I was born in 1981 and grew up in Chatham, Kent. I left home for Yorkshire and in 2005 graduated from the University of Leeds with distinction in my MMus in Composition. In October 2006 I began my DPhil in Composition at the University of Sussex under the supervision of Sam Hayden where I am also an associate tutor in composition. I have received financial support from the AHRC and a 2006 PRS Foundation Scholarship for my doctorate work which is focused on integrating and facilitating diverse methods of expression such as improvisation and live electronic manipulation within modernistic notated frameworks.

My composition reflects a wide range of musical influences including Igor Stravinsky, Miles Davis, Claude Debussy, Chris Bowden, Louis Andriessen, Morton Feldman and Charles Mingus. My music has been performed by groups including the Leeds University Union Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Black Dyke and Rothwell Temperance Brass Bands, Dan Stern’s Woodwork (at the London Jazz Festival 2008), LIMA Orchestra, Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir, Retorica Duo, KOSMOS, NYX trio, Leeds Sinfonia, University of Sussex 21st Century Music Ensemble, the LS6 Ensemble, and numerous arranged classical and jazz chamber ensembles. Groups including Orkest de Ereprijs, Gemini Ensemble and the Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble have also performed my music in workshops. My fifty minute work Fasten Your Seatbelts, which aligned my own quartet with electronics, was premiered to critical acclaim at the 2007 Soundwaves Festival in Brighton

I am an active conductor and jazz pianist alongside my compositional activities.  Recent activities include conducting the ‘Resonate‘ dance project at the Royal College of Music and playing keys with Blue Swerver - we recently released our album, The Art of Collapsing, on the modify the van creative commons label.

I am currently working on a new large-scale orchestral piece and am also working extensively with the live manipulation software, MAX/MSP.