I started playing piano at age 4 and was taught classical piano and theory for many years (until I became a distracted teenager). At 17, I wanted to play again but in rock bands, pretending to be Rick Wakeman, Richard Wright, and John Paul Jones. I took myself off to music school and commenced an Advanced Diploma of Music Performance (Jazz) at Box Hill TAFE Music School. In 1996 I joined Melbourne indie band Cordrazine. 'Crazy' became a radio hit ending up at #14 on Triple Js Hottest 100 (1996). Our 1998 major label release 'From Here to Wherever' charted in the ARIA Top 10 and we toured around Australia and North America supporting the likes of Leonardo's Bride and Ben Folds Five. In late 1998 after Cordrazine split, I emptied rubbish bins at Melbourne Uni and baked muffins for a living before becoming a touring musician for Silverchair (tough audition process, won over, I think, by my knowledge of Led Zeppelin’s back catalogue). I went on to play hundreds of gigs internationally on tours alongside Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Hole, Blink 182 and The Offspring just to name(drop) a few, remaining as Silverchair's sole touring musician until late 2002. Personal highlights were the Reading Festival, Glastonbury, David Letterman and Rock in Rio 3 where the four of us played to over 250,000 people; an unforgettable, amazing rock experience.

Since then I have continued to tour and record whilst setting up a small digital studio producing music for short film, television and various independent and major artists/projects. I’m also a touring musician-for-hire and have worked for The Drifters, Pollyanna, Sophie Patterson, Natalie Gauci, James Reyne, Daryl Braithwaite, Ross Wilson, Mark Seymour, Stephen Cummings, Deborah Conway, Joe Camilleri, as well as many other independent artists and bands around Melbourne.

I am currently writing and producing music with Esther Hannaford (Hairspray) for the project Fanny and featuring as a member of the 'Supergroup', a backing band that performs with artists such as Daryl Braithwaite, Mark Seymour and James Reyne. I continue to write, produce and perform for various commercial and independent artists and enjoy working with emerging young artists assisting with recording, songwriting and developing new music.