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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 community pride and regional spirit bursting at the seams. It felt like a defining celebration, not just for Sam, but for the...
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...
Tommy Caulker - DJ, Promoter, activist and founder of the legendary WHQ
For Tommy, music began in childhood. His parents’ New Year’s Eve parties were his first stage. From then on, records...
North East artists amount to over 12 billion UK streams.
New data reveals music from North East artists amounts to over 12 billion UK streams. Figures shared ahead of this...
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
How women are reshaping the event industry and reclaiming production roles. In the past few years, the music industry...
Pitch Scotland: A Love for Music, A Love for Communities
Reflections from Chyaro, Programme Coordinator at Generator Last month, our Programme Coordinator, Chyaro, attended...
Maia Beth Angel Of The North
Growing up in Washington, County Durham, she never imagined becoming a Radio 1 DJ was a real possibility. That sense...
L3 Tech Skills - From Classroom to Kendal Calling
When we say you gain hands-on experience through our L3 Tech Skills programme, we mean it. This summer, a group of...
Mercury Prize Fringe Newcastle has arrived
Get ready to be immersed in the Mercury Prize Fringe Newcastle – a week-long festival igniting the North East with...
Music Icons named to lead NewcastleGateshead Music City board
Two of the most influential and well-respected figures in the UK music scene have been confirmed as chair and vice...