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Featured Artists Coalition Webinar
Tonic Rider are providing a webinar for the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) on ‘Mental Wellness for Artists’. On Wednesday 21st February...
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Jan 26, 2024


Musicians and money.
In my recent blogs I have explored many of the stressors of being a musician. One reoccurring factor in this area is financial struggle....
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Jan 24, 2024


Soggy Bottom Triathlon 2024
Join us for a unique triathlon right here on the sunny south coast on the 16th June 2024. Join TONIC for a great one off triathlon with a...
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Jan 23, 2024


Bungee By The Beach 2024
Get your heart racing with a 160ft Bungee Jump. This fantastic location is based at the bustling Brighton Marina and takes place on...
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Jan 19, 2024


Happy 3rd Birthday Tonic Rider!
Today marks three years since the launch of the Tonic Rider programme. Over the past three years, Tonic Rider has been promoting good...
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Jan 18, 2024


Night Time Economy Summit 2024
Tonic Rider will be attending the Night Time Economy Summit 2024. We are delighted to announce the Tonic Rider team will once again be...
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Jan 17, 2024


Electronic Musicians.
Adam bringing the previous research up to date within an expanded and contemporary setting this blog looks at the subset of popular...
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Jan 15, 2024


Barry's Flying Circus 2024
Now in its 4th year, we are looking for participants for this amazing event. Click here to join the 2025 Flying Circus . Barry’s Flying...
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Jan 10, 2024


How psychologists view the music industry.
Adam continues his look at the occupational component of experience of musicians. Continuing on from the seminal work of Wills & Cooper...
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Jan 9, 2024


Mental Health First Aid for Music Venue Trust
Clara Cullen from Music Venue Trust writes about the MVT Venue Support Team attending the online Mental Health First Aid course from...
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Jan 8, 2024


The occupational life world.
Welcome back, I hope you all managed to get through the good and the bad of the festive season. In the previous few blogs I have explored...
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Jan 5, 2024


Peer Support Group for women in music
A safe space for women to share their experiences of working in the music industry. Starting Tuesday 27th February 2024, Tonic Rider in...
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Jan 2, 2024


Terry Hall's legacy for mental health
TONIC featured on BBC CWR to talk about Terry Hall’s legacy as founding patron. To mark the one year since the passing of Terry Hall,...
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Dec 22, 2023


Thoughts on those that can no longer music in the commercial environment
Adam Ficek reflects on how we overlook older and 'non-able' people, within the hierarchy of diversity in music. On Thursday 14th...
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Dec 21, 2023


MATE (Men Ain't Talking Enough) Launch
Our MATE (Men Ain't Talking Enough) programme will be starting in January 2024 and what better way to launch this, than at Fratton Park,...
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Dec 20, 2023


Tune Up Project Workshop
Tonic Rider Coordinator, Jeordie Shenton, recently provided a workshop for the Tune Up Project in Ipswich. On Thursday 7th December,...
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Dec 19, 2023


Terry Hall
As part of our Annual Report we want to pay tribute to, and celebrate, our founding patron Terry Hall, who sadly died on 18 December...
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Dec 18, 2023


Transmission Interview (City Sound Radio)
Tonic Rider recently featured on Transmission with Paul Dupree on City Sound Radio to talk about the programme and mental health in the...
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Dec 14, 2023


Tonic Rider resources for Ticketmaster Breakthrough Artists
Ticketmaster invited TONIC to create bespoke resources and materials for their 10 Breakthrough Artists of 2024. Every year, Ticketmaster...
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Dec 12, 2023


Music Performance Anxiety.
When we read about the negative impact of playing music it is normally framed within the area of Music Performance Anxiety (MPA). It is...
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Dec 11, 2023
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