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Generator Signs Strategic MOU with Music City Council of Fukuoka

Generator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Music City Council Fukuoka (MCCF), establishing a strategic partnership that will strengthen collaboration between the North of England and Japan across artist development,...

Loren Heat Collaborates with Japanese Artist Momoko on New Track ‘In Time’

When Generator's Northern Music Export Office (NMEO) led its first music export mission to Japan earlier this year,...

Generator Insights: Black Music Beyond Borders - Why I Built This Programme

Black Music Beyond Borders started with a feeling I couldn't shake after attending Pitch Scotland last year. I...

Generator Signs Strategic MOU with Music City Council of Fukuoka

Generator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Music City Council Fukuoka (MCCF), establishing a...

Generator Secures Third Year as PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner

Generator has been announced as one of 69 organisations selected for the PRS Foundation Talent Development Network in...

Generator Insights: From House Parties to Headliners - How Afrobeats Took Over The UK

A decade ago, Afrobeats was still treated as a niche sound in the UK, it was the soundtrack to crowded house parties,...

BLK SCL! (Black Scale) Launches to Build Long-Term Pathways for Black Music Talent Across the North and the UK’s Devolved Nations

BLK SCL! (pronounced “Black Scale”) today announces its official launch: a new multi-strand intervention designed to...

Generator Insights: Building a Music Industry That Works for Parents

Earlier this week, Generator was announced as the latest programme partner of Parents and Carers in Performing Arts,...

Northern Mayors unite to launch UK’s first pan-regional Music Export Office

Four Northern mayors have joined forces to launch the UK’s first pan-regional Music Export Office - a landmark new...

Generator’s Head of Programmes joins Parents and Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA) Board

Head of Programmes at the North’s leading music development agency has been appointed to the board of an influential...

Open Call - Dork is teaming up with M For Montréal to bring UK artists to the Canadian showcase

Here's how UK up-and-comers can apply to be considered for the event. Last year, Dork headed over to Canada for a...

Sonic Futures Insight: An interview with Young Rebel Set

Sonic Futures Marketing Coordinator, Olivia Carter, attended Stockton Calling, the much-loved multi-venue festival...

Newcastle Gateshead Music City Launches Foundation Report

New Foundation Report marks the first step in setting the long-term direction of Newcastle Gateshead Music City....
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