Newsroom - Generator

Generator

20th February 2025

BBC Introducing Partners With North East Music Leaders To Boost Region’s Artists

Music venues, festivals and agencies in the North East have announced a partnership with BBC Introducing that will create opportunities for new and independent artists launching careers in the region. BBC Introducing has been offering new and unsigned artists...

Generator

20th January 2025

Mobo Fringe Unveil Full Details of Spectacular Five-Day Festival Ahead of the 2025 MOBO Awards

In the lead-up to the highly anticipated MOBO Awards on Tuesday 18 February, Newcastle will come alive with The MOBO Fringe – a five-day festival of culture, community, and creativity. For the first time, the MOBO Awards, the UK’s...

Generator

16th January 2025

Generator’s January Playlist: Curated by Senior Programme Coordinator, Adam MacDonald

We’re back with our first playlist of 2025, acting as your one-stop shop for discovering the tracks you need to have on repeat. After asking our Senior Programme Coordinator and resident DJ, Adam MacDonald to curate a playlist, we...

Generator

13th January 2025

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 anticipated MOBO Awards on Tuesday 18th February, Newcastle will come alive with The MOBO Fringe – a five-day festival of culture, community, and creativity. For the first time, the MOBO Awards, the UK’s...

Generator

18th December 2024

New Black Music Incubator Launches to Empower Northern Creatives in Music Industry

A collaboration between a range of Northern cultural organisations and music industry heavyweights is aiming to create new opportunities for Black music creatives. Generator, the North-East headquartered music development organisation, and Nothin But The Music (NBTM), a Liverpool-based creative...

Generator

11th December 2024

Generator’s December Playlist: Curated by Our Team

We’re not ready to say goodbye to 2024 just yet. After asking the team what their favourite tracks of the year by North East artists were, we’ve put together a bumper playlist filled with a variety of both emerging...

Generator

22nd November 2024

Generator’s November Playlist: Curated by First Notes Artist, Twayn

This month’s playlist has been curated by a rising duo on our First Notes cohort, Twayn. Supported by Youth Music, the 6-month programme is designed to support emerging artists aged 18-25, helping them from recording their track to its...

Generator

14th November 2024

Generator and Warner Music UK Unveil Tyneside Studios Project

The project has been the product of months of strategic planning between Warner Music UK and Generator, the North East-based organisation dedicated to nurturing and growing musical talent in the region. “We’re beyond excited to be in position to...

Generator

7th November 2024

MOBO Unsung Launches Next Edition To Discover the UK’s Best Unsigned Talent

MOBO UnSung, supported by Marshall & PRS Foundation, returns for 2024, offering life-changing opportunities for emerging talent to accelerate their careers. Applications are now open for the programme, which is designed to nurture, elevate, and support the next wave...