I'm a composer, orchestrator-arranger, conductor, and drummer-percussionist based in London and Essex, with a distinction-level Master of Music (Composition) degree from King’s College London. Having many years of symphonic, theatre, and popular music experience under my belt as a drummer-percussionist and MD-Conductor, I understand the inner workings of a wide variety of ensembles. I have comprehensive knowledge of style, writing idiomatically, and how to best articulate musical ideas for the instrumentation at hand. This makes me a well-rounded composer who is more than comfortable in styles from jazz to classical, and from rock to musical theatre, opera, and film. Having been an instrumentalist in these scenarios, I also understand what the musician wants, and how to get the best out of the players you have. This, again, speaks to my versatility and wide creative scope. Having studied under some of the most well-regarded contemporary-classical composers in the UK (George Benjamin, Edward Nesbit, Silvina Milstein) as well as with some of the UK's best jazz-arrangers (Callum Au) I have honed the skills expected of modern-day composers with the guidance, support, and wisdom of renowned industry professionals. Current/recent projects include additional orchestrations for a regional production of "The Sound of Music" (including an orchestral reduction of the 1965 Main Titles from the film that acts as an overture), reducing the orchestration of Ravel’s opera “L’enfant et les Sortilèges”, original composition of a Marimba Concerto (for marimba, 3 flutes, strings), and co-arranger of the “Christmas Together” concert series with AFK Productions. In summer 2021, I was commissioned to write a piece (Twisted Cloisters) for the National Youth Percussion Orchestra and National Youth Horn Ensemble. The aim was to gear the piece to a variety of abilities intermediate to advanced, though the standard of these ensembles is extremely high, whilst retaining a modern and rich harmonic and rhythmic palette. This was premiered at the final concert of their summer residential course. My other composition work has involved working with filmmakers and cinematographers; most notably my work as composer and sound designer for Dr. Kate McMillan’s “The Lost Girl”; a short film exploring the idea of an eco-apocalypse. Other work includes Musical Director & Conductor of the GKT MSA Orchestra, Musical Director of Southend Operatic & Dramatic Society, and former Principal Percussionist of the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra.…I'm a composer, orchestrator-arranger, conductor, and drummer-percussionist based in London and Essex, with a distinction-level Master of Music (Composition) degree from King’s College London. Having many years of symphonic, theatre, and popular music experience under my belt as a drummer-percussionist and MD-Conductor, I understand the inner workings of a wide variety of ensembles. I have comprehensive knowledge of style, writing idiomatically, and how to best articulate musical ideas for the instrumentation at hand. This makes me a well-rounded composer who is more than comfortable in styles from jazz to classical, and from rock to musical theatre, opera, and film. Having been an instrumentalist in these scenarios, I also understand what the musician wants, and how to get the best out of the players you have. This, again, speaks to my versatility and wide creative scope. Having studied under some of the most well-regarded contemporary-classical composers in the UK (George Benjamin, Edward Nesbit, Silvina Milstein) as well as with some of the UK's best jazz-arrangers (Callum Au) I have honed the skills expected of modern-day composers with the guidance, support, and wisdom of renowned industry professionals. Current/recent projects include additional orchestrations for a regional production of "The Sound of Music" (including an orchestral reduction of the 1965 Main Titles from the film that acts as an overture), reducing the orchestration of Ravel’s opera “L’enfant et les Sortilèges”, original composition of a Marimba Concerto (for marimba, 3 flutes, strings), and co-arranger of the “Christmas Together” concert series with AFK Productions. In summer 2021, I was commissioned to write a piece (Twisted Cloisters) for the National Youth Percussion Orchestra and National Youth Horn Ensemble. The aim was to gear the piece to a variety of abilities intermediate to advanced, though the standard of these ensembles is extremely high, whilst retaining a modern and rich harmonic and rhythmic palette. This was premiered at the final concert of their summer residential course. My other composition work has involved working with filmmakers and cinematographers; most notably my work as composer and sound designer for Dr. Kate McMillan’s “The Lost Girl”; a short film exploring the idea of an eco-apocalypse. Other work includes Musical Director & Conductor of the GKT MSA Orchestra, Musical Director of Southend Operatic & Dramatic Society, and former Principal Percussionist of the National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra.WWWW…