To celebrate the winners of this year’s Seed Award, we caught up with all the selected artists and composers for a quick chat.

Here, we speak to Robyn Rocket.

Can you tell us about your musical influences?

Pink Floyd — especially presenting a whole concept e.g. Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, as well as stage, lighting and sound exploration.

Pink Silfu and the Negro Alive — Punk and yet with a depth of sound, particularly their trumpet player Chris Williams.

Spaceheads — duo of trumpeter Andy Diagram and drummer Richard Harrison, they are how I got into trumpet through fx.

Sun Ra Akestra – love the way they can sway between skronk and tight big band arrangements, love their costumes and audience professions.

Jaimie Branch – trumpeter from America, who had a lot of punk aesthetic.

Ornette Coleman – Free jazz, maybe the first record I heard of it.

David Bowie – embodiment of characters and pushing boundaries. 

Alabaster DePlume – soft sax, positive messages—funny and fun.  

What are you working on at the moment?

I put out an EP each month. These are just jams I had with myself. I am a Heart N Soul artist and creative associate. I run a gig series at café OTO in London called Robyn’s Rocket. I am a consultant for accessibility and work with promoters like Serious (EFG London Jazz Festival) and venues like OTO and The Village Underground to help them be more accessible to more people.