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Support Your Mental Health Through the Music That Connects Us

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Inspired by Beatport’s ReConnect Stream

Support Your Mental Health Through the Music That Connects Us

Support Your Mental Health Through the Music That Connects UsSupport Your Mental Health Through the Music That Connects UsSupport Your Mental Health Through the Music That Connects Us

Inspired by Beatport’s ReConnect Stream

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Together we can end the stigma around Mental Health.

Report 101 with Ari Peralta, Tristan Hunt & Dr Aida Vazin

Monday, July 12th @5PM CST on Beatport's Twitch Channel

Amplifying Mental Health Awareness & Support Tools Through the Music That Connects Us

The Music Connects Us Report is a comprehensive study on the correlation between mental health and electronic music culture. Inspired by Beatport’s ReConnect Stream, the Music Connects Us Report is designed to break barriers, end stigmas, amplify awareness, and provide support through the power of creative connections and functional music. 


We Surveyed Over 140 Artists From Around the World to Share Their Stories in the Fight Against Mental Illness and Depression.


If there’s one thing we know, it is music connects on a deeper level than mere entertainment. Music connects us to community, connects us to support, and connects us to resources to use music as a functional tool in the battle against mental illness.

Beatport ReConnect Stream

Inspired by Beatport’s ReConnect Stream, Music Connects Us allows readers to take a walk through their favorite artist’s shoes as they provide a vulnerable account into their own mental health struggles and the role functional music has played in their wellbeing. 


Artists such as Kaskade, LOUISAHHH, Scuba, Sarah Story, Junior Sanchez, and Yousef collaborate with top mental health researchers to champion meaningful change within the mental health and electronic music communities; diving into the intricacies of mental health and how functional music, sound waves, breathwork, and meditation. 

What's inside the Music Connects Us Report?

Mental Health x Electronic Music Survey Results

Functional Music: Meditation, Breathwork & Beyond

Mental Health x Electronic Music Survey Results

Check out the results from our mental health survey conducted with electronic music professionals. 

Beatport ReConnect Stream Music Highlights

Functional Music: Meditation, Breathwork & Beyond

Mental Health x Electronic Music Survey Results

Tap into the best source for inspiration with the best electronic music, experts and community around.

Functional Music: Meditation, Breathwork & Beyond

Functional Music: Meditation, Breathwork & Beyond

Artists Get Real About Mental Health During Lockdown

Learn more about this new and conscious music genre including expert tips on how to use music for meditation, breathwork and much more!

Artists Get Real About Mental Health During Lockdown

Artists Get Real About Mental Health During Lockdown

Artists Get Real About Mental Health During Lockdown

Helping us shed light on Mental Health and the uplifting power of Electronic Music are some of our favourite artists including Kaskade, LOUISAHHH, Tom Middleton, Sarah Story, Ben Rau, Scuba, Yousef and many more! 

Sound Science Research Updates From AudioLab

Artists Get Real About Mental Health During Lockdown

Sound Science Research Updates From AudioLab

York University’s AudioLab creates high quality Ambisonics recording and playback, and is part of the Department of Electronic Engineering Communication Technologies Research Group. 

AFEM Mental Health Support Tools & Resources

Artists Get Real About Mental Health During Lockdown

Sound Science Research Updates From AudioLab

AFEM is dedicated to raising awareness and destigmatizing the subject of mental health in the electronic music industry. 

Support Your Mental Health by Cultivating Emotional Balance

Let’s end diseases of despair by building meaningful connections through music.

The world is living amid a mental health crisis, with rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide skyrocketing in 2020. Mental illness can impact anyone, at any time, and does not discriminate. The average life expectancy has dropped dramatically since 2014 due to ‘diseases of despair’; in other words, the impact of increased hopelessness and depression, suicide/suicidal thoughts, and alcohol/drug-related diseases. So why is no one talking about it? 

Over the past decade alone, the world has grieved the loss of music icons from around the world due to drugs or suicide, driven by battles with mental illness. For many, talking about mental health has been historically viewed as ‘taboo’, so we put on a brave face and handle it; but what if we normalize it? What if we talk about it? What if we provide tangible support through community-driven initiatives to meet those struggling where they’re at to let them know that they are not alone and it is perfectly ok to not be ok. 


