InTune is a new first of its kind digital tool to support the health and wellbeing of music creators.
The new digital platform has been launched by PRS Members’ Fund, the charity that provides funding to PRS songwriters and composers during difficult times, in partnership with BAPAM, the UK experts in performing arts medicine.
InTune will provide personalised insights into physical and mental wellbeing with a special emphasis on the specific health challenges that songwriters, composers and musicians can face in their career.
It also offers resources to help manage finances, strategies for writer’s block and more, to help build resilience and maintain peak performance.
Officially launching at the PRS AGM and London Members’ Day on Tuesday 3 June, InTune uses an intuitive digital interface to give personalised health assessments with tailored resources and signposting to specialist support. All resources it provides have the clinical backing of BAPAM.
The health of musicians and composers recently hit global headlines, with Chappell Roan calling for better support for musicians and composers’ health from record companies at the Grammys. Sam Fender also highlighted his own difficulties with his mental and physical health and how that has impacted him as a performer.
John Logan, General Secretary, PRS Members’ Fund, said: “Working in the music industry is tough. Multiple challenges on both health and finances can affect songwriters and composers’ capacity to continue creating.
“We’re delighted to have collaborated with BAPAM to develop InTune – designed as a comprehensive and clinically robust tool to give an in-the-moment view of how you are doing, along with personalised information and resources.
“Whatever your situation, the PRS Members’ Fund is here to assist and support you beyond the music”.
Heather Small MBE, soul singer-songwriter, PRS Members’ Fund patron, said: “InTune is an innovative health and wellbeing facility for music creators by music creators and can be appreciated by us all”.
Claire Cordeaux, CEO, BAPAM said: “Research shows that 75% of musicians and composers will have an injury or illness that impacts their career.
“Many of these problems are preventable. With most musicians and composers working in freelance positions, it is vital that they are supported with specialist, clinically sound health and wellbeing support. To address this need, InTune provides immediate information, tailored to users’ individual responses.
“We are delighted that the PRS Members’ Fund recognised the importance of this tool to reach out to the musician and composer community.”
Dr Finola Ryan, Medical Director, BAPAM, spoke about how important it was that there was a dedicated clinical oversight for the tool. She said: “In today’s digital world, musicians and composers can easily feel overwhelmed when searching for health guidance.
“The internet is flooded with generic, trending, and unreliable advice, but what music creators need is information that speaks directly to their craft and its physical, cognitive, and emotional demands, as well as the environmental and organisational challenges they face.
“InTune has been created by clinicians with performing arts medicine expertise, to enable musicians and composers to make informed decisions when addressing health concerns.
“InTune is not a replacement for a medical assessment but signposts users to further support when needed, while improving occupational health, saving users’ time, and supporting them to have healthier working lives and sustainable careers.”
InTune is free to use, with specialist support available to PRS members from PRS Members’ Fund and BAPAM.
