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Live Music

1 June, 2012 - 19:00 - 23:59

19:00 - 23:59

Various venues, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle

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Generator in association with Amazing Radio and NARC. Magazine presents...

Start the Evolution Festival Weekender in style with the North East's biggest event for emerging music.

Touring and Festivals

Although creating a buzz locally is very important, most artists progress in the live sector through playing other towns, touring and securing slots at festivals.

Promoters

Promoters are responsible for organising most aspects of live shows and getting people through the door.

Roles include:

 

Transmission

On Saturday 10th September, the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens will host a spectacular day of music from the North East’s rising stars. The official Split Festival Fringe event celebrates emerging North East music.

 

SPLIT TRANSMISSION - LINE-UP ANNOUNCED

Featuring special guest headliners

4 August, 2011 - 20:00 - 23:59

20:00 - 23:59

The Other Rooms, Times Square, Newcastle, NE1 4EP

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Exclusive live sets from the current crop of UMT:VOX and UMT:BEATS graduates.

The Other Rooms, Newcastle

Featuring UMT:VOX vocalists: -

Lulu James / Louie Callow / Julija Jacenaite /

Laura Smith / Amy Holford / Jenny Jones

 

Plus DJ sets from our latest UMT:BEATS students: -  

28 May, 2011 - 13:00 - 29 May, 2011 - 22:00

13:00 - 22:00

Evolution Festival, Newcastle Quayside

£35.00

Generator and UMT (Urban Music Training) brought the best emerging talent to Evolution Festival 2011.


XTN (GAMEFACEFAMILY) - Photo by Jazzy Lemon

26 March, 2011 - 20:30 - 23:59

20:30 - 23:59

Uncle Alberts, 2-3 Exchange Place, Middlesbrough, TS1 1DR

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Generator's monthly SPEAR: LIVE gigs at Uncle Alberts continue to feature the best emerging music from around the North East, supported by Middlesbrough Town Hall.

23 May, 2011 - 20:00 - 23:00

20:00 - 23:00

The Other Rooms, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Generator kicked off the build up to the Evolution Weekender with the Know How seminar series, the first panel featured Radio 1's Huw Stephens so we decided to run an extra event featuring some of the best emerging artists from the North East.

4 February, 2011 - 18:45 - 22:00

18:45 - 22:00

Culture Lab, King's Walk, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU

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Since January 2010, Generator and Northern Film & Media have been working with musicians, remixers and video makers to create a unique collaborative project, titled Sound & Vision, which highlights the creative talent of the North East.

 

27 May, 2011 - 19:00 - 23:59

19:00 - 23:59

Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Interview with Generator's Musician Support Manager Joe Frankland from Boom Town Radio