His first study at University was the organ, but already by this time he’d been long-hairing it in rock bands, electric guitar being the instrument of choice – as loud and distorted as he could get it! Getting into theatre music at that time lead to musical direction of shows at the Edinburgh Festival, leading eventually to a career as a conductor and Musical Director in London’s West End, and also, very usefully, moonlighting variously as a piano accompanist and studio sound engineer.