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Men Ain’t Talking Enough
Tonic Music are launching two online Peer Support Groups for men in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. As part of the Men Ain’t...
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Mar 15, 2024


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 11, 2024


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 8, 2024


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 7, 2024


Trustees Rock!
TONIC Trustee Abbie Amey writes about Run The Enemy, a new band, brought together by fellow TONIC Trustee Geoff Steward. Geoff is our...
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Mar 6, 2024


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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Mar 5, 2024


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 27, 2024


Naval Veterans & Families Programme
Tonic Music for Mental Health are inviting up to 20 Naval veterans and their families to attend FREE online programme, consisting of six...
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Feb 22, 2024


Tonic Rider / Bectu Partnership
Tonic Rider are partnering with Bectu for a panel discussion on the issue of poor mental health in the live events sector and what we can...
Team Tonic
Feb 22, 2024


TONIC chosen as official charity for 2Tone exhibition
TONIC have been chosen as the official charity for the amazing 'From the Caribbean to Coventry - Plotting the rise of 2Tone' exhibition...
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Feb 21, 2024


Wellbeing Days
Music-themed Wellbeing Days for men in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. Session Outline Set out below is the breakdown for the...
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Feb 20, 2024


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...
Team Tonic
Feb 20, 2024


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 15, 2024


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 13, 2024


Getahead Festival
It was great to be invited to spend last Friday at the amazing venue that is Omeara for the wonderful Getahead Festival. Getahead brings...
Team Tonic
Feb 13, 2024


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...
Team Tonic
Feb 12, 2024


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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Feb 6, 2024


Tough Mudder London 2024
Tough Mudder creates hardcore obstacle courses designed to test your all around strength, stamina, and mental grit. 12+ Obstacles / 3.5...
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Feb 6, 2024


Tonic Sky Dive 2024
Imagine an experience that puts your senses into overdrive. One that has your heart racing, the adrenaline pumping. And that leaves you...
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Jan 31, 2024


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...
Team Tonic
Jan 29, 2024
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