Mental Health Research and Guidelines for Independent Music Publishers

The panel will present the findings of the report by Musgrave, G, Gross, S & Carney, D  “When Music Speaks: Mental Health and Next Steps in the Danish Music Industry”* and will then look at how we can address the collective mental health challenges within our community and what solutions we can propose.   We will draw on the findings from the Danish study to raise awareness of risk factors so as to help our publisher members and the songwriters they represent in improving mental health across the music ecosystem.  The work of songwriters and composers is the essential underpinning for the whole music industry and independent music publishers play a vital role in this creative ecosystem.  As awareness grows around mental health, we want to explore how our sector can respond collectively and constructively.

Speakers:

Catherine Harrison, President Revelios [Mental Health Works], lead researcher for Soundcheck: A Survey on Mental Health in the Canadian Music Industry; Chair of International Music Industry Care Collective; trusted advisor to Somerset Recovery and Roadie Clinic. 

George Musgrave, Associate Professor, Goldsmiths, University of London and co-author of When Music Speaks.

Charlotte Paludan, Nordic Head of Synchronisation, Wise Music Group.

Tobias Stigaard, Executive Chair, Danish Songwriters Guild (DPA) and Vice-Chair KODA

Moderated by: 
Dr. Metka Potočnik, Head of the Law Research Centre, School of Business and Law, University of Wolverhampton.