• “FOCUS Wales is a truly special event”

    BBC Radio Wales
  • Kate Kurdyak (Vox Rea, Canada)

    Kate Kurdyak self-manages her band VOX REA alongside her sister Lauren. Since the release of their first single “Dose Me Up” in 2020, Vox Rea has garnered over 1m streams on Spotify and their songs have been played on BBC Radio6, Sirius XM’s The Verge, and CBC. The sister duo tours extensively across North America, the UK and Europe bringing their live show to festivals like SXSW, Reeperbahn, Treefort Music Fest, Tallinn Music Week, Rifflandia and Capitol Hill Block Party. With a brand new album slated for release in the summer alongside showcases at The Great Escape and FOCUS Wales, 2024 looks to be their biggest year yet. Kate is also on the board of the Sooke Music Festival and handles all social media and artist relations.