I started out in music playing in bands as a teenager around the Sheffield and South Yorkshire area. After finding myself being the most inclined to make a recording to send out for promos and sell at gigs, I became drawn to the engineering and production side of things, and was soon recording demos for local bands and solo artists. I completed a degree in Music Technology at Staffordshire University and moved to London to pursue a career in the music industry.
After working as a dogsbody at a few London studios, I became an assistant engineer at Air-Edel Recording Studios in central London where I stayed for twelve years, progressing to engineer and finally studio manager.
I worked as an assistant engineer and Pro Tools operator for many A-List composers such as John Powell, Dario Marianelli and Javier Navaretti, and as an engineer for the likes of Patrick Doyle and Howard Shore. I also worked with household names Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Biffy Clyro, Graham Coxon and Michael Kiwanuka and engineered for Katy Perry, Gregory Porter and Vula Melinga, as well as for the major labels Universal, Warner and Sony.
Early work as a music editor included Sky Atlantic's Yonderland, and commercial track placement edits for Channel 4's Fresh Meat and The End of the F***ing World. After going freelance in 2020 I’ve been music editor on shows for ITV, Sky, NBC and Disney, including two series of the highly successful Funny Woman starring Gemma Arterton and the Disney / AMC / Amazon sci-fi adventure Nautilus scored by Nainita Desai.
I moved from London to California in late 2024, and my status as both a British citizen and a US permanent resident gives me the ability to work legally in the UK and the USA.
My many years working in recording studios give me intimate knowledge of the score production process from a composer’s point of view, and working on many diverse projects as a music editor allow me to fit seamlessly into new and existing post-production workflows. From initial temp music, through the writing and revision stages, to scoring, mixing and finally dub and delivery, I can bring experience, creativity and technical know-how to any score.
I work in both Pro Tools and Logic and have excellent knowledge of RX and Melodyne.