born in edinburgh, scotland, peden began his career as a bass player and as a member of the chimes. peden has also produced albums for daryl hall, mica paris, david bowie, smoke city, des'ree, estelle, gareth gates, kelly clarkson, yoyo-honey, alison williams, paul haig, b-movie, tina turner, rachel stevens, will young, crustation, billy ocean, lena fiagbe, terri walker, amy studt, siobhan dillon, libertyx, angel lee, delta goodrem, the smashing pumpkins, protocol, lucie silvas, and shakira.