Andrew WestAndrew West is a songwriter and Professor and Head of Postgraduate Studies at Leeds College of Music, UK. Whilst at Bath Spa University, where he was made a Teaching Fellow, he designed and course directed the world's first MA in Songwritin. His songs have featured in the Grammy award winning shows Lost, Heroes and True Blood and been recorded by artists as diverse as Joe Brown and Stackridge. A seasoned producer and performer, he has also made critically acclaimed records as part of the trio 'CCW' with Hugh Cornwell and Roger Cook, and as a solo artist while based in the United States.

Andy West oversees the new 'Creation and Production' program at IU, and has previously taught at ICMP London, Leeds Conservatoire and Bath Spa University, where he designed the World's first MA in Songwriting. He is the author of The Art of Songwriting (2016) and Paul Weller and Popular Music (2022). Read More Read Less