Music Industry Advice

At Generator, supporting the North East music industry is at the heart of what we do. We’ve relaunched our Music Industry Advice clinic on a whole new scale, ensuring we best serve our community and help towards our mission of creating a sustainable music industry that ensures access for all.

Whether you’re releasing your first tracks, you’ve been offered a publishing deal or you’re looking to put on your own gigs, we’re here to help you make the right decisions that will lead you to a successful career as a musician, songwriter, and music professional.

We will be running advice sessions with our Music Industry Advisory Group filled with industry titans from across the UK, as well as with our Youth Advisory Board, filled with young experts on navigating the North East music scene.

Get to know our experts and sign up to an advice session below – advice sessions will be on a pre-agreed date and time that works for you!

Our music industry advisory group aims to Advocate, Educate and Connect.

It’s is an advisory body set up to help develop the North East’s music industry, chaired by Stevie Wonder’s long-time representative Keith Harris.

The group features chart-topping musicians and producers, leading music lawyers, cutting-edge artists and regional stakeholders, who will be on hand to provide 1:1 advice sessions, support and advocacy for the North East throughout the year.  

As well as providing expert guidance to the region’s artists and professionals, MIAG will assist in providing guidance to Generator’s programmes. Utilising industry connections and their expertise to help benefit the North East’s music community.

We’re always looking for inspiring industry leaders to join the group to offer advice to the next generation of talent. If this sounds like you, email miag@generator.org.uk.

MIAG holds host to experts across all aspects of the Music Industry from music law, to funding, to eduction.

They all have a common passion for supporting and nurturing the North East music community at all levels, whether you’re just starting out or you’re well on your way to building a career in the music industry.

Click below to learn a bit more about our group and discover which expert will suit your needs best.

Our Youth Advisory Board helps to influence and shape Generator’s programmes, ensuring that the work we do is of the highest quality and relevant for the next generation of North East talent that we seek to serve.

Made up of professionals aged 18-25 from all corner’s of the North East creative community, our YAB gives individuals who want to make a difference in the North East an opportunity to have their voices heard and give back to the community in which they thrive.

As Generator’s programmes are aimed at young and new artists or professionals, we need to ensure our advice sessions represent those who we support.

Meet our Youth Advisory group below and book an advice session with them.