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ABOUT

Who We Are – TPV Records

TPV Records was founded in 2024 by Jon and Mia Norton. Built without financial backing or corporate ties, it continues a tradition of independent broadcasting: music chosen for its intent, not its market value.

The aim from the beginning was clear; create a station that is free from commercial influence, a platform where selectors and artists can share what matters to them with honesty and conviction.

Roots in Leeds

Leeds has always been a city with its own sound. From post punk and Northern Soul to underground club culture, it has produced scenes that thrive outside the mainstream. That independence runs deep in TPV’s DNA. The city’s history of DIY music, grassroots venues and strong community ties continues to shape what we do today.

Leeds has always been a city with its own sound. From post punk and Northern Soul to club culture, it has produced scenes that thrive outside the mainstream. That independence runs deep in TPV's DNA. The city's history of DIY music, grassroots venues and strong community ties continues to shape what we do today.

Lessons From the Industry

Before TPV, we worked deep inside the commercial music sector, representing some of the world’s biggest-selling artists. The experience revealed both the scale and the limitations of that world. Music became tied to numbers, placements and strategies, often leaving the art itself as an afterthought.

Those years taught us what we did not want TPV to become. The station exists in deliberate opposition to that environment; no paid placements, no marketing cycles, no pressure to conform. Just music presented on its own terms.

Influences Abroad

Time spent in the United States added another layer to TPV’s vision. Detroit taught us about rhythm, soul and the raw force of underground sound. California showed the creative openness of scenes that flourish far from the mainstream. New York carried the weight of history, where art and struggle collide in ways that continue to influence us.

As a producer, those experiences sharpened the sense that music should be shared for its ideas and energy, not its sales projections. TPV is a direct response; a station built to honour the lessons of those cities while keeping its heart firmly in Leeds.

Why TPV Exists

The realisation was simple: music needed a platform free from commercial noise. A place where DJs, artists and listeners could meet without the filters of branding or trend. TPV was set up to provide that space. Broadcasting across genres, supporting new voices, and keeping faith with the idea that intent matters more than industry.

What We Believe

  • Inclusion: Everyone is welcome. Listeners, selectors, beginners & collectors.

  • Non-judgement: No cool-club mentality, no gatekeeping.

  • Non-commercialism: No paid placements, no hype cycles, no forced growth.

  • Roots over trends: DIY ethics, crate digging, and community first.

  • Love: For sound, for culture, for the people who make and share it.

TPV Records is not about numbers or market share. It is about building a trusted space for music that deserves to be heard. Rooted in Leeds but shaped by global influences, TPV remains committed to the underground spirit — broadcasting sounds that carry honesty, depth and conviction.

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