[citation needed] Galbraith was born in Luton, moving to Richmond in New Zealand's South Island as a child.
In his teenage years and early 20s he was a member of several bands, notably Sounds Unlimited, with whom he travelled briefly to the United Kingdom in 1967.
Inspired by the Motown sound, Galbraith encouraged a collegiate approach from a variety of artists, each working as backing musicians on each other's recordings.
Artists who worked in this way included The Yandall Sisters, Mark Williams, and Lew Pryme, alongside Space Waltz's Alastair Riddell.
[2] In 1977, Galbraith was invited by Dawkins to join him at CBS in Australia, where he worked for some time before moving back to New Zealand.