Based in Birmingham, England, Lawson regularly tours in the United States and Europe.

He has supported Level 42 and 21st Century Schizoid Band, worked as a third of the political doom metal band #TORYCORE, and performed and recorded as a duo with his wife, singer Lobelia.

[1][2] Lawson releases his music through his Pillow Mountain label and Bandcamp.

His albums have included solo works, duets, and trio with live looping, mingling layers of sounds generated from a bass guitar.

He uses a Looperlative LP1 for looping and a majority of his effects are provided by the two Lexicon G2 multi-effects processors.