G Notes K

G Notes K is an artist based in Wales. He has performed in a variety of venues in Wales, including TramShed, the Wales Millennium Centre, and The Moon; and at festivals including BBC Immersed Festival and the first hip-hop event in Caerphilly.

Tom Auton

Tom Auton is a rock artist from Cardiff who self-produces and mixes all his own music. He has achieved several million streams on Spotify across his tracks, sold out local shows at Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff) and Le Pub (Newport), and played at The Joiners, Guildhall and London's O2 Academy2. He has also supported artists including Feeder and Jack Savoretti.

Samantha

Wales

Samantha is a soul, Afrobeats and dark-pop singer-songwriter from Wales.  She has played at various festivals including Big Love, Green Man and Immersed Music Festival; was selected for Focus Wales and the Anthem Fast Forward Project; and has performed at the Music and Race Show for Race Council Cymru, as well as headlining the Love Music Hate Racism showcase at The Moon in Cardiff. With her NextGen Fund, she is currently creating a 10-track Afrobeats album which will feature artists including fellow NextGen Fund recipient, ManLikeVision.

Pronouns: she/her

ADJUA

Wales
 

ADJUA is an artist based in Cardiff, who explores genres including indie R&B, Afro, jazz and neo-soul. She has previously been named Huw Stephens' 'Artist of the Week', has headlined Clwb Ifor Bach and performed for the Welsh Music Prize at the Welsh Millenium Centre, and has played shows in Rotterdam and Sweden. She has also supported Mauvey on his UK tour. ADJUA's NextGen Fund grant will support the production and release of the second track from her upcoming EP, 'Everything is Beautiful'.
 

Pronouns: she/her
 

Niques

Niques is a garage and R&B/soul artist from Cardiff. She has performed at BBC 6's Immersed Festival and Push The Boat Out Festival in Scotland, as well as performing alongside D Double E, Foreign Concept and Sam Binga. She has also had support from Reprezent Radio, BBC and Kiss FM.

Mari Mathias

Mari Mathias is an alternative folk singer from Wales. Having grown up in the rural village of Talgarreg, her music is driven by nature, landscape and tradition. She has received support from BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio 6 and The Cardiffian. She has also performed at a variety of festivals, including Between The Trees and Sŵn Festival in Wales, Centre Stage Festival in New Delhi, and Hornbill Festival in Kohima.

Hemes

Hemes is an artist based in South Wales. She has received support from BBC Radio Wales, having her music placed on the BBC Wales A-List for multiple weeks, and has performed on the BBC Introducing Stage at the BBC 6 Music Festival.

James Jones

James Jones is a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Caerphilly, specialising in jazz violin, flamenco guitar and ukelele. He has supported ABBA The Show at Cardiff International Arena, playing to an audience of 5,000, was longlisted for the Welsh Music Prize, and won the Music Producer Award at the Youth Music Awards 2023.

DFlexXx

DFlexXx is a hip-hop and trap artist from Wales. He has played at venues across Wales including the Wales Millennium Centre, Tramshed Cardiff and Clwb Ifor Bach; as well as performed on the lineup of Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The NextGen Fund is supporting him to revelop and release his 'Prince of Wales' EP, with 25% of all proceeds from album sales set to go to The Prince's Trust, to empower other young creatives.

Connor Williams

Connor Williams (AKA 333) is a promoter based in Wales. He has put on successful shows in venues such as The Moon Club, Clwb Ifor Bach and Porter's, and with the NextGen Fund, has founded 'Diwylliant' - a series of live music events which showcase punk, queer punk and alternative rock music in Cardiff.