ADRA (promotions)

As ADRA Promotions Andy has organised gigs and events for The Puzzle Hall Inn in Sowerby Bridge, The Victoria Theatre’s ‘Antidote’ series, Sowerby Bridge Fire and Water, and Calderdale Borough Council’s Culturedale Youth Music Takeover programme. In 2023 he facilitated the formation of the Calderdale Grassroots Music Venue Network - an informal collective of venues and promoters aiming to mutually support each another through shared promotion and initiatives.

Between 2011 and 2018, through his role as Fellow in Music at University of Bradford, Andy produced the M@BU programme of grassroots and underground music, and the city-wide festivals Bradford Threadfest and Recon which were listed in The Guardian’s top-ten metropolitan festivals. He has also organised DIY club nights, gigs and events with Bare Plume, No Hands and Obscene Baby Auction.