[1] In 2008, Elwin graduated cum laude on a scholarship for Bachelors of Music in Performance Classical Piano from Utrechts Conservatorium.

[1] He then continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in London where he studied both Integrated Masters Programme in Composition for Screen and Integrated Masters PGdip in Performance Classical Piano on a scholarship which was supported by the Prince Bernhard Cultural Funds.

[2][3] During his studies at the Royal College of Music, Elwin teamed up with Dominic Ferris and created The Piano Brothers.

[9] In 2018, Elwin was commissioned to make the music for the 2018 Asian Games ad campaign which was held in Indonesia that year.

[10] In 2020, Elwin was chosen to be a Panel Jury for the Citra Pariwara awards for the Radio and Film Craft Category in which he had won a medal the year before for Best Use of Sound.