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War Child Presents: Mental Health and the Music Industry on Wednesday 4th September 2019
Following the announce of their live series, Safe & Sound, featuring headline shows from Stefflon Don & Sundara Karma, War Child is thrilled to announce a day of discussion & conversation around resilience, support & mental health in the music industry.
The day will feature ‘in conversation with’ sessions hosted by DIY, featuring Rebecca Taylor (aka Self Esteem) and more to be announced, and panel discussions curated and moderated by partners including the Music Managers' Forum (MMF), the Association of Independent Music (AIM), Skiddle & Little Pink Book. It’s presented as part of War Child’s Safe & Sound series, raising funds and awareness for children affected by conflict.
The full schedule of speakers & curators is:
Panel 1: Curated by the MMF
10am – Music, Business, Resilience – When is the right time to think about an artist’s mental health?
Nicky Carder – Music Managers Forum
Lily Somerville & Megan Markwick – IDER
Ellen Kirk – Artist Manager at Look Out Kid Management (Courtney Barnett)
Chris McCourt - A&R Consultant at Atlantic Records and owner of sevenfoursevensix
Panel 2: Curated by Little Pink Book
11:15am - Leaders in the industry: success vs self care
Roberta Hickey - Founder of Little Pink Book
Carly Wilford – DJ, Presenter & Creator SISTER Collective
Sara Lord – SVP International Sync & Project Development, Concord Music Publishing
Erin Mills – Director of Press, Listen Up
12:15pm – Laurie Vincent (Slaves) in conversation with DIY
Panel 3: Curated by Help Musicians
1:30pm – What Next: An exploration into mental health crisis support and prevention toolkits for musicians
Joe Hastings - Head of Health and Welfare, Help Musicians UK
Tamsin Embleton - Psychotherapist and founder of Music Industry Therapist Collective
Eric Mtungwazi - Managing Director, Music Support
Tristan Hunt - Regional Manager, Association For Electronic Music
Panel 4: Curated by Skiddle
2:30pm – Supporting Promoters’ Health
Becca Frankland - Skiddle
Amanda Maxwell – Board Member, shesaid.so
Ellie Talebian – Managing Director, Eclectic Toolbox
John Rostron – Founder, The Association of Independent Promoters (AIP)
Stuart Glen - The Cause
3:45pm - 'Burnout In The Creative Industries' – A roundtable discussion presented by the Association of Independent Music (AIM) and Getahead
Max Linguistics Owen - MC / Producer
Chevy Rough - Founder, Chasing Projects
Leena Lewis - Artist Manager
Sara Al Hamad – Legal and Business Affairs Manager (AIM)
4:45pm – Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) in conversation with DIY
Music Genres:
Acoustic, House, Indie, R&B, RapGroups:
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