A community event serving real talk, live performances, and meet-up activities for people working in music.
- Live panels featuring musicians, artists & music workers
- Deep dives into the mental health of music makers
- Live performances and interactive activities
Support Act is bringing Sound Minds: Meet ups for the Music Community to venues across the country. These sessions aim to bring music workers together and highlight the shared joys, struggles and meaning of a life spent making music. These events feature live conversations with musicians, composers, managers, and industry insiders as they reflect upon their mental health journeys and share their wisdom. There are also intimate live music performances, and interactive activities to give everyone the chance to reflect and connect with one another.
Working in music can be rewarding but it’s not without its challenges.
Our research shows that folks working in the Australian music industry are feeling disenchanted, isolated and keen for more opportunities to connect. Unlike your average music networking event, Sound Minds encourages everyone to leave the fake-stuff at the door and creates a space to discuss important realities that come with working in music, with honesty, insight. and a few live tunes (to remind us what we’re doing it for).
Sound Minds sessions can be run as a stand-alone event or as part of a conference, orientation or festival (past sessions have been run for BIGSOUND, WAMCON and Unified’s Off The Record tour). Sessions run for approximately 60 minutes, which includes a panel discussion or fireside chat with industry insiders, a live Q&A and stripped-back live performances. The themes and content of Sound Minds sessions can be specifically tailored to the needs and interests of your event or community.
The serious stuff
Sound Minds are in-person, social prescription group sessions, bringing together music industry workers with lived experience of mental ill health and promoting recovery through connection, validation and peer support for the relief of distress. These sessions provide community support and highlight self-care practices and other available Support Act services (including Crisis Relief Grants and the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline) which also support in the alleviation of psychological distress.
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