Musicians and the impact of playing.
Some suggest (not just me) that playing music (or active, participatory engagement with it) can have a positive impact on emotion and...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 13, 2023
Musicking as a resource for musicians’ emotional colour.
In my previous articles I explored whether musicians do hold certain traits and characteristics that could make them more vulnerable to...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 7, 2023
Research Announcement
Tonic Rider and the University of Portsmouth announce the launch of their first collaborative study on mental health in the music...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 6, 2023
Are musicians narcissists?
So, welcome back, carrying on from the themes of the previous blogs surrounding the traits and quirks of popular musicians, in this...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 1, 2023
Musicians and personality
Following on from the previous writing on musicians and their mental health, (AKA are we weirdos?) In this weeks’ blog I look at the...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 27, 2023
Academic study on the mental health of musicians
Tonic Rider Peer Support Group Supervisor, Adam Ficek, has published an academic study on the mental health of musicians. ‘It was great....
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Team Tonic
- Oct 25, 2023
Are musicians weird?
As part of Adam's doctoral research he looked into how seven musicians understood their mental health and their music engagement...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 23, 2023
Listen for Life
Team Tonic joins the The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) for the launch of the 'Listen for Life' at the House of Commons Hearing...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 16, 2023
My research and me
Last week was a proud moment for me as my first academic paper was published. This paper is part of my own doctoral research and opens...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 11, 2023
New Peer Support Group for Music Venue Trust
Tonic Rider are providing a new online Peer Support Group for grassroots music venues. Starting Thursday 29th February, Tonic Rider in...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 10, 2023
World Mental Health Day 2023
The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’; which encourages us to get behind the...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 9, 2023
Wobbling About and Rocking Out
Tonic Rider are featured on the Wobbling About and Rocking Out website. Tonic Rider Coordinator, Jeordie Shenton, spoke to Dom Smith from...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 9, 2023
Swimming too far from the Shore: Reflections from Dolan Hewison from The New Fast Automatic Daffodil
As often happens with the interviews, the real depth gets explored after or before the tape is rolling! In this coming week’s Tonic Music...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 6, 2023
Psalms From The Gutter
Tonic Rider’s attended a wonderful evening at the Psalms From The Gutter event in support of mental health in the music industry. On...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 2, 2023
Musicians, madness and mental health
In this weeks blog, I’ll be looking at the topic of musicians and the media portrayal of the ‘troubled genius’. The media have often...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 26, 2023
The Christopher Meredith Foundation announces ongoing support of Tonic Rider
The Christopher Meredith Foundation (CMF) focuses on supporting both underprivileged musicians and anyone within the music industry...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 25, 2023
Tom Hingley’s Reflections
This week blog’s reflects on the recent Tonic Music episode featuring the musician Tom Hingley. Tom spoke at depth about his experiences...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 23, 2023
45 Day TV - Part Of My Journey
Tonic Rider featured on the latest episode of 45 Day - Part Of My Journey with Criztoz. Tonic Rider Coordinator, Jeordie Shenton, spoke...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 21, 2023
Where Wellbeing Meets Art
Tonic Rider featured on the latest episode of Where Wellbeing Meets with Brett Leboff. Tonic Rider Coordinator, Jeordie Shenton, spoke to...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 18, 2023
The stressors of touring: Performing
Continuing along the theme of ‘the stressors of touring’, in this week's blog I will be looking at 'Performing to the best of our...
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