Speakers

Andy Jones is a co-founder and the Head of Music at FOCUS Wales. Andy has worked within the music industry for over 20 years; as an artist, label MD, manager, and promoter. Through his work Andy has gained extensive experience of the various sectors, providing his team with a depth of expertise which underpins the delivery of the FOCUS Wales showcase festival. FOCUS Wales is an annual international showcase festival, which takes place in Wrexham each May. 2027 marks the festival’s 17th anniversary and will welcome over 25,000 festival goers and industry professionals, with over 250 artists from around the world performing across 20 stages. Alongside the annual festival, FOCUS Wales also have an international branch to their work, supporting artists from Wales to export across the globe, with FOCUS Wales supported showcases to date at events including the likes of SXSW, M for Montreal, Eurosonic, Reeperbahn, Zandari Festa, and more projects in the works. Andy has taken part in conferences at leading music industry events around the world, including events in Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macedonia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the USA.