Picking up my first bass guitar at the age of 15 years old, a love affair with sound creation began. As a teenager, ears filled with the sounds of the 70s (Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Captain Beefheart, The Doors, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin) I would jam for hours with my friends. I learnt how to listen: weaving sounds, forming tapestries that is the jam.

During my 20's, instead of getting a real job, I travelled around Australia, Asia and Europe. I took my bass with me when I could and played it with drum machines or anyone who wanted to jam. Moving to Sydney in 2003 I formed a couple of bands. One band, The Loathers, indulged in Blues-Rock and wild Improvisation. Another band, never named, didn't get out of the loungeroom, but I tell you, we made some beautiful sounds! When I moved to Melbourne the creative juices began to get crazy.

Xits, a noise band, came to life when I met a poet from China called Le Dong. This man could make an amplifier do things that were truly terrifying and together we created some mind-bending arrangements at the 'Make it Up Club' and the 'Arthouse' in Melbourne. The creative energy of this project was powerful and eventually imploded. From these ashes hiddensounds was born, comprising myself and Jason Chitty. We buried oursleves in a loungeroom and made an album called 'The Hidden Sounds of Electricity'. Delving deep into synthesisers and the insides of pianos, we found some exciting sounds. We felt that we were finding sounds hidden in the electricity of our instruments - thus the name.

With influences like Lou Reed, Neil Young, Neu and Joy Division we wanted a solid rock band. Also heavily influenced by electronica - Vladislav Delay, Susumu Yakota, Stars of the Lid, Kraftwerk - we integrated electronic sounds into the ensemble. These sounds were Midi controlled, triggered with drum pads and foot pedals, while we rocked out with drums and bass.

Eventually Jason went his own way and I got to work putting together a one man band. I use foot pedals to control beats and synths on my laptop and I keep rocking with my bass and vocals. In the studio I have become increasingly interested in creating ambient grooves: for dancing and listening; though I am still creating experimental sounds, and increasingly becoming interested in soundscape compositions. I am continaully creating sounds in my studio and doing gigs when I can. All my music is avaiable for download from the music page.

I am also an avid writer. I have included some short stories under the scrawl page, which can be downloaded. You can also follow my bizzarre short stories on twitter, where I spent 6 months writing one story a day. I've stopped this now, but the stories are still there. You can read articles on my blog though I have become slack with this recently due to a demanding PhD and two demanding (but beautiful) kids.