


There Is No Music Industry, Or Is There?
Moving on from the healthy touring resources I now want to look at a recent piece of writing that caught my attention. If you’ve ever...
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Apr 23


The Healthy Touring and Practice Diary.
Expanding upon the Biopsychosocial model discussed last week, I now want to introduce a helpful reflective tool that I have found...
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Apr 17


Bio-Psycho-Social Model.
Picking up from last week’s blog (where I concluded with some mental health strategies) I now want to offer another tool for our...
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Apr 9


Electronic Musicians Continued...
Staying in the world of the electronic musician, this week’s blog explores an important piece of research in this area called ‘Performers...
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Apr 2


Agents x Managers Programme
Tonic Music and The Christopher Meredith Foundation announce a new mental health support package exclusively for music agents and...
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Mar 25
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