He and other students formed their first rock band in high school and began performing professionally from the age of 14.He gained entry on an audition to the University of Tasmania and studied arranging and Jazz improvisation with Jim Lade (US Berklee college of music).

After completing an associate degree in music he led the first of many original bands playing Guitar, Flute, Banjo and Harmonica.

In 2001 he began performing with the Australian Aboriginal singer songwriter Shellie Morris, recording, co-writing, arranging and producing her debut and second CD Waiting Road nominated for Album of the Year at the 2007 Deadly Awards.

[2] In 2007 he toured Europe with Morris and performed on TV4 Swedish television playing the Chapman Stick to over 6 million viewers.

In 2009 he performed on guitar with Shellie Morris at the Sydney Opera house with world-renowned aboriginal musician Gurrumul Yunupingu this was filmed and featured nationally on two episodes of ABC TV's Message Stick program.

Some of the other influences for the album come from guitar players such as Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Roy Buchanan and David Gilmour.

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Yothu Yindi, The Waifs, Gangajang, Chris Bailey (The Saints), Shellie Morris, Tom E Lewis, Gondwanaland, Lou Bennett (Tiddas), Steve Prestwich (Cold Chisel), Chris Wilson, Mental as Anything, Things of Stone and Wood, Jimmy Little, Magic Dirt, Neil Murray Instruments played include electric guitar, lap steel guitar, Chapman Stick, mohan veena, banjo, flute, harmonica, dobro, Hans Reichel guitar, mandolin, and electric bass.