About

As a basic summary of my work experience ... After completing a BA Music (honours) at the University of Western Sydney in 2002 I began teaching music technology, music analysis, and musicology subjects. I also continued to play guitar in bands as well as compose/perform electroacoustic music based on prepared guitar, malfunctioning media, and field recordings, playing numerous festivals and venues in Australia and later China. At this time I also co-curated a monthly night in Sydney (1/4 inch) that focused on established and emerging sound artists and improvised music.

I then got involved with sound design and postproduction work which ended up being the beginning of my film and TV career. In 2006 I moved to Beijing for the first time on a one year contract working in sound postproduction and as a location sound recordist on documentaries for a Beijing based environmental production company working in China and Africa. I also continued to preform electroacoustic music solo and in collaboration. After a short return to Australia to play music and teach, I lived and worked in Scotland for a year. I then returned to Beijing to further my experience in sound recording and sound design in film. I developed an interest in documentary sound recording and the ‘run and gun’ filming format working on news and documentary shoots as a sound recordist primarily in China and South Korea. I also began working as a feature film sound recordist working on Chinese feature film productions. In postproduction roles I continued to work in audio post and sound design on numerous projects.

After a number of years away I returned to Sydney in 2012 and continued to work in the film/TV industry in both location and postproduction sound working on feature films, documentary, TV, and countless online and TV adverts.

Throughout my film/TV work I stayed in touch with teaching through part time positions at universities and colleges knowing I wanted to eventually begin my own research and a return to full time teaching. This brought about my Doctor of Creative Arts research at the University of Technology Sydney and back to working with sound outside of film and TV, and a return to teaching.

I currently live in Amsterdam. I recently completed my doctorate and currently work as a freelance sound designer while looking for research and teaching opportunities.