The video of our first event is now LIVE! If you weren’t able to come along in person and would like to catch up on our panel’s discussion of their experiences of the music industry, click the link below to watch: youtu.be/jvY3dk4DcZ4

"All-female acts make up 20% of the top 50 British artists played, an increase of just 1% from the previous year" (The Guardian) #WhyNotHer

Forward NE inclusive NE music industry network

Thank you Spotlight Music! Our networking event is this Sunday! Come along to Cobalt Studios Ltd between 12 - 3 to hear about women + non-binary people in our community taking part in everyday activism

2pm - Session 5 - Forward NE Presents... Digital Strategy & Promotion Hosted by Claire Dupree (narc_magazine )... feat. Laura Rothwell (@crystalliseduk), Helen Walkinshaw (Generator ) & Greyson (rapper) FB: fb.me/e/1jSbjDe9H YT: youtu.be/TxJGevSNnPg

#journorequest I'm looking to speak to some female music industry professionals (photographers, touring crew etc) about their negative experiences in crowds and in the live music environment, pls DM me if you've experienced any negative treatment when working at shows xx

➡️ Forward NE presents the last session of the day @ 2pm. Catch Claire Dupree (narc_magazine) Laura Rothwell (@crystalliseduk), Helen Walkinshaw (Generator) & Greyson offer advice on digital strategy & promotion FB: bit.ly/3MfBxDn YT 👇 bit.ly/36Szrc9

@laurenlaverne BBC Radio 6 Music Can we get some @marthahillmusic please and dedicate to the mighty Claire Dupree who runs narc_magazine who always works so hard to champion and support unsigned artists from the North East and is a part of Forward NE doing good stuff to #BreakTheBias #IWD2022 🥰

Happy International Women's day everyone! We have some really exciting plans in the works for the future of Forward NE - more information coming soon 🙂 #InternationalWomensDay #BreakTheBias

👀 If you've not yet watched it, then check out the On Point session brought to us by Forward NE, about digital strategy and promotion. Feat. Claire Dupree (narc_magazine) Laura Rothwell (Crystallised), Helen Walkinshaw (Generator) & Greyson. bit.ly/36Szrc9

"Only one in ten headliners at the UK's top music festivals this summer will be women, a BBC study has found" despite many events previously promising to achieve a '50/50' gender balance across their line-ups by 2022. bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-…

♀ Noisy Daughters! A ludicrously loud line-up focused on ferocious female vocalists Feat. the roaring rocks riffs of Scruffy Bear, the immense overdriven soundscapes of Pave The Jungle, and the stylish songcraft of @ConwayEve 🎟 skiddle.com/e/36173516 Poster Rob Irish

Get your free tickets booked for Introduction To Live Sound workshop with Jo Kennedy Jo Kennedy from Yorkshire Sound Women Network open to females and gender minorities 14+ an invaluable session for budding sound engineers and musicians The Forum Music Studios Tracks 🎤🎧🎼💜tracksdarlington.co.uk/index.php/2022…