The Music Factory Entertainment Group has joined the Tileyard North community, alongside a host of Music Factory-associated businesses.

The arrival Music Factory represents a major milestone for the opening of the Wakefield creative hub, bringing with it creatives and industry players across the music, events and education sectors.

The Music Factory Entertainment Group was established in 1986 and boasts millions of record sales, worldwide number one singles and catalogue of 15,000 sound recordings, publishing rights and brands.

Perhaps the Music Factory’s best-known property is Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers, who achieved three consecutive UK number one singles in 1989 with their chart friendly mash-ups, as well as 13 world-wide number one singles and a triple platinum album. The Music Factory Entertainment Group is led by Andy Pickles.

Also taking up redisdence as part of the wider Music Factory business are Tidy Trax, a key component in the growing Tidy Limited Empire. Founded in 1995 by the Tidy Boys (Pickles and Amadeus Mozart), Tidy has been one of the UK’s most successful independent dance record labels for 27 years, with over 1,500 releases. It has since grown from a label into an events company, hosting club events to the world-renowned Tidy Weekender and numerous global tours.

Pure Energy GO provides gym operators and fitness professionals with a unique music service designed specifically for the fitness industry. Removing music licensing complications, Pure Energy GO aims to become the leading digital service provider (DSP) for the fitness industry, creating structured class content, greatly reducing the cost of using music in exercise classes and providing a quality and reliable service for the fitness industry.

North Star 360 is a comprehensive music industry training and development programme offering a range of 8-week courses. From Music Production, Event Management, Music Business Management, Creative Design, Songwriting, and Photography, all designed to help young people achieve their goals in the music industry.

Mastermix is Europe’s leading professional DJ Service, delivering specialist products to enhance DJ sets and events. Mastermix is driven by DJs and producers with extensive industry knowledge and experience and is focused on growing and expanding its extensive online platform to become the ultimate destination for DJs.

Moving away from music, U-Explore helps young people to discover, engage and connect with forward-thinking employers that understand the value in attracting and nurturing talent early. The digital future talent programme exposes young people in schools and colleges to the opportunities available and deliver the knowledge and skills required to succeed.

Music Factory chairman Pickles said: “I first visited Tileyard North a year ago and was not only instantly sold on the incredible facilities and location, but even more so by the ethos of the Tileyard and the team behind it. The music industry thrives through collaboration, and I believe there will be no better place for our group of companies and staff to collaborate and grow than Tileyard North. I am incredibly excited to relocate to Wakefield and continue the Music Factory story.”

Nick Keynes, Tileyard North co-founder, added: “Andy’s expanding business empire is a huge boost to the launch of our new Northern hub and we couldn’t have hoped to have secured a more credible and exciting anchor client to help us launch our new Wakefield site”.