Soundcheck Collective helps Canadian music workers build mental health know-how and everyday leadership skills to stay healthy and work with confidence.

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The people have spoken!

Throughout 2025, we heard
from 1250+ Canadian music
workers and they want to learn!

Soundcheck: Mental Health in the Canadian Music Industry (2026)

• 85% are interested in learning more about how to manage their own mental health and support others.

• 96% believe it is important for individuals in the Canadian music ecosystem to receive mental health education.

• 50% say they want training and development but can’t afford it and don’t know where to get it.

Soundcheck Collective is a  federally registered non-profit organization that provides free community based programs.

Together we can learn, empower and thrive. 

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Learning and development programs

Subsidized best-in-class professional development.

We partner with community hosts to bring learning to you.

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2026 Registration dates coming soon

Mental Health

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Learning & Development Programs

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Leadership Skills

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Mental Health · Learning & Development Programs · Leadership Skills ·

Our Programs

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Music Industry Mental Health Primer
75 min | Virtual/In Person

In the context of working in the music industry ecosystem, participants will learn:

• How to increase our mental health literacy so we can talk about mental health.
• How to begin building a mental health toolkit
• How to increase our sense of community at work to support mental health and psychological safety

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Music Industry Mental Health Ambassador (MIMHA) Program
Full-Day Program | Virtual/In Person

In the context of working in the music industry ecosystem, participants will learn:

• Improve Knowledge and understanding of the spectrum of mental health and well-being.
• Build confidence to recognize and respond to mental health challenges
• Learn the S.O.U.N.D. model - our framework for support
• Explore how to foster psychological safety in creative environments
• Receive a certificate of completion

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Peer Group Facilitator Training
3hr program | Virtual/In Person | Participants must apply

MIMHA Certificate recommended.

Learn how to lead your own peer group including how to create a safe space to discuss the challenges of working in the music industry. Access our Peer Group-in-a-Box Toolkit.

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We teach Canadian music workers how to build a mental-health know-how and everyday leadership skills to stay healthy and work with confidence.

Participants get research backed training and skill development programs to help optimize their wellbeing while working in the music ecosystem. 

Soundcheck Collective is a non-profit dedicated to helping everyday Canadian music workers learn, grow and thrive. Focused on community learning and development, mental health and human centred leadership effectiveness. The collective was founded and continues to be supported by Revelios - a music industry leadership consultancy committed to the idea that people and performance are never in conflict.

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