His many collaborations with the playwright Peter Barnes include Jubilee (2001), the Olivier Award-winning play Red Noses (1985) and the feature film Hard Times (1994).
[4] Deutsch was educated initially in the United States (initial training - Juilliard Preparatory Division; BMus - SMU; MA - San Francisco State College).
After settling in Britain, he attended the Royal College of Music where he was engaged in electro-acoustic composition under the direction of Tristram Cary.
[citation needed] In 1971, he and two partners established Synthesiser Music Services, Ltd., an electro-acoustic studio in London.
He was also Senior Tutor in Screen Composition at the National Film and Television School.