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Generator launches landmark Japan partnership
North-headquartered music development agency Generator has today announced a major new international partnership with Japan, marking a significant milestone in its mission to put talent from the North of England firmly on the global map....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
How women are reshaping the event industry and reclaiming production roles. In the past few years, the music industry...
Pitch Scotland: A Love for Music, A Love for Communities
Reflections from Chyaro, Programme Coordinator at Generator Last month, our Programme Coordinator, Chyaro, attended...