About Northern Music Company

Northern Music was formed in 1988 by Andy Farrow who began his involvement in the music business in the early 80's by running a punk co-operative label called Apathy Products. Andy promoted CRASS in a benefit gig to get the operation going, inspired by the Punk attitude of anything is possible - DIY. After a stint running AMF music that promoted gigs, ran rehearsal rooms and booked bands, he eventually merged with Far North Music and soon became a management powerhouse in the North of England with a knowledge that spread across all aspects of the business and an understanding of the artist. Six acts were signed to a variety of major and independent labels and the company acted as scouts for 8 record labels.

After 20 years in the business, Northern Music has had consistent success with predominantly rock orientated acts achieving over 20 Top 30 Album chart positions across Europe and sales in excess of 2 million. As the company's reputation spread, new artists were taken on for management from Scandinavia and the US, further emphasizing the company's international and long-term career building approach.

We aim to develop long-term, international careers for our acts and fight against the industry's current short termism.