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UK Music Industry Strengthens Global Pathways with Japan Collaboration
A new phase of UK–Japan music collaboration will take place this April, as artists and industry professionals from across the UK engage with one of the world’s most influential music markets through a programme of showcases, industry...
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 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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...