Indie Music Women’s Artist of the Day is…
Andia (@andyjustb)
Andia is a singing hybrid drummer, a self-released, self-produced solo artist. With a drum kit, a vocal mic, and a laptop, In Your Dreams (IYD) takes you to the next level into a brave and creative new territory. IYD performs a combination of conventional songs plus an improvised live set. She is formerly from London and started playing drums around the age of 14. Since then she has played in and toured with many bands, most notably a hard rock/metal band Core, and an emo-core indie band Consider.
In the late ’90s, Andia explored improvisation with drums, synths, sample loops and digital hardware, as part of a duo Tribal Agenda. In Your Dreams is a deeper dive into that project.
Fifteen years ago Andia moved to Finland, which meant a big change in her musical career. “I want to do something completely different now, I want to break new ground”. Andia has sung backing vocals with previous bands, and after some training, adding main vocals herself to IYD was essential.
The result is In Your Dreams, a unique solo act backed with a unique visual style. IYD encourages and inspires everybody to be different, their true self, and reach for their dreams.
Andia shared with me what it means to be an indie music woman artist:
“I hope to represent trans women artists. I am a solo artist, part of the LGTBQ spectrum, and I would like to attempt to add perspective to the talents of women and trans women. (LGTBQ+).”
You can hear Andia’s single, “Drop That!” on the Indie Music Women Spotify Playlist.
