I am an Australian musician, composer and producer who has released eleven albums of my own music (including on major labels), in styles ranging from electronica to psychedelic folk, rock and country. Along the way, I have also written songs and soundtracks for film, TV and theatre – from world beats for Lonely Planet TV travel series to chamber music atmospheres for Parisian fashion shows.

My electronic duo B(if)tek (1996-2003) were described as ‘Australia’s greatest electronic music innovators’. As part of B(if)tek, I toured with the Beastie Boys, recorded with legendary TV show Twin Peaks chanteuse Julee Cruise, played sell out shows at the Sydney Opera House and other large festivals around Australia, and was nominated for an ARIA, Australia’s equivalent of a Grammy Award.

From 2000 – 2003, B(if)tek developed, promoted and hosted our own annual awards for electronic arts, the WINK awards, which attracted hundreds of entries from all around the world.

In 2004, I changed musical direction and established a five piece psychedelic folk band called Dust. Dust’s debut album Songs was released in August 2007 and was hailed by various reviewers as ”intoxicating” “astonishing”, “marvellous”, “ a new genre”.

In December 2007, I teamed up with video artist/ photographer and singer Tanya Andrea Stadelmann and formed The Jilted Brides. The Jilted Brides produced an album Larceny of Love in less than six weeks, and on the strength of that album, we were invited to be artists in residence at six artist colonies around the USA, as well as perform at several venues and festivals. Since November 2008, I have been an artist in residence at Pittsburgh Filmmakers/ Arts Center, where i will be based for three years.

In between working on my albums, I have undertaken numerous commissions for film, TV, theatre and other purposes. These have included providing scores to feature length films, sound design for multimedia installations, music for planetarium shows and remixes for other artists. More detail on my output can be found in my resume.

Since arriving in Pittsburgh, I have begun to concentrate on writing and presenting for film, TV and radio. With two other colleagues (a filmmaker and a graphic designer) I founded a multimedia/ video production company called Glee Club Productions. I am currently working on a book based on my blog Jilted Brides in America, and sporadically doing interviews with inspiring musicians for my podcast American Music Innovators.

Finally, in 2009, I established Pittsburgh’s first custom love song writing service called Pittsburgh in Love, where I produce and record songs for people wanting to commemorate special occasions in their lives such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.