A new survey has found that 98% of female artists suffer from performance anxiety, with many citing their gender as the issue.
The survey, which was conducted by Pirate Studios, found that female artists were 28% more likely to experience performance anxiety than their male counterparts – and also saw that many cited their gender as the reason for feeling this.
The taboo party drug ketamine is being hailed as a potential treatment for depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Since the 1970s ketamine has been legally prescribed in the United States as an anesthetic. Due to the drug’s dissociative and hallucinogenic effects, it’s become a popular rave culture drug. Other psychedelics such as LSD or MDMA cannot be legally prescribed because there are no medically recognized health benefits.
An easing of prescription rules during COVID-19 has allowed more Americans to access the drug through their doctors for at-home mental health treatments. Some have hailed the drug as a breakthrough therapy for depression and other mental health conditions. Others remain skeptical because there is little evidence to support how effective ketamine is for depression. There are limited large-scale studies of ketamine’s medical impact, leaving some to also conclude that an unregulated boom of the drug could result in tragedies and a regulatory crackdown.
Sober Stories is shedding light on the music industry’s substance and alcohol misuse. Depression, anxiety, creative burnout are often what lead creatives to abuse drugs and alcohol. According to a study, musicians were the top profession of drug-related deaths accounting for 38.6 percent between 1970 and 2015. Sober Stories wants to break the music industry’s vicious cycle where artists struggle with alcohol and drugs ultimately affecting their mental health.
While anyone who has spent time at one of our techno warehouse parties, Movement Detroit or Berghain may disagree, a recent study has concluded that techno is the genre least effective in reducing anxiety.
If you’re an artist trying to break into the industry, you’re going to make acquaintances and friends along the way, and whether you like it or not, that’s going to be your competition. Some are going to break through and make a name for themselves faster than you will. Don’t worry, don’t let it deter you either, success looks different on everybody. Conversely, you will see that some are going to wither away and give up entirely.
That’s where you should be worried.
It’s 7:30pm on a Friday night and I am waiting for a man I have never met outside of a venue I have never heard of, nor seen, before.
I have spent the last 7 days driving all over Los Angeles scouting for venues, looking for the right location for what could be the biggest event of my career as an electronic music event promoter. My other business partners have done the same, all to no avail. We located a few gems that will be available for future use, but haven’t quite nailed down the space we so desperately need at this very moment. And the brutal honest truth is that the clock is against us.
“Relax, be patient and you’ll find the right spot!” I’ve been telling myself over and over for the last two weeks, and while I believe it, it’s hard to remain optimistic as the hours and days fade away. Our event is tomorrow night, and with just over 24 hours to go we are running out of options. To top it off, the venue owner I am supposed to meet is 30 minutes late, which is making me and the three other people with me antsy at best.
The issue of mental health in dance music has been coming up more and more in recent months, finally moving from being somewhat of a taboo subject to one that is openly talked about and, consequently, addressed.
Texas-born Techno DJÂ Bethany DeMoss, who goes by the artist name of Skirt, has announced that she will no longer be DJing due to issues relating to anxiety. Making the announcement on her Facebook page, Skirt opened up about how anxiety has been affecting her career, “If the thought of an upcoming gig is making me actually physically sick and on verge of a nervous breakdown, then clearly something is wrong.”
