Touring and Mental Health

The Music Industry Manual

Tamsin Embleton

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Omnibus Press
23 March 2023

Music industry; Psychiatry; Coping with personal problems

This comprehensive manual will help musicians and those working in live music to identify and cope with the various physical and psychological difficulties that can occur during, or as a result of, touring. It covers topics including mental health, peak performance and performance anxiety, addiction, group dynamics, relationship problems, dealing with the media, physical health, diversity and inclusion, crisis management and post-tour recovery.

Written by health and performance professionals, this timely and essential book provides robust clinical advice, cutting edge research, practical strategies, resources and detailed illustrations. Each chapter is underpinned with personal recollections from musicians and prominent touring personnel, including Nile Rodgers, Justin Hawkins, Philip Selway, Charles Thompson, Katie Melua , Kieran Hebden, Jake Berry, Tina Farris, Taylor Hanson, Trevor Williams, Lauren Mayberry, Pharoahe Monch, Jim Digby, Will Young, Angie Warner, Dale 'Opie' Skjerseth and many more.

Touring and Mental Health is designed to be picked up, put down, read at length and passed around the tour bus.

Edited by: Tamsin Embleton
Imprint: Omnibus Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781913172343
ISBN 10: 1913172341
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 23 March 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tamsin Embleton is an attachment-based psychotherapist and the Director of the Music Industry Therapists and Coaches (MITC). She worked as a music promoter, tour manager and artist manager for ten years.

Reviews for Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual

"A Rough Trade Book of the Year 2023 ""I wish this book had been around when I first started touring ... It should be the first thing we all pack when we head out on the road."" Philip Selway, Radiohead ""Excellent, comprehensive guide to the perils and pitfalls that beset the modern touring musician"" Record Collector, 4* ""This book can add decades to a career, give wisdom to the most exhausted mind, and offer encouragement to every burdened heart."" James Ainscough, CEO Help Musicians UK ""[it's] like having a therapist in your back pocket. It helped deepen my understanding of myself as a performer and how the demands of the music business can take a toll"" Siobhan Donaghy, Sugababes ""The perfect book at the perfect time."" Marty Hom, Tour Manager Fleetwood Mac, Shakira, Beyonc� ""A remarkable encyclopaedia of wisdom... This impressive book needs to be read by every single artist and every single psychological worker as well."" Professor Brett Kahr, Senior Fellow, Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology"