I am an international, award-winning composer with an MA in Professional Media Composition, specializing in scoring music for visual media. My work spans short films, features, and library albums, including collaborations with major publishers such as Warner Music. I write with depth, realism, and authenticity, and I enjoy exploring sound design as a storytelling tool. As a freelance composer and sound designer, I focus on crafting musical worlds that support visual narratives. I regularly attend industry workshops to stay up-to-date with practice and technology, and I currently coordinate Arts Award Training for Trinity College London, building networks of practitioners and contributing to developing online training platforms.

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I am an international, award-winning composer with an MA in Professional Media Composition, specializing in scoring music for visual media. My work spans short films, features, and library albums, including collaborations with major publishers such as Warner Music. I write with depth, realism, and authenticity, and I enjoy exploring sound design as a storytelling tool. As a freelance composer and sound designer, I focus on crafting musical worlds that support visual narratives. I regularly attend industry workshops to stay up-to-date with practice and technology, and I currently coordinate Arts Award Training for Trinity College London, building networks of practitioners and contributing to developing online training platforms.

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I am an international, award-winning composer with an MA in Professional Media Composition, specializing in scoring music for visual media. My work spans short films, features, and library albums, including collaborations with major publishers such as Warner Music. I write with depth, realism, and authenticity, and I enjoy exploring sound design as a storytelling tool.

As a freelance composer and sound designer, I focus on crafting musical worlds that support visual narratives. I regularly attend industry workshops to stay up-to-date with practice and technology, and I currently coordinate Arts Award Training for Trinity College London, building networks of practitioners and contributing to developing online training platforms.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Sound Designer and Composer at Self-employed
January 1, 2010 - Present
Involved in a variety of projects as a composer and sound designer since 2010. I frequently record my own sounds for depth and experimentation, use iZotope RX for audio cleanup, and collaborate with clients to deliver tailored cinematic music. Notably composed the score for A Glimpse, the follow-up to the Oscar-winning A Silent Child, and regularly attend workshops with leading figures in the arts.
Film Composer at Independent / Freelance
January 1, 2021 - Present
Composed music for multiple short films and at least one feature, collaborating with directors to align the score with narrative. Projects include M aiken (2023), A Happy Ending (2023), When The Clapping Stops (2022), Don't You Want Me, Baby? (2022), These Days (2022), Bounce (Feature), and Beyond the Border (2021). Nominated for the International PEER RABEN Award for Best Score.
Assistant at Soundtrack Creation
March 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
March 2021 - January 2022: Setting up and prepping sessions for mixing/mastering by producing rough mixes in Logic Pro X. Quality checking assets and fixing damaged audio using appropriate plug-ins. Dialogue editing and clearing up audio from studio or field recordings. Sound design creation and assisting Foley artists recording sessions. Assisting the team with general studio tasks and sharing knowledge where appropriate.
Arts Award Training Coordinator at Trinity College London
June 1, 2016 - Present
Assist in overseeing contracts of 18 regional agencies across the UK hosting Arts Award training courses; plan and manage training courses in 3 UK regions; coordinate venue staff, caterers, trainers and dispatching resources to ensure successful sessions; work with a diverse panel of 34 experienced arts practitioners and assist with course administration; disseminate trainer/attendee feedback to improve qualifications and engagement; support Product Development by gathering and providing feedback to help build an online training platform / VLE for future training plans.
Music Composer at Freelance / Self-employed
January 1, 2011 - Present
Composer for film, short and feature projects, as well as library albums. Credits include The Long Road (2026, Dir Lisa Geurts), A Sustainable Future (2025, Lightsong), The Special (2025, Dir Stéphanie Kuypers), The Journey Ahead (2024, Warner), Raw Chemistry (2024, Dir Sarah Sawyer), Maiken (2023, Dir Howard Perry), A Happy Ending (2023, Dir Christopher Deakin), When The Clapping Stops (2022, Dir Cameron Perry), Don't You Want Me, Baby? (2022, Dir Oona Koivula), These Days (2022, Dir Josh King), Bounce (2021, Dir Sally Collett), Beyond the Border (2021, Dir Nasser Khanday), plus documentary sound design work. Regularly records sounds for depth, realism and authenticity; edits with iZotope RX for preparation.

Education

MA in Professional Media Composition at ThinkSpace Education
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021

Qualifications

MA in Scoring for Media
January 11, 2030 - January 31, 2026
Nominated for International PEER RABEN Award for Best Score
January 11, 2030 - January 31, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services