Theon Cross is an award-winning tuba player and composer who not only redefines what can be done with his instrument but also transcends traditional genre conventions with his heady brew of low end theory combined with strains of ‘jazz, dub, hip-hop, soca, grime, and other sounds from the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. This year sees him following up his critically acclaimed 2019 debut album, Fyah, with a new album on which he will again push the sonic boundaries of his tuba by using the studio to turn it into a complete beat and melody making machine on which a range of vocalists and rappers will add their verses. Essentially he is looking to create a sound system powered by breath and, in so doing, explore his Afro-Caribbean roots, change perceptions of himself and his instrument and explore themes of self-reliance, place and identity.