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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...
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...
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...
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...
Teesside Talent Shines with New PPL Momentum Accelerator Grants
Teesside Talent Shines with New PPL Momentum Accelerator Grants Three incredible Tees Valley artists are set to take...
We’re Not Waiting For Permission Anymore
A music development agency in the North has used an event in the heart of London to call for more devolved powers to...
The Mercury prize moves to Newcastle
To mark the Mercury Prize’s move to Newcastle, Generator – the North’s leading music development agency and Lead...
Generator x Warner Music UK Internship
When we say we are building real pathways into the music industry, we mean it. In early 2024, Lucy Bridge became the...
Finn Foster Interval Records
Newcastle-based Interval Records Unveils First Homegrown Signing Led by Acclaimed Industry Creative Josh Daniel...
Interval Records, appoints Josh Daniel as label manager
Generator’s new label, Interval Records, appoints Josh Daniel as label manager. Groundbreaking North East label,...