Q&A
Earliest Musical Memories?
At a young age, I discovered I could hear a song and work out how to play it by ear. This is how I taught myself piano, with songs like ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ which we sang in choir, and ‘When Irish Eyes Are Smiling’ that my gran played for me.
Favourite albums/ film music?
The Celestine Prophecy and Eat Pray Love – Having read the books and watched the films, these albums mark pivotal moments in my life and periods of personal growth. The music is deeply moving and has left a lasting impact on me.
My favourite piece of my own?
The Tides Inside – An emotional and atmospheric piano piece.
Music has always been a space for reflection for me- a way to navigate emotions and find stillness – and whilst composing this one my emotions were especially tumultuous. This track was inspired and came through in one go and I refined it afterwards.
How do I create music?
My music almost always starts at the piano first. For this reason the majority of my work is piano-led. And, a lot of what I create is intuited once I have settled myself and quieted my being. So, starting at the piano – I get the initial idea down and then afterwards I do several iterations of layering other instruments to help create a sense of physical space and atmosphere. I absolutely love what I do!
I do also love to start with strings sometimes, and if I could play a stringed instrument I would choose the Cello!
Background
Originally from South Africa, based on the Isle of Man since 2013. I’ve been playing piano since I was a little kid – taught myself to play by ear!
As the years went on I learned to play many songs by ear and even started composing my own songs.
I really enjoyed singing and was in both the school choir and the Provincial Youth Choir.
I discovered DAWs back in 2020 and after making my first orchestral piece and listening to the fullness of it through my headphones, I knew that I needed to do this.
So, since then I have been getting involved in all things music and started releasing instrumental music first to BBC Introducing in 2021, and then to distributing since 2025.
In 2026 I’ve been making music full-time and it has been a great joy. If you’d like, you can follow along my full time composer journey which I share over on my YouTube Channel.