Nerve Centre was saddened to learn of the passing of former board member Ross Graham on 8 October 2025.
Ross served on Nerve Centre’s Board for 18 years, from 2001 until 2019. He joined at a pivotal moment in the organisation’s history, shortly after the move into our purpose-built premises on Magazine Street, bringing his 35 years’ experience in the regional, national, and international music industry to the organisation.
His broad range of creative and business experience was an invaluable support at a time of the organisation’s growth and development, and he remained as a long-serving board member of Nerve Centre.
During his tenure as a board member, Ross also held senior roles in the wider music sector, including Chief Executive of the Music Industry Commission in Northern Ireland and Programme Director of FFWD NI, a major music industry development initiative.
He later led Generator NI, a skills and talent development programme that delivered creative industries projects across Northern Ireland and beyond.
His passion for music and raucous laugh will be sorely missed from the music scene here. As The Outcasts said on his passing, “Without him, we wouldn’t be the band we are today.”
At Nerve Centre, we echo those words: “Without him, we wouldn’t be the organisation we are today.”
Our thoughts are very much with his wife, Eunice (NU), his children, Jaime, Charles, and Henry, brother, Bill, and grandchildren, Arthur and Caoimhe.