He is largely self-taught, his work being influenced particularly by the English and Scandinavian music of the first half of the 20th century in addition to the visionary work of the French composers Alain and Messiaen. His interests range far wider, however - from pre-Baroque Church music through to recent visionaries and experimenters such as Iannis Xenakis and Harry Partch, and he has learnt from all these different styles and types of musical content without his individual voice being compromised.