APPENDIX – Mental Health First Aid for the Industry with Music Support – special guests
ANDI HOPGOOD is a freelance musician with twenty years’ experience in the music industry. She currently works as a performer, choir leader, and community musician.
Alongside her work, Andi is an activist with the Musicians’ Union. An elected member of the MU’s Executive Committee, she is currently its Vice Chair giving her a powerful voice in the industry. Andi has also chaired the union’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and spoken in the UK and internationally about challenges facing musicians including mental health, copyright, and touring.
Andi has also been a Labour Councillor in Ipswich, where she lives with dachshund Bessie.