After travelling extensively and a brief dalliance as a model, Sands settled in Liverpool and quickly embedded himself in the local music scene curating and promoting gigs as well as working on his own music. Having signed to Baltic Records in 2015, Sands is set to release his third single “A Friend” due this Spring… Johnny has received huge support from BBC Introducing via Dave Monks and national radio play from Tom Robinson and Johnny Kennedy on radio x. Johnny is on the radar of the UK’s premium radio tastemakers. He is running showcases in Liverpool and Manchester and gigging monthly in London.
His first single was made download of the month in the Sunday Times. He is recently back from a series of gigs in Seoul, Korea.
Creating fragile soundscapes, Sands’ influences range from Air, Neil Young and Serge Gainsbourg to Talk Talk and The Blue Nile.