[6] In 2011, Degun featured in the three-part BBC Two series Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment which culminated in a performance in Buckingham Palace before Prince Harry.
[7] As a participant of the programme, Degun was supported by mentors Guy Chambers, Soweto Kinch, Ms Dynamite, Steve Abbott and Cerys Matthews.
[8] Between 2011-2014, Degun completed a BA in Music at SOAS University London[9] and in 2016, he went to study as an International Scholar for six months at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, India.
[15] In 2016, Degun was awarded a Sky Academy Arts Scholarship to work on an album of contemporary and classical music, Anomaly.
[22] Orpheus premiered at Leeds Grand Theatre on 14 October 2022 and was rated number one of Fiona Maddocks's list of the ten best concerts and operas of 2022 in The Guardian[23].