Afterwards, he completed a degree in composition and arranging with school friend and fellow musician Courtney Pine at Trinity College London.
[2] The friends also appeared as part of the jazz quartet in the first instalment of Doctor Who's twenty-fifth anniversary special Silver Nemesis.
He has worked for, and performed with, many others including Aztec Camera, Level 42, Tasmin Archer,[1] Jason Donovan, Gary Barlow, Des'ree, Mis-Teeq and Gabrielle among others.
In 2000, Tontoh worked as a drummer and musical director for Craig David.
More recently, Tontoh appeared as part of the band in the 2016 film Genius.