ABOUT

I was given my first musical keyboard at age 3 and was immediately obsessed with notes, chords, rhythms and melodies. I taught myself to play and was performing popular songs and my own original tunes a few years later.

I discovered a knack for writing funny poems and elaborate stories. When I was 15, the Auckland Youth Theatre (now the Basement Theatre) staged a production of ‘Under the Bed’ – an original musical I wrote with my friend Belinda, with music and lyrics by me.

I began performing regularly with a comedy improv company as a musical improviser. My natural ability to support comedy, drama, stories and live performances through music kept me pretty busy.

I continued exploring diverse creative opportunities. I began writing music for television short films. I performed in original bands and covers bands, made crazy homemade films, and developed skills in music production, arrangement and sound design.

In 2008 after performing in New York and Chicago with American screen composer Joseph LoDuca, I was asked to be the Music Editor for ‘Legend of the Seeker’ – an American fantasy television series shot and produced in New Zealand for Disney/ABC. My role was to work with composer LoDuca remotely. Legend of the Seeker won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music in 2009.

Since then I have worked on an eclectic array of projects and collaborated with some of New Zealand’s best known musicians, writers and comedians.

In 2024 I moved to London to work on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon). I’ve had such a good time and met such great colleagues that I’ve decided to stick around! I’m currently working on a film project that stars Chris Hemsworth and Sam Rockwell, and am pursuing other opportunities.