Abena (ADJUA) Mensah:

Adjua is a Cardiff-based alternative R&B artist, blending soulful vocals with jazz-infused grooves and spiritual depth. A 2024 Triskel Award winner at the Welsh Music Prize, she’s performed at SXSW (Texas & London) and Glastonbury, delivering intimate yet expansive live shows.

Bruna Garcia:

Bruna Garcia is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter bringing fresh energy to the Welsh music scene. Blending early 2000s R&B with her Cape Verdean roots, her soulful sound has already earned her BBC Introducing Live (Wales), festival slots at Sŵn and Cardiff Music City, and features on BBC Radio Wales. Named one of Youth Music’s Ones to Watch for 2025 and a recipient of the BBC Horizons Launchpad Fund, Bruna is fast becoming one of Wales’ most exciting new voices.

Nathan Misra:

Nathan Misra is a musical artist, producer, and creative director, as well as the founder of Silkcrayon, a label and studio based in Cardiff, South Wales, established in 2020. Since its founding, Silkcrayon has become a hub for emerging artists seeking to create top-quality music and visuals. Nathan is also a founder of Silkfutures, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting young artists - not just in their musical careers, but in empowering and guiding them to build bright, creative futures.

Yasmine Latkowsi:

Yasmine Latkowski is a dynamic media composer and performer whose music fuses Middle Eastern, Welsh, and global sounds. Her work has featured with the UN, BBC Africa Eye, BBC Panorama, and National Theatre Wales, and she’s known for tackling powerful social themes through her compositions. With her new project Panedeni, supported by Arts Council Wales, Yasmine bridges Arabic, English, and Welsh traditions, bringing captivating performances to stages like Focus Wales and the International Eisteddfod.

Andy Jones: 

Andy Jones is co-founder and music programmer of FOCUS Wales, one of the UK’s biggest international showcase festivals. With 20+ years in the music industry as an artist, label head, and promoter, he’s worked on releases across the UK, Europe, and Canada. Every year, FOCUS Wales transforms Wrexham into a global stage with 250+ artists and 25,000 fans. Beyond Wales, Andy takes Welsh talent worldwide, with showcases at SXSW, Reeperbahn, ESNS, and more. Passionate about championing new music, Andy brings global experience and fresh opportunities to the next generation of artists.