For centuries, music has served as a comfort and therapeutic coping mechanism for millions. The power of sound and functional music has a profound impact on the brain, mental health, and overall wellbeing. Eager to cultivate tangible resources for a community in need, Arigami, Silentmode, Beatport, and the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) joined together with the electronic music industry’s top talent and mental health professionals to curate the Music Connects Us report

REPORT CONTRIBUTORS

Beatport

Beatport

Beatport

Beatport is the world’s number one destination for electronic music and DJ culture. Beatport remains the recognized industry leader for the DJ community with a global footprint of over 36M unique users, 465K DJ customers, 11M curated tracks supplied from 75K label partnerships.

Arigami

Beatport

Beatport

Arigami is an award-winning wellbeing and sensory playground at the forefront of wearables, design and culture. Each project, including Music Connects Us, begins with Arigami's conscious framework designed to support human wellbeing and mental health. 

AFEM

Beatport

Silentmode

The Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) is a trade association created to connect, and represent the common interests of, those companies and individuals whose business is Electronic Music. Founded in 2013, AFEM membership now includes more than 220 company members across 25 countries.

Silentmode

Tom Middleton

Silentmode

Silentmode takes your mental fitness to the next level. Breathing exercises and heart rate variability (HRV) training can help you channel your energy and elevate your focus to new heights. We offer a unique experience that combines Breathing workouts, Blackout experiences and evidence-based Beats. Access proprietary Breathing and relaxation programmes from renowned coaches and train your nervous system anywhere, anytime.

How Mental

Tom Middleton

Tom Middleton

How Mental is a global movement making mental health solutions accessible to everyone. We are people and organisations around the planet on a mission to make wellbeing a global priority - and that starts with each of us individually. We've got your back. Whether you need tools, knowledge or encouragement, we're here to support each other through life's ups and downs. Because you deserve it!

Tom Middleton

Tom Middleton

Tom Middleton

A pioneering electronic artist (GCOM) and international festival and club DJ and producer, who also happens to be a certified Sleep Science Coach, trained in Mental Health First Aid, is a Co-Chair on the AFEM Health Group and creator of science-backed functional music and sounds for mental, physical and emotional health and wellbeing. Tom designs soundscapes and audio sensory content for wellness, motivation, focus, relaxation and sleep. 

Frank Fitzpatrick

AudioLab at York University

Frank Fitzpatrick

Frank Fitzpatrick is an award-winning creative executive, social entrepreneur and wellness expert on the faculty of Singularity University’s Exponential Medicine. He has had a prolific creative career as a multi­-platinum producer, Grammy-­nominated songwriter and award-­winning filmmaker. Fitzpatrick is a contributing writer for Forbes and Huffington Post and works as a mentor and performance coach to thought leaders and purpose-driven entrepreneurs from around the globe. 

Listen Up Therapy

AudioLab at York University

Frank Fitzpatrick

Listen Up Therapy provides a safe space to give you an outlet to voice and work through issues in your life and feel supported. It is designed for people who work in music, media, entertainment and beyond, and often work unsocial or irregular hours. Meditation and therapy have been a powerful combination for us and we want to share this with others. These practices are invaluable for all areas of self-development and provide tools for your growth, working through life’s challenges. 

AudioLab at York University

AudioLab at York University

AudioLab at York University

The AudioLab has been in existence in one form or another for the past 25 years. At present, the key members of its faculty are Professor Damian Murphy (soundscapes and virtual acoustics), Dr Gavin Kearney, (immersive audio), Dr Helena Daffern (researching voice science, acoustics and performance), Dr Jude Brereton (interactive sonification and performance), Professor Andy Hunt (interactive sonification) and Dr Frank Stevens (acoustic environments). Work at the Lab consists of audio-laborious research on signal processing, acoustic modelling, and machine learning, with experimental projects also taking place with a focus on psychoacoustics and perception. 

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