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 Tileyard London - August 2024 | |
| Industry | Music & entertainment |
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| Founded | June 1, 2011 |
| Founders | Paul Kempe & Nick Keynes |
| Headquarters | Kings Cross, London |
| Website | tileyard |
Tileyard houses over 100 recording studios, 250 music businesses and creative spaces for music industry professionals. [1] Tileyard is built on a 140,000 sq ft site, north of the Regents Canal at Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom. [2]
Tileyard was founded in 2011 with ten studios by Paul Kempe and Nick Keynes. The community has expanded to include creative spaces, tech startups, publishing companies, management teams, distributors, AI entrepreneurs, digital agencies, record labels, and more. [3] [4] Tileyard does not advertise space and securing a place relies on personal referrals. [5]
The Tileyard group comprises Tileyard London, which includes Tileyard Music, Tileyard Education and TYX studios. In 2022, the group expanded to include Tileyard North in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Tileyard Music is a record label, publishing company, and artist management team overseeing the careers of Sigala, Ella Eyre, Joel Corry and more. [6] Tileyard Education provides music industry education, postgraduate and undergraduate courses, songwriting camps and short courses across songwriting, production, performance and the music business, managed by Tileyard's team of industry professionals and educators. [7] TYX Studios provides publicly accessible facilities tailored for music studio production, podcasting, photography and content creation. [8]
Tileyard North is located in the historic Rutland Mills area of Wakefield. It replicates and expands the success of its London counterpart by creating a dynamic hub for creative industries in the North of England. [9]
Notable people who have recorded at Tileyard London include:
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