In two separate studies conducted in 2016 and 2019, over two thirds of music artists said they suffered from a form of mental ill health, yet only one in five believed the music industry was working to create a sustainable climate with healthy artists.

Many companies, particularly the larger corporate enterprises, have the benefit of in-house HR and mental health support services; but so much of the music industry, especially the live sector, exists on the road, or in bedroom studios. It’s those who need access to help and structure the most.

As the music industry starts to emerge from the pandemic and return to a sustained period of growth (with the recorded music sector up 7.4% globally in 2020 and 3.8% in the UK), and with more artists and industry professionals entering the business than ever before, the concerns surrounding mental ill health in the music industry look set to become a growing epidemic. Health needs to be point one on everyone’s agenda.

We need to act now.

And that’s why Point One Project exists - to protect and improve the mental health and wellbeing of everyone that is part of the UK’s music community.