Mushroom Music Publishing

1968-1972
Professional musician in Auckland NZ; private studies in classical guitar, composition and orchestration. Studio and live work on bass [electric and acoustic] for jazz, rock and orchestral ensembles. Arranger for big band and orchestra for television and radio. Producer for various top-selling local recording artists.

1973-1981
Studio musician in London [bass, guitar, keyboards and synth programmer] for artists such as Gary Brooker [Procol Harum], Rick Wakeman, Chris de Burgh, Chris Rea, Leo Sayer, Art Garfunkel, Richard Thomson, Spike Milligan, Scott Walker, Mary Hopkin and Bernie Zarsoff [and lots of people you've never heard of].
Film soundtrack recordings with Marvin Hamlisch, Stanley Myers, Jerry Goldsmith and Dave Grusin.
Several gigs with some particularly crash-hot British jazz luminaries [usually for not a lot of money].
Arrangements and orchestrations for BBC and ITV music programmes.
A six-year association with Cat Stevens, which encompassed two world tours and six albums.

1982-1989
Produced hit records for various local artists including Dave Dobbyn, Shona Laing, Peking Man and Hammond Gamble, as well as a substantial number of television and radio commercials, themes and documentary soundtracks.

1990-1995
Television commercial soundtracks, TV themes [TV1, TV2 and Sky TV].

1996-2001
More commercials, documentaries, an animated series and six feature film scores. Arranged an internationally acclaimed album for Kiri Te Kanawa.

SUMMARY
Accomplished performer, composer and arranger with experience in many genres.