Mind The Music Episode 013 - Was 2019 a good year for mental health in electronic music?
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Mental health in the electronic scene is a topic that has become more and more discussed this past year, and has been catapulted into the spotlight after Avicii’s death in April last year. However, not even a year later, after The Prodigy’s Keith Flint committed suicide, the question arises: has enough been done for mental health in the dance music industry?
“We weren’t supposed to die chasing the dream.”
In this episode I’m highlighting AFEM - The Association For Electronic Music, an organisation lobbying for a more positive, healthy work environment in the dance music industry and one I have joined this year in the hopes of being able to help make a positive impact through their mental & physical health working group.
I spoke to AFEM’s Regional Manager Tristan Hunt about the state of wellbeing in the dance music industry today.
We’ve covered:
Whether or not things have improved in terms of mental health initiatives in comparison to 2018,
Some of the biggest turning points for mental health in the dance music industry this year,
AFEM’s role in mental health in the scene and this year’s highlights for the organisation - including AFEM’s Mental Health Guide For People Working In The Music Industry,
How artists are more susceptible to mental health issues on both ends of the spectrum, ranging from a bedroom producer “slaving” away to build up a career to people like Avicii working a schedule which was many times more grueling than anyone can take.
How we can help to reshape the way the electronic scene sees artists and how to work with them.
And, we’re taking a little sneak peek into 2020!
I hope you’ll enjoy this episode!
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