He started his music journey at Frensham Heights School in Farnham, Surrey. Beginning at age 16, he attended the BRIT School where he studied drumming and was one of four percussionists in his year; the relative rareness of his primary instrument provided him with wide exposure to various projects of others in his school which he credits to exposing him to new and fresh music.[1] During this time, O'Connor also began producing his own projects.[2][3]