Partners

Newcastle City Council

Newcastle is England’s most northern city and home to 300,000 proud Geordies. It is known for its proud industrial past but cementing its place as the cultural heartbeat of the North of England where young artists and creatives can thrive. Hosting the prestigious Mercury Prize is yet another jewel to its crown of high-profile events while local hero Sam Fender has also thrown his support behind the Newcastle-Gateshead bid to be recognised as a Music City. Newcastle City Council has been a driving force behind the efforts to bring star studded events to the city region but also plays a crucial role in providing local services to its residents, and generating investment from companies from all over the world. The city isn’t just making noise— Newcastle is creating a symphony of opportunity, innovation, and celebration!

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Generator is the North’s leading music development agency. Since 1991, it has backed talent, built industry, and created breakthrough opportunities across the region. From the Northern Music Export Office to partnerships with Warner Music and EMI North, Generator delivers bold, strategic initiatives that ensure the North doesn’t just participate in the future of music, it leads it.

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Bowers & Wilkins is a proud long-term partner of the Mercury Prize.

For over 50 years, Bowers & Wilkins has continuously raised the bar for audio excellence, driven by its relentless mission to create the finest audio products available; products that reveal the ‘True Sound’ of the performance, faithful in every nuance to the original – exactly as the artist intended. Today, Bowers & Wilkins remains revered and respected by the professionals who know sound best.  This dedication to audio excellence has seen Bowers & Wilkins deliver category-defining innovation in every category they have entered – whether that be their flagship loudspeakers, used in world-renowned recording studios, such as Abbey Road Studios, award-winning headphones, or top of the range automotive surround sound systems. 

Learn more at www.bowerswilkins.com

BBC Music is the home of music on the BBC. Led by the BBC Director of Music, Lorna Clarke, it comprises both classical and pop music content across BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music, 1Xtra, Asian Network, BBC Television, iPlayer and Sounds. As well as the returning TV series, Later…with Jools Holland, which has been broadcast on the BBC for over 30 years, it also brings audiences live music events such as the BBC Proms, BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, BBC Radio 2 in the Park and the 6 Music Festival, in addition to the BBC’s annual, extensive coverage of Glastonbury festival.


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