Now a freelance Melbourne musician with more than 20 years experience working in all areas of the television, theatre, corporate, concert and recording industries. It all started for him in 1975 after touring Australia on the showband circuit, he went overseas to have private lessons with ECM recording artists John Abercrombie , Bill Connors, and also the legendary Barry Galbraith.
He returned to Australia broke but inspired. During the several years of wood shedding and playing bebop he did his first stage play in 1976 which was A Chorus Line , followed by The Wiz, Canterbury Tales , Man of La Mancha, They're Playing Our Song, Dancin' Man, Bee Hive, Song and Dance, Starlight Express, History Of Australia ,West Side Story and most recently, Les Miserables.
He moved to Sydney in 1979 and found himself immediately working in the clubs and on national tours with international artists such as Shirley Bassey and Peter Allen . The Royal Command Performance at the Opera House in 1980 was special, but the highlight for him was a duo with an inspirational guitarist Jim Kelly. They had a regular gig at a bar called Mama Maria's in the Cross which saw many fine players sit in , including John Scofield and Joe Pass
On returning to Melbourne in 1981 he played with a kaleidoscope of cover bands while at the same time becoming involved with the television and recording industries. He now enjoys a variety of Orchestral and Big band work and has been teaching regularly since 1989. His current bands are The Raga Dolls, Mainstem , and a trio called Triangle which released its debut CD in Dec 2001.