Neurodiversity and the electronic music industry – with Finlay Johnson of the Association for Electronic Music, and Tristan Hunt, ADHD coach for the music business

🎉 Music Ally Focus Ep. 100 🎉 – We talk about about Neurodiversity in the electronic music business with Finlay Johnson, interim CEO of the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) and Tristan Hunt, who is an ADHD coach for musicians and people working in the music business, and is also an ex-regional manager at the AFEM.

There is increasing awareness about neurodiversity, and more people are being diagnosed with conditions like ADHD at later stages in life. Last year, the AFEM surveyed people in the electronic music industry to learn more about the neurodiversity of the people working in it. They discovered that 58% of these participants demonstrated a neurodiverse condition, although only 38% currently have a clinical diagnosis. Finlay and Tristan discuss how the same creativity that results in innovative music can also be accompanied by neurodiversity; how the electronic music industry, with its inherent late nights and party atmosphere can exacerbate existing issues; and what people working in the music industry can do to support colleagues with neurodiverse conditions.

AFEM: https://associationforelectronicmusic.org

AFEM Neurodiversity report: https://www.billboard.com/pro/neurodiverse-electronic-music-study-analysis/

Tristan: https://www.tristanhunt.co.uk

Finlay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finlay-johnson-77b3936b

ADDitude magazine: https://www.additudemag.com/

Music choices:

Finlay: Four Tet – Rounds
Tristan: Paul Simon – Graceland

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