New Podcast Looks at Musicians Health and Wellbeing

Help Musicians UK’s podcast series, Elevate Music, looks at health and wellbeing issues affecting musicians.

Published: 30 July 2019 | 12:00 AM Updated: 28 April 2021 | 4:30 PM

Elevate Music podcast graphic with a person singing — Elevate Music podcast series looks at health and wellbeing issues affecting musicians. Image: Help Musicians UK

Launched in July in partnership with Elevate Music and Wisebuddah, the podcast aims to inform and educate musicians about common health and wellbeing issues they might face.

It also hopes to equip musicians with the tools they need to identify, manage and prevent problems when developing their careers.

Themes covered over the course of the 15-episode series include:

Mental and vocal health
Hearing problems
Stage fright
Drugs and alcohol
Social media
Challenges of touring

You can listen to the Elevate Music podcast on Audioboom, iTunes and Spotify.

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