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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. Developed with Counterculture and Newcastle University, and supported by the North East Combined Authority, the Foundation...

Northern music export

Northern musicians are poised to expand their reach internationally through a new initiative aimed at showcasing...

Next up X Nrthrn Baby

We’ve teamed up with Newcastle-based music and culture agency Nrthrn Baby to launch a new two-year programme,...

New Black Music Incubator Empowering Northern Creatives in Music

A collaboration between a range of Northern cultural organisations and music industry heavyweights is aiming to...

Generator Appoints New Member of Their Board of Directors

Generator is ecstatic to welcome Yaw Owusu to their Board of Directors.

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Lizzie Esau

This week we’re continuing our brand new feature on Tipping Point – ‘NE Hot Seat’ – where we sit down with some of...

Meet Our Create Live Cohort: Grace Stubbings

We get to know our Create:Live Young Promoters, read more about Grace Stubbings' (aka Moonray Pixie) Nature & AI...

MMF & YouTube Music open applications for their Accelerator Programme

The Music Managers Forum (MMF) and YouTube Music have announced that applications open today for their Accelerator...

MOBO and Newcastle City Council Announce The Fringe Festival

In Partnership With Generator, Glasshouse, Northern Roots & Nrthrn Baby In the lead-up to the highly...

NE HOT SEAT: BOO

This week we’re back with our artist insight feature ‘NE Hot Seat’ – where we sit down with some of the North East’s...

Generator Live 2024

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Community First: How We’re Powering the North’s Creative Culture

At Generator, community is not just something we serve. It’s something we build with. For over 30 years, we’ve worked...
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