Robin Hayward

Robin Hayward (born 1969 in Brighton) is a tuba player, composer and researcher based in Berlin since 1998.

He has developed radical brass techniques, invented the first fully microtonal tuba in 2009 and the Hayward Tuning Vine in 2012, and founded ensembles including Zinc & Copper, Microtub and, in 2026, the microtonal brass band Abacus.