JUMI AKINFENWA
Jumi Akinfenwa is a London-based freelance music supervisor, working on Film and TV projects. With a background in sociology and culture journalism, she applies a research-led and nuanced approach to her work, leaning into projects that tell human stories and champion marginalised communities. 

She started her career at creative agency Pitch & Sync, working as a music supervisor across advertising campaigns for brands such as Nike, Zalando and IKEA before moving to Amazon MGM Studios, helping to set up the EU Music Team, working across productions including 'Clarkson’s Farm', 'All Or Nothing: Juventus' and 'Bang Bang Baby'. She currently sits on the D&I Committee for the UK and European Guild of Music Supervisors. She was also chosen as one of PRS Foundation's POWER UP Year 4 cohort in 2024.

Her recent credits include Black British drama feature 'The Kitchen', directed by Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares (Netflix, Film4), young adult romance 'My Fault: London' (Amazon MGM / 42) and sports TV documentary series 'Break Point' (Netflix, Box To Box Films).

She is also an award-winning writer, with bylines in publications such as The Guardian, VICE and gal-dem. In 2020, she was listed as one of MHP’s 30 to Watch, PITCH Magazine’s Superpeople and shesaidso’s Black British Women Making Music Moves. She is currently working on her first book. Jumi is an experienced public speaker, appearing at events such as Lost Village Festival and Reeperbahn Festival, as well as on podcasts and radio stations including Switched On Pop and Worldwide.FM.