Sound Affects Podcast: Music & Mental Health, with Katy Georgiou

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Episode 39: 'Boybands', with Lee Murray of Let Loose Jan 04, 2025

Show notes

Let Loose have reformed and are out on the road again this year after a busy 2024 – details of tour dates at htttps://www.letlooseofficial.com/

In this episode, drummer Lee Murray reflects on his experiences with fame in Let Loose during the 90s and how he coped once the phone stopped ringing. We explore the boyband culture of the 90s and what became of many of his contemporaries, off the back of a recent BBC documentary exploring Boybands. As well as reforming Let Loose, Lee has recently set up Drum Hub, offering drumming lessons to neurodivergent students in response to recognising what powerful effects drumming has had for him.

Thank you Jody Thompson at Jody Thompson Media Consultancy Ltd

Contact Lee/Let Loose:

https://www.letlooseofficial.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lee_murrayinsta/?hl=en

Contact Sound Affects Podcast:

Twitter/X and Bluesky: @SoundAffectsPod

Instagram: sound_affects_podcast

Email: soundaffectspodcast@gmail.com

Support and helplines:

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

CALM: https://www.thecalmzone.net/

My Blackdog: https://www.myblackdog.co/

Talk Club Charity: https://x.com/talkclubcharity

If you're a musician or music industry professional looking for specialised counselling, coaching or emotional support, the following charities are set up for this purpose:

Tonic Music for Mental Health: https://www.tonicmusic.co.uk/

Help Musicians UK: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/

Music Minds Matter: https://www.musicmindsmatter.org.uk/

Music Support: https://www.musicsupport.org/

British Association for Performing Arts Medicine: https://www.bapam.org.uk/

Lucy Heyman: https://www.instagram.com/lucyheymanmusic/?hl=en

Denise Devenish Counselling: https://www.denisedevenishcounselling.co.uk/

Music Industry Therapist Collective: https://www.musicindustrytherapists.com/

OWHL: https://www.owhl.co.uk/

Useful Books and links:

Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual: https://www.musicindustrytherapists.com/publications/

Sound Advice: https://www.foyles.co.uk/book/sound-advice/rhian-jones/9781838194901

Can Music Make You Sick?: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_66%3A9781912656646

BBC Documentary 'Boybands Forever': https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0023h94/boybands-forever

Ep 38: Representations of female popular musicians, with PhD researcher Sarah Sharp Jan 03, 2025

Show notes

Sarah Sharp (FRSA) is a PhD researcher of popular music and mental ill-health at University of East Anglia. She is currently researching representations of popular female musicians, including Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Halsey and Demi Lovato. She illuminates her findings and interweaves this through a candid reflection of her own life history, including her experiences of psychiatric care, misogyny and emotional, domestic abuse.

Sarah's blog post for Tonic Music for Mental Health: https://www.tonicmusic.co.uk/post/sarah-sharp

Contact Sarah:

BlueSky: sarah5harp@bsky.social.

LinkedIn: Sarah Sharp FRSA

Facebook: Sarah Richarda Marie Sharp

Research Profile: https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/sarah-sharp

Contact Sound Affects Podcast:

Email: soundaffectspodcast@gmail.com

Twitter/X and Bluesky: @SoundAffectsPod

Instagram: sound_affects_podcast

Helplines and support:

Refuge: https://refuge.org.uk/

Women's Aid: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

Rape Crisis: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/want-to-talk/

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Amy Winehouse Foundation: https://amywinehousefoundation.org/

Face The Music Now Foundation, by and for survivors of abuse in the music industry:

https://facethemusicnow.com/

Women and Girls network: https://www.wgn.org.uk/

Beat (eating disorders): https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

OWHL: https://www.owhl.co.uk/

More links to things mentioned:

Misogyny in music inquiry: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6736/misogyny-in-music/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-factsheets/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-making-misogyny-a-hate-crime-factsheet

Ep 37: The Lang Lang Foundation, with Oli Rose. Jan 03, 2025

Show notes

Oli Rose is the global development director of the Lang Lang Foundation and previously an independent consultant for Universal Music Group, Warner Music, Sony Music, Island Records, Decca and the X Factor. In this episode, Oli talks through his collaboration with Lang Lang, the famous piano virtuoso who founded the Lang Lang International Music Foundation in order to provide piano music education and mentorship to underprivileged school children off the back of several studies looking into the beneficial effects on piano playing on childhood psychosocial development. Oli also explores a little of his back history working on the X Factor, the impact of social media on a musician's wellbeing and his awareness of the importance of duty of care in these environments.

Contact Lang Lang Foundation:

www.langlangfoundation.org

https://www.instagram.com/langlangfoundation/?hl=en

Info on Place2Be:

https://www.place2be.org.uk/

Contact Sound Affects Podcast:

soundaffectspodcast@gmail.com

@SoundAffects Pod (Twitter, BlueSky)

@sound_affects_podcast (Instagram)

Episode 36: Johnny Marriott of Pet Needs and Patron of British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) Sep 02, 2024

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I interview Johnny Marriott, lead singer/songwriter of punk band Pet Needs and patron of British Association for Performing Arts Medicine:
Website: https://www.petneedsband.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5bBMfsANUM0cj5h5MjEdxP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PETNEEDS Bandcamp: https://petneeds.bandcamp.com/
Pet Needs on tour: https://www.petneedsband.com/tours
Follow Pet Needs:
X: https://x.com/wearepetneeds Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wearepetneeds/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearepetneeds Contact Sound Affects: X: https://x.com/SoundAffectsPod Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sound_affects_podcast/ Email: soundaffectspodcast@gmail.com
British Association for Performing Arts Medicine: https://www.bapam.org.uk/
Details of upcoming support groups and individual support: https://www.bapam.org.uk/whatbapamcandoforyou/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/bapam-appoints-olivier-award-winning-sheila-atim-mbe-pet-needs-johnny-marriott-patrons/#:~:text=Support%20BAPAM-,BAPAM%20appoints%20Olivier%20award%20winning%20Sheila%20Atim%20MBE,NEEDS'%20Johnny%20Marriott%20as%20patrons&text=As%20we%20celebrate%20our%2040th,of%20PET%20NEEDS%2C%20Johnny%20Marriott.

Episode 35: Jeff Slate – rock n roll's reckoning with the internet, social media, racism, misogyny and MeToo Aug 05, 2024

Show notes

Musician, Rolling Stone/New Yorker music journalist and author Jeff Slate released his new book 'Guitar' earlier this year co-authored with Earl Slick, and is on tour with The Wallflowers.

We explore social media politics and rock n roll's reckoning with historical racism, misogyny and MeToo.

Get in touch:

Email: soundaffectspodcast@gmail.com

Twitter: @SoundAffectsPod

Insta: @sound_affects_podcast

Jeff Slate:

Book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/308449/jeff-slate

Album and singles: https://jeffslatehq.com/store

Twitter: https://x.com/jeffslate

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jeffslate/

Website: https://jeffslatehq.com/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jeffslate

Links to things mentioned:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/eric-clapton-s-covid-vaccine-conspiracies-mark-sad-final-act-ncna1281619

David Bowie internet clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaHcOs7mhfU

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Ep 34: ’Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’ with author Tamsin Embleton Nov 26, 2023

Show notes

The book 'Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual' is published by Omnibus Press and is the brainchild of music industry psychotherapist and Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC) founder Tamsin Embleton. It's is a collection of well-researched and rigorous essays authored by experts and academics in the field offering insight, signposting and mental health support for musicians and music industry professionals on the road. Considered the 'go-to' manual for any touring music professional, it has gained (and keeps gaining) massive praise in the national and international press since its launch in March. It's also been wildly praised online by prominent musicians worldwide. An audiobook is now in the works and you can find extra material from the book, further resources and details of workshops online at https://www.touringmanual.com/

Sound Affects Podcast featured Tamsin's Music Industry Therapist Collective back in 2018 (episode 4) when the book was in early stages of development. It's been really lovely following the journey of MITC and the book since then, and I attended the book launch back in March.
Interview recorded April 2023.

For more info and details on the manual, the collective, or Tamsin herself, follow the links here:

'Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual': https://www.touringmanual.com/

You can buy the book direct from the link above, or through any of the outlets here: https://found.ee/MITClink
Follow Music Industry Therapist Collective:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weareMITC

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wearemitc/

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/weareMITC

Website: https://musicindustrytherapists.com/

Tamsin Embleton:
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/tamsinembleton/

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TamsinEmbleton

To contact Tamsin for therapy:

https://embletonpsychotherapy.com/about/
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Ep 33: The Boo Radleys’ Sice Rowbottom (Dr Sice) Nov 02, 2023

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Dr Sice Rowbottom, famously known as singer/songwriter of the Boo Radleys, is also a chartered psychologist, associate fellow of the British Psychological Society, a prolific practising counsellor and is respected voice within the music industry mental health field. We talk through why he did a doctorate in counselling psychology following his exit from the music industry, his choice to become a stay-at-home dad, his research on male gender norms, his return to music after a long hiatus, how he balances music and therapy work, and the new solo shows he's developed around mental health called 'The Secret to Happiness'.

The Boo Radleys are currently on a UK tour co-headlining with Cud – buy tickets here:

www.thebooradleys.com
Dr Sice Rowbottom:
Twitter: @SiceBooRadleys
Instagram: @sice_boo_radleys
More on Sice and his work with MITC: https://musicindustrytherapists.com/simonrowbottom/

More on Balanced Psychology project: http://www.balancedpsychology.co.uk/

More about Sice's solo shows 'The Secrets of Happiness': https://drsrowbottom.wixsite.com/thesecretofhappiness
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Interlude: more on Oasis and Mental Health (a montage) Oct 14, 2023

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Hi everyone, some time ago I collaborated with Oasis pod with 2 episodes on Oasis and mental health and in those episodes I had said I would at some point take a further deep dive on this topic, especially this ethereal 'feeling' evoked by Noel's songwriting, for those who are interested in the emotional impact of Oasis' music, ethos and influence. This project is still in the works but in the meantime, in the week of world mental health day, I have put together a montage of clips taken from my podcast that pertain to Oasis and the feeling they give. All the clips you hear are from guests I interviewed for Sound Affects (fans, musicians, a music therapist and a neuroscientist), except for the final clip of me speaking which comes from ep 77 of Oasis podcast where James the host had added a backdrop of music to my words.

Episode 32: Yvette Caster – hip hop and bipolar disorder Aug 14, 2023

Show notes

Yvette Caster is an award-winning freelance journalist, podcaster and speaker. At the time of interview, she was the long-standing co-host of Metro UK official mental health and wellbeing podcast 'Mentally Yours' along with Ellen Scott.*

I interviewed Yvette about how hip hop music has supported her over the years in her experiences with bipolar disorder. We talk through her attendance as an out-patient in a mental health unit during the late 90s after her first manic episode and how she's managed things since, exploring the impact of bipolar disorder on her dating and relationships. We also look at how the news of the death of Tupac Shakur affected her as a teen.
You can still listen to the episode I did with the Mentally Yours podcast during the pandemic on music and mental health here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7975995-music-and-mental-health

*I recorded this episode in January 2023. Since then, Yvette has left Mentally Yours, but the podcast is still going strong, now run by Rachel Moss.
Follow Yvette Caster @YvetteCaster on Twitter
For help and support with bipolar disorder:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/bipolar-disorder/useful-contacts/

Follow Hip Hop Psych for academic research on hip hop and mental health here:
https://www.hiphoppsych.co.uk/

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Ep 31: Nico Tatarowicz – romance and music Jul 25, 2023

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Writer, podcaster and musician Nico Tatarowitcz explores the romance of music and the inspiration behind his Stupid Hearts Club podcast.

Follow Nico/Stupid Hearts Club podcast:
Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/stupidheartsclub/posts

Non-patreon link: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/stupid-hearts-club/id1652327681

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stupidheartsclub/?hl=en

Songs by Nico included in this podcast:
Love isn't Everything – opening song
Hello and Goodbye – ending song
At the end of this podcast, Nico asks me to choose a song with a reason for why I chose it. I was in Spain when I sat down to listen to the file of songs he sent me. I had made a shortlist of the songs I liked the most, then re-listened to them on the balcony later that evening. A slither of the moon was out, and a bright star near it (I'm going to guess it was Venus – how apt). I stayed staring at the star while the music played. In the time it took me to finish hearing Hello and Goodbye, the moon and the star gradually slipped out of my view behind a wall. It was a gentle reminder that the world we're on is indeed spinning, and depending on where you are, your view can change.
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