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Generator and Warner Music UK Announce Three-Year Partnership
Generator and Warner Music UK have today confirmed a new three year partnership that will expand long-term opportunities for artists, producers, executives and emerging talent across the North of England. The renewed commitment strengthens...
BPI welcomes new members to its Equity and Justice Advisory Group
Interval Records’ and Generator’s Josh Daniel named among elite additions to influential group. The head of an...
Generator and Warner Music UK Announce Three-Year Partnership
Generator and Warner Music UK have today confirmed a new three year partnership that will expand long-term...
Tees Valley PPL Momentum Accelerator Grantees
Five incredible Tees Valley artists and creatives are set to take their music careers to the next level after being...
Loren Heat: From Middlesbrough to Japan
Ahead of her trip to Japan, we caught up with Loren Heat to talk about her excitement for the upcoming export...
Generator 2025 That's a Wrap
It’s been a groundbreaking year for Northern Music. As a community, we’ve re-centred the narrative, taken up space,...
Generator launches landmark Japan partnership
North-headquartered music development agency Generator has today announced a major new international partnership with...
Mercury Prize shines global spotlight on Newcastle and the North East
New figures have shown the region’s economy received a boost of more than £1.4 million by hosting the 2025 Mercury...
North East Music Leader Named On Influential Government Creative Council
Generator CEO will sit among leading figures from film, TV, design and other creative sectors to champion regional...
Wendy Smith Artist and Creative Director The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
“If you can’t see it, you can’t be it” Born and brought up in and around Middlesbrough, Wendy Smith always believed...
Generator Teams Up with Hardwick & Morris to Support North East Creatives
Big news for the North East creative scene: Generator has partnered with leading creative industry accountants...
Homegrown Hero: Sam Fender Donates Mercury Prize to Support Grassroots Music
It’s been just under a month since Sam Fender received the Mercury Prize here in his hometown, a moment that saw...
Dean Thompson & Joe Atkinson Mercury Prize Producers
Meet Deano & Joe - 2025 Mercury Prize winning producers behind Sam Fender’s UK No.1 album People Watching, the...