British music producer and Mercury Prize nominee Novelist has been appointed as Independent Venue Week (IVW)'s ambassador for 2019, in a partnership which will feature him touring IVW venues next year.

The seven day celebration of small music venues, running from January 28 to February 3, has previously featured performances from Frank Turner and Wolf Alice, and Chloe Colin Ward, Director of IVW UK, commented 'What’s so exciting about having an artist like Novelist as ambassador is that we can bring together a musician with venues and gig goers that might not have crossed paths before... Bringing something new to IVW is so important to us every year and Nov is a huge supporter of young people'.