Amongst others, previous clients include The English National Ballet, The Royal Shakespeare Company, the BBC and Channel 4. He is a BAFTA nominated, 4Talent short-listed, award-winning composer with a BA (Hons) in Music from Durham University and an MA in Composition for Film and Television from Bristol University, for which he was awarded a Distinction. In 2012 he was nominated for a Creative Scotland Award for 'Best New Talent' in the Scottish arts. As a musical arranger he has worked on shows such as Doctor Who and David Attenborough's Life Story.