WANT TO PLAY 2013’s BIGGEST EVENT FOR EMERGING NORTH EAST MUSIC?
CALLING BANDS AND SOLO ARTISTS 
DON’T MISS OUT – APPLY FROM JAN 31^st – FEB 20^th

Generator are once again looking for the best emerging North East talent to play this year’s Evolution Emerging – our takeover of the best venues in the Ouseburn Valley over the Evolution Weekend.

We’re asking regional bands and solo artists (from any genre) to apply to play this year’s event.

Evolution Emerging will see over 25 emerging North East artists playing alongside big headliners at 6 venues in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle.

And from Thursday 31^st January – Wednesday 20^th February all you have to do to apply to play is submit your track via http://www.generator.org.uk/evolutionemerging

Following a number of years of successful events, Evolution Emerging 2012 kicked off the Evolution Festival weekend in true style with standout performances from headliners Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny and We Are Knuckle Dragger. Generator’s ability to unearth the next big thing was on display for all to see, with highlights of last year including Lulu James, Amy Holford and Boy Jumps Ship. The event’s reputation for offering a truly varied lineup of amazing talent absolutely FREE was firmly established last year, with many of the venues one-in-one-out throughout the night.

Ongoing successes from previous events include Mausi, The Lake Poets, Lulu James, Let’s Buy Happiness, Natasha Haws, Vinyl Jacket, Baron Von Alias and Shields who have all gained national acclaim, regular radio play and built huge fan-bases across the country.

And new for 2013, Generator are pleased to announce that one lucky artist from Evolution Emerging will be selected to open the mainstage of Evolution Festival, the region’s biggest and best music festival which takes place on NewcastleGateshead Quayside from Sunday 26^th-Monday 27^th May.

Last year’s event featured artist such as Dizzee Rascal, Deadmau5, Maximo Park, Rizzle Kicks, Miles Kane and more so this is a fantastic opportunity for local talent.

Tickets for Evolution are available now from www.evolutionfestival.co.uk.

Joe Frankland, Artist Development Manager at Generator says:

“Now in its fifth year, Evolution Emerging is the highlight of the North East gig calendar. With last year’s hugely popular event, we really cemented our reputation for discovering the best new bands and solo artists in the region. But we know that there’s plenty more out there so once again we’re inviting the best emerging talent to apply to play. The bar has been set high but with the additional opportunity of being selected to perform at Evolution Festival itself, we expect to smash our own records and have hundreds more applications this year. We can’t wait to hear what’s out there!”

Evolution Emerging is supported by Arts Council England, ERDF and PRS for Music Foundation.

Useful links:

Generator: www.generator.org.uk/evolutionemerging
UMT: http://www.generator.org.uk/umt

Evolution Festival: www.evolutionfestival.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/evoemerging   

Evolution Emerging forms part of Generator’s ‘Music Futures’ project.

• The Music Futures project is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), managed by the Department for Communities and Local Government, securing £600,000 ERDF investment.
• The ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013 is bringing over £300m into the North East to support innovation, enterprise and business support across the region and will help create and safeguard 28,000 new jobs, start 3,000 new businesses and increase the region’s productivity by £1.1bn per annum.
• The project will make a major contribution to the ambition of the ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013 by increasing the numbers and survival of business start ups in the region and increasing business productivity.