EarthSonic Futures
EarthSonic in collaboration with Roland have teamed up to empower the next generation of climate-conscious music makers across the UK.
Together, we gave away 10 exclusive equipment bundles to young people who want to explore sound in a new way, through the world around them.
We have called on young people and artists who are passionate about music, the environment, and storytelling. With their bundles, they will experiment with field recordings, ambient textures, and turn everyday sounds into powerful compositions.
The winners have received their bundles of equipment at the Roland store on 3 July, 2025 as part of the launch of TAKKUUK, a new audio-visual film installation by EarthSonic. The equipment was handed to them by Ed O’Brien from Radiohead and Ruth Daniel, CEO and Artistic Director at In Place of War, during a special moment that celebrated youth creativity and climate action.
They winning applicants will also have the opportunity to become EarthSonic Futures Fellows by attending a series of online educational workshops, held July - Sept 2025.
The Participants
Will Griffin
Worthing, UK
Will Griffin AKA Wiffs is a producer who blends electronic, ambient, and hip-hop elements with the sounds of nature to create immersive soundscapes. Will is strongly influenced by his love of nature, and previously studied animal management alongside music production.
Nikita Infantcia Fernandes
London, UK
Nikita Infantcia Fernandes is a cultural researcher, educator, record collector, and DJ exploring sonic engagement in museum and cultural spaces. Her passion for music inspired Fuzzy Frequencies, a project showcasing rare vinyl finds, and her MA thesis at SOAS: ‘Music, Migration and Memories: How Jazz influenced Goan musicians in Dar es Salaam’.
Ewan Knight
Sheffield, UK
Ewan Knight is a Sheffield-based musician, producer, and educator specialising in immersive sound design. Performing solo as brainjjus, he blends bio-music techniques with digital processing to create atmospheric works. His debut immersive piece, Things Fall Between, premiered in June 2025. Ewan also composes for indie games and works as a session musician.
Vix Brand
London, UK
Vix Brand (they/them) is a community builder, vocalist, and trainee life coach exploring the intersection of sound, nature, and wellbeing. With a lifelong music background, they are now focused on creating works that blend meditative experiences, with vocals and natural soundscapes. Vix also works freelance at shesaid.so.
Jessie Marcella
Leeds, UK
Jessie Marcella is a Leeds-based producer and composer creating emotive, nature-inspired soundscapes that blend neo-classical textures with electronic production. Influenced by Sigur Rós, Björk, and Bicep, she combines live strings, layered vocals, and immersive design. Notable shows include Glastonbury 2024 and ADE. Her latest Wings EP is out now.
Ciaran Austin
Bristol, UK
Ciaran Austin is a Bristol-based songwriter, producer, and artist crafting alternative hip-hop that fuses spoken word, lo-fi production, and emotive melodies. Supported by BBC Introducing and BBC 6 Music, he’s performed at Latitude Festival and Ronnie Scott’s. Passionate about environmental action, Ciaran was shortlisted for the Tune Into Nature Music Prize 2025.
Sam King
Leeds, UK
Sam is a scouse, queer, folk songwriter based in Leeds. They write songs about love, queerness, spirituality, and the sacredness of ‘silly things’. They're interested in how folk music that's passed down may be able to make us feel more connected to that land, and how music can act as a space for expressing and feeling grief.
Finlay Carroll
Birmingham, UK
Finlay is a development producer and dramaturg working across commercial, subsidised, and fringe theatre. Assistant Producer at Birmingham Hippodrome’s new musical theatre department, he also runs SCATTER, supporting climate-focused musicals. Named one of In Place of War’s 100 Creative Agents of Climate Change, he also speaks on artist development at European events.
Chinma Johnson-Nwosu
London, UK
Chinma Johnson-Nwosu (she/they) is a sound artist and composer exploring intimacy, isolation, and embodied thought through experimental electro-acoustic works. Using found sound, field recordings, and spoken text, they create place-based, eco-acoustic pieces that invite audiences to question what they hear, how it feels, and why it matters in the moment.
