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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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Oct 27, 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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Oct 25, 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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Oct 23, 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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Oct 16, 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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Oct 11, 2023


Tonic Fire Walk
Ever wanted to walk over hot coals? Well now’s your chance. TONIC are holding a Fire Walk in January 2024 at HSDC's Havant Campus. Join...
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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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Oct 10, 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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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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Oct 9, 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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Oct 6, 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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Oct 2, 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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Sep 26, 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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Sep 25, 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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Sep 23, 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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Sep 21, 2023


Fishing for Tonic
Over the weekend of the 1st - 3rd September 2023, a 48-hour fishing competition was held with all the proceeds going to TONIC. 52 anglers...
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Sep 19, 2023


Great South Run 2023
On 15th October 2023, these fine people will be running the south coast’s biggest and best running event for TONIC. Tonic Treadmill...
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Sep 19, 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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Sep 18, 2023


Never Mind The Stigma Programme Coordinator
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and passionate programme coordinator to join our team to play a leading, central and...
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Sep 13, 2023


Venues Day 2023
As part of a new partnership with Music Venue Trust, the Tonic Rider stand will be provided at Venues Day for the first time. Music Venue...
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Sep 13, 2023
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