He is known as the co-founder of pop-punk bands Busted and Son of Dork, and he also created his own electronic project under the alias Future Boy.

After signing to Universal in 2002, Busted released their first single, "What I Go to School For", from their self-titled debut album in September that year, which quickly became No.

By the end of the band's career, they had managed eight top 10 singles and four number ones – "You Said No", "Crashed the Wedding", "Who's David" and "Thunderbirds Are Go".

[4] Despite their success, Busted split on 14 January 2005 after just three years, following Simpson's decision to leave the band to concentrate on his side project Fightstar.

[5] In March 2023 they announced a tour to take place in September of the same year, they also re-released some songs from their first two albums, including Loser Kid and Meet You There.

In these re-released they collaborated with other bands such as Simple Plan and Neck Deep, the songs were in more of a rock style than their original calmer renditions.

After Busted disbanded in January 2005, Bourne formed a new pop rock band named Son of Dork.

Bourne did reunite with bassist Steven Rushton and guitarist Chris Leonard to perform Man in the Mirror with Welsh Comedy Duo Lilygreen & Maguire.

[8] Following Son of Dork, Bourne pursued a musical career as a solo artist under the name Future Boy.

As part of Valentine's Day, Future Boy posted a new track on Facebook called "Dangerous"; the song didn't make the final cut for Volume 1.

Although Volume 2 was officially announced in February 2011 for a 3 May 2012 release as a Facebook video game Space Travellers, the album has yet to surface due to technical difficulties and other commitments.

[14] Bourne wrote the majority of Busted's two albums with Matt Willis, Charlie Simpson and Tom Fletcher (McFly).

[15] Bourne has co-writing credits on the first four McFly albums – Room on the 3rd Floor, Wonderland, Motion in the Ocean and Radio:Active, contributing to the majority of the tracks on the former.

Bourne has recently been writing with his girlfriend's band The Lunabelles and JC Chasez as well as unknown artists as a part of Metrophonic.

He also wrote Eoghan Quigg's debut solo single "28,000 Friends", which was originally performed by Bourne at The Living Room, New York on 11 October 2007.

[17] In November 2009, Bourne collaborated with Leon G. Thomas III to write the song "Please Don't Change Your Mind".

Bourne tweeted that the musical would be hitting London's West End in 2011; however, it eventually opened on 1 October 2012 at the Garrick Theatre.

In July 2012, the original Youth Music Theatre cast and crew reunited to put on several performances at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London, with new songs added.

[26] Bourne owns an American skating and apparel company called SicPuppy, named after a band he was once a member of.

Musicians who played the event are now pop industry music producers such as Jon Maguire and Phil Gornell.