I was born in Hastings in 1977, but was raised in Watford, Hertfordshire. After meeting my partner, Chris, I moved to south London in 2004; we’re now in a civil partnership and happily settled down in Forest Hill in our own little place just around the corner from the world-famous Horniman Museum.

My composing career took off when my chamber orchestra piece ‘Green Sky’ won the Making Music Award at the British Composer Awards 2008. The piece has been played on a number of occasions since and also broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

In 2009, the world premiere of my largest work, ‘Requiem (Opus 15)’ took place at All Saints Church, West Dulwich (conducted by Penny Whittingham of The Bach Choir) and January 2010 saw the first performance of ‘The Something In-Between’, an Oboe/Cor Anglais mini