We're very pleased to be returning to Glasgow on 28th November for Resonate. Resonate is Scotland's flagship music industry conference, focusing on training, business development, accessibility and collaboration. Now in...
Since the pandemic, much of our training has been delivered online, which works well for those who work in the music industry with busy schedules and touring commitments. Our Learning...
We're excited to be heading to Belfast on 12th November for Output. Output Belfast is Ireland's biggest annual one-day music conference and showcase, programmed by Score Draw Music. The event...
Behind the Scenes will launch as a four-week pilot of peer support groups at independent live music venues across Manchester including Band on the Wall, Gorilla, Lion's Den and YESThe...
Music Support announces record number of beneficiaries as it launches new awareness campaign Helpline calls up 51% YoY in 2024. New Safe Hub wellbeing survey shows YoY increase in those...
If you are a Mental Health First Aider and it has been three years since your training, it's time to refresh your skills! Those who completed Mental Health First Aid...
We are excited to announce our latest auction, Music Support's Rock Icons, with five incredible prizes on offer donated by three legendary rock acts: KISS, Roger Waters and Squeeze. The demand on...
Join us at The Great Escape festival conference from 16th - 18th May The Music Support team are pleased to be returning to The Great Escape for our third year...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 will take place from 13th - 19th May, with the theme of "Movement: Moving more for our mental health." We're very grateful when our supporters...
We are very proud to share that Music Support co-founder, Andy 'Franksy' Franks, has WON the ILMC Arthurs Industry Champion AwardWith thousands of votes compiled from professionals around the world,...
We’re pleased to share the details of a new text support service for anyone working within the music industry, thanks to Music and Mental Health social enterprise, Headstock. Music Support’s...
We were really pleased to return to the AIF Congress in Bristol on 1st Feb 2024.... This annual flagship event is organised by the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) and is...
Music Support announces Joe Hastings as new CEO Charity also announces new trustees joining its board 7th December 2023 - Music Support, the charity that helps those who work in...
Today, Friday 1st December 2023, we bid a fond farewell to our much-beloved Chief Executive, Eric Mtungwazi Eric is moving on to pursue a career in Psychotherapy. We will miss...
As part of Addiction Awareness Week 2023, we're really pleased to share this special interview that Music Support Trustee, Rachael Lander, has recorded with Dave 'Sober Dave' WilsonRachael joins Dave...
Photo credit: Felix Mackenzie-BarrowDaudi's story explores a musician's experience of living with bipolar, psychosis and depression. We are honoured to share this inspirational discussion with British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko. Daudi shares his...
Addiction Awareness Week 2023Music Support is proud to support Addiction Awareness Week 2023, taking place between 28th October - 4th November. We come together with fellow organisations to call for...
The Christopher Meredith Foundation powers up Music Supportwith new partnershipWe are proud to announce a new partnership with The Christopher Meredith Foundation (CMF), established in memory of Christopher; an Agent,...
*CALLING ALL MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS* Refresh your skills with Music Support and access three years of support and benefits!If you are a Mental Health First Aider and it has been...
We are excited to announce our latest fundraising auction, Music Support’s Magnificent Seven, to celebrate seven years of Music Support helping our peers who work in music and live events affected...
We are excited to share this incredible fundraising initiative thanks to a collaboration between global music icons Coldplay and The guitarwrist. The guitarwrist is a not-for-profit company that makes bespoke jewellery...
If you are a Mental Health First Aider and it has been three years since your training, it's time to refresh your skills! Those who completed Mental Health First Aid...
The discussion We are pleased to share this inspirational discussion that took place on 16th May 2023 as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Music Support's Senior Learning and Development...
Join us at The Great Escape on Friday 12th May We're pleased to be returning to The Great Escape Conference on Friday 12th May where Belinda and Lynne will be...
Today is International Women's Day. We're pleased to share this blog, written by Live Events Manager, Kate Griffiths.Kate is a truly inspirational woman who champions wellbeing in the industry. Here,...
The discussion We are pleased to share this inspirational LIVE discussion that took place on Monday 20th February. Music Support's Learning and Development Specialist, Hannah Brinley, welcomed Jamie Reynolds (multi-award-winning...
Have you called our Helpline? Did it have a positive impact on your life? If so, we'd love to hear from you...Thursday 23rd February is Helpline Awareness Day. We're really...
Music Support's 'Tales from the Tour Bus' explores the highs and lows of life on the road post-Lockdown with British rock icons AND their crew. We're pleased to share this...
If you are a Mental Health First Aider and it has been three years since your training it's time to refresh your skills! If you are a Mental Health First...
We’re really pleased to share that we’ll be attending Festival Congress on Wednesday 1st February at Bristol Beacon. This annual flagship event is organised by the Association of Independent Festivals...
As Men's Mental Health Awareness Month comes to an end, we are really pleased to share this special interview that Music Support co-founder Andy 'Franksy' Franks has recorded with Dave...
We are excited to share details of "The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Collection," a charity auction featuring a number of items including guitars, cymbals and drumheads, signed by many of...
The discussion We are pleased to share this inspirational discussion that took place on 1st November 2022, as part of Addiction Awareness Week. Music Support's Senior Learning and Development Specialist,...
The BRIT Trust is the principal charity of UK recorded music and aims to improve lives through the power of music and the creative arts. Funded largely by the annual...
Music Support, the charity that provides help and support for those who work in all aspects of the UK music industry and live events affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction,...
A mother who called Music Support’s Helpline less than a year ago shares her experience of the impact it has had on her family…. “I stumbled across Music Support by...
We are excited to announce our latest auction, Music Support’s Music Icons with four incredible prizes on offer donated by four of the greatest rock acts of all time to...
Since November 2019 and throughout Lockdown, Music support is proud to have trained more than 350 of our industry peers in Mental Health First Aid skills. We are now back on...
Becky Pell is a touring sound engineer with 26 years’ experience in the live music business. She is also a qualified yoga teacher and clinically trained yoga therapist. Becky is...
Rachael Lander is a musician, a single mother, a recovering addict and a Trustee of Music Support. Here, she shares her experience of motherhood, seven years in *Trigger warning: Rachael discusses...
As partner charity of The Great Escape, we're excited to be hosting a special panel at the festival’s conference on Friday 13th May where we will be discussing the issues...
Matt Thomas, co-founder and Chair of Music Support, shares his feelings on loneliness, the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week 2022. Music Support, the charity that helps those who work...
What is stress? How full is my stress container today? Have I done anything to release the tap? Have my coping strategies been helpful or unhelpful? These are all questions...
We’re really looking forward to being a part of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC) on Wednesday 27th April at London’s Royal Garden Hotel where we are hosting a special...
Beautifully humanizes a rock-casualty story Rolling Stone Fascinating. And heartbreaking LA Times As a charity dedicated to helping those who work in music and live events affected by mental ill-health...
STRESS: “A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.” Friday 1st April marks the beginning of Stress Awareness Month, held every year since 1992...
"We're not anti-alcohol, anti-hedonism, anti-anything...what we are is pro-education - and choice." Music Support co-founder, Matt Thomas. We were really pleased to be approached by The Guardian to be a...
It’s less than a week to go until the Event Production Show (EPS) where Music Support is proud to be partner charity. Taking place at London’s ExCel on Tuesday 8th...
We are proud to share that Music Support has been chosen by Mash Media as partner charity of the 2022 Event Production Awards (EPA’s) on 17th February at Novotel, London...
Rachael Lander is a musician, a single mother, a recovering addict and a Trustee of Music Support. Here, in a follow up to her 2021 blog on Women in Isolation,...
We are excited to share that The Great Escape Festival has chosen Music Support as its lead charity partner for the 2022 festival, taking place across Brighton from 11th –...
Look after yourselves over the holidays and if you need support please call our helpline: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (excluding bank holidays) For 24 hour crisis support contact...
Music Support is proud to be a part of Addiction Awareness Week, taking place from 18th – 24th October 2021. We will come together with fellow charities who specialise in...
The Perfect Fifth….in music terms, a root note and five notes above it creating a perfect connection; some say the basis of harmony. Since our inception in 2016, Music Support...
The Roadie Cookbook: Toured There, Ate That is a new charity publication created by live music crew members with the mission of funding Mental Health First Aid training for every tour...
We're proud to announce we've been commissioned by Tour Production Group (TPG) to deliver pioneering Addiction and Recovery Aware training.Co-ordinated by the TPG, donations totalling nearly £20,000 have been provided...
As part of our 5th birthday celebrations we are excited to give you the opportunity to win our Perfect Fifth Vinyl Collection; a money-can’t-buy prize of five albums signed by...
Register for free Celebrate five years of Music Support with Co-Founder, Trustee and multi-award-winning Tour Manager, Andy Franks and industry friends Manfred Frank and Steven Chapman as they share highlights...
Following the sudden and very sad death of Leslie McKeown his wife Keiko and son Jubei were asked by people all over the world what they could do. Instead of flowers...
The Perfect Fifth….in music terms, a root note and five notes above it creating a perfect connection; some say the basis of harmony. Since our inception in 2016, Music Support...
The Perfect Fifth….in music terms, a root note and five notes above it creating a perfect connection; some say the basis of harmony.Since our inception in 2016, Music Support has...
Sheffield metalcore merchants While She Sleeps’ new single ‘Nervous’ - ft Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil on guest vocals - deals with themes of anxiety, led by Guitarist Sean Long’s personal...
Helium London presents ‘Pressing Matters’, in association with Music Support and MATCHESFASHION.Curated and created by Pavement Licker, ‘Pressing Matters’ is a unique exhibition and fundraising auction, seeing leading contemporary artists...
Join Rachael and an all-female panel of music industry and mental health experts at our “Women in Isolation” webinar on Thursday 25th March at 6pm. Register for FREE here.Later this month I...
ISOLATED - to be separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary….The music industry has long been an isolating place for women, being under-represented and under-valued. The Global pandemic has further...
Music Support provides a range of mental health first aid courses delivered by an instructor, qualified by Mental Health First Aid England. These courses are aimed at raising awareness of...
Music Support provides a range of mental health first aid courses delivered by an instructor, qualified by Mental Health First Aid England. These courses are aimed at raising awareness of...
The Global Pandemic has affected not only music artists but the thousands who work alongside them from promoters and sound engineers to road crew and haulage. Levels of high-risk drinking...
Music Support met the challenge of service delivery during COVID times in a unique way this year. As the situation unfolded and it looked less and less likely that we were going to be able to provide...
Episode one of our three-part series with Run D.M.C’s Darryl McDaniels explores how mental health and sobriety changed his life. Remove guilt and shame, you remove the pain. If you...
Last night the A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios returned to London’s De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms to honour both teams and individuals who work on creative endeavours...
Listen to episode two of our three-part series talking to Run D.M.C's Darryl McDaniels about mental health, suicide awareness and how sobriety has changed his life. Darryl’s memoir “Ten Ways...
In 2018 we began investing in Mental Health First Aid training for internal purposes to support our staff and volunteers, enabling them to build knowledge and continue to act effectively...
In the final episode of our three-part series talking to Run D.M.C's Darryl McDaniels about mental health, suicide awareness and how sobriety has changed his life. "I am now able...
If you’re struggling with getting back into work mode after your festive break, you’re not alone. We spoke with Tamara Gal-On a coach working within the creative industries to get...
Considering the current global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the information contained herein is an outline of Music Support’s response as an employer and deliverer of services. Please be assured that our...
The Music Managers Forum (MMF) are gathering evidence on the impact COVID-19 has on the music makers and their representatives with the below questionnaire. The form is divided into 6...
Clinical Consultant & Psychotherapist, Chula Goonewardene discusses the effects of COVID-19 on the music industry, the mobilisation of online support networks and more. My specialism is providing Counselling & Psychotherapy...
As a clinically effective app that offers 24/7 support for mental health and wellbeing, Thrive helps with the early detection, prevention and management of common disorders such as anxiety and...
Meetings will take place every Monday 18:00-19:00 GMT from 27 April to 28 September 2020. Available to any music industry peers throughout the summer, Music Support will provide a confidential...
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, we’ve partnered with Help Musicians to offer 4,500 musicians free access to the NHS-approved mental health and wellbeing app, Thrive. A recent...
From 9pm on July 4th, electronic music fans can tune into 3.5 hours of free music in aid of Music Support via streaming platform Livefrom Events. Warehouse Manifesto will be...
UK record labels association the BPI has announced further financial support for the artist and live music communities as they continue to fight the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....
“Fire in the disco, fire in the gates of hell…” It could be argued that this exact lyric became all too real for Electric Six keyboard player, Chris Tait. The...
I started playing music when I was about 12, and, through a predilection for the DIY hardcore scene and its attendant ethics, I did my first tour when I was...
I, like probably many others, started drinking and smoking at an early age. I lived in Bristol where drugs seemed to be part of growing up. When I got into...
Growing up in rural England, it was Cam’s aspiration to tour for a living. At 17, he began networking around local bands and eventually landed his first job as a...
This year, National Album Day also lands on the same day as World Mental Health Day - a time which is used for reflecting on how to improve everyone’s mental...
Saturday, July 18th sees Squeeze’s Chris Difford host an ‘at home concert’ live from his Writers Garden in Sussex. Stay home, tune in and save lives. In the Writers Garden...
Record industry charity The BRIT Trust, which draws much of its funding from the annual BRIT Awards, have today announce a donation of £30,000 to Music Support. The money will...
Record industry charity The BRIT Trust, which draws much of its funding from the annual BRIT Awards, have today announce a donation of £30,000 to Music Support.
The money will help us at a critical time when many people in the artist and music industry community are in urgent need of its help. It will also go towards our ambition of giving 10,000 people access to Thrive – an NHS-approved mental health app.
Matt Thomas, Chair of Trustees of Music Support, said:
“We are hugely grateful to The BRIT Trust, the BPI and the recorded music sector for their valued support when we are seeing a sharp rise in the number of vulnerable industry peers coming to us for help. Technology has provided a lifeline to many during the of Covid-19 emergency, and this timely funding will enable us to give thousands of people access to the Thrive app so that we can support their wellbeing and mental health.”
John Craig OBE, Chairman The BRIT Trust, said:
“The music ‘family’ can always be relied on to come together to help those in times of great need. The BRIT Trust was primarily founded to promote education and wellbeing through music, but it also recognises the vital importance of supporting mental health – in particular during this exceptionally challenging time for the artist and music creator community. We’ve supported this great charity since its inception and have a long relationship with Music Support’ and their innovative Thrive app helps to do just that.”
