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MITC has partnered with Just A Bunch Of Roadies (JABOR) on the Charlie’s Hugs Fund for mental health support, a pilot initiative designed to increase access to specialist mental health care for people working in live music and touring across the globe. JABOR was co-founded by touring legend, Charlie Hernandez, and respected tour manager, the…

With over three decades working as an agent in electronic music, CAA’s Maria May has seen burnout up close — and she’s done waiting for the industry to catch up. Writing for IQ Magazine during Mental Health Awareness Week, May makes a compelling case for why the conversation around mental health in music must shift…

Our New Fully-Funded Programme for Electronic Music Professionals Is Making Waves We’re thrilled to share that Music Industry Therapist Collective has been featured in The Line of Best Fit — one of the most respected independent music publications in the UK — and we couldn’t be more excited about what this means for the conversation…

Resident Advisor spotlights MITC’s landmark 6-month pilot with Maria May to support 5 entry- and mid-level workers in the electronic music industry. MITC has announced a pioneering new stress management programme designed to tackle the burnout crisis facing electronic music professionals. As reported by Resident Advisor (RA), the 6-month pilot — launching September 2026 —…

Music Week features MITC + Maria May’s new fully-funded programme for the Electronic Music sector. MITC has been featured in Music Week for the launch of our new Electronic Music Executive Stress Management Programme — a fully-funded, six-month therapeutic programme designed specifically for electronic music professionals. The programme offers free mental health and stress management…

DJ Mag features MITC + Maria May’s fully-funded mental health programme. We’re thrilled to share that MITC has been featured in DJ Mag, one of the world’s leading electronic music publications, in recognition of our newly-launched Electronic Music Executive Stress Management Programme with Maria May. The six-month programme, announced at IMS Ibiza on 23rd April…

MITC’s Touring Welfare Officer shares insights on Dua Lipa’s latest global tour. Moderated by Andy Franks (Tour Manager and Music Support), this session features Pete Abbott (Tour Director, Dua Lipa) and Sascha Heeney (MITC Touring Welfare Officer) to reflect on Dua Lipa’s latest global tour and discuss how mental health support was integrated into a…

Giggs + MITC Break Down Scalable Support for Touring Professionals MITC’s Touring Welfare Officer, Sascha Heeney, and Integrative Counselor, Laurie Pegg, join Giggs, the only social networking & job posting platform for the Touring & Music Industry, in a BRAND NEW Mentor Masterclass. This event will go live on Zoom on Wednesday, the 6th of…

The Electronic Music Executive Stress Management Programme is a six-month pilot set to begin September 2026, developed by MITC in collaboration with leading electronic music agent Maria May (CAA) and designed to support entry- to mid-level professionals working in electronic music to reduce the risk of burnout and build long-term career sustainability. This programme provides fully-funded…

The French edition of MITC’s award-winng manual has been published by the Centre national de la musique. MITC is a GLOBAL non-profit organization, which is why it’s necessary that our acclaimed publication, Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, created by founder Tamsin Embleton and written collaboratively by MITC clinicians, be published in multiple languages and formats. In…