 He plays the accordion and co-leads the group "The hKippers" (the 'h' is silent) with Paul Bradley.In 2018 he directed his first feature film "The Thin Man" which has since been retitled "The Man In The Hat"  in France starring Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Dillane.Academy Award for Original Music Score-Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

BAFTA Award for Best Film Music-Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music

BAFTA TV Award for Best Original Television Music

BMI Film Music Award

Jury Prize for Feature Films

Best Composer Award

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 'THE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON FILM'-Georges Delerue Award for Best Music

Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media