He became one of the first pop artists signed to Beatles manager Brian Epstein's cutting-edge label, Nemperor Records.
He has composed and arranged music for Sesame Street, Robin Hood, Highlander, Fighting Words, One Tough Cop and the cult classic This Is Spinal Tap, and wrote "Wrap Me in Your Arms" for Olivia Newton-John, a song included on her 1976 Come On Over.
More recently he and Roger Bellon wrote Highlander – A Celtic Opera.
In addition to these activities, Collins has worked extensively in language localization (subtitling and dubbing) and content creation for the entertainment business, serving as VP at Global Media Transfer, Media Concepts, VITAC Corporation, The Movie Treasury, Shadowbox Interactive and Hot Hits and as Creative Director for VoxWorks Technologies, SDI and Western Bell Communications.
Collins attended New York University, majoring in film and drama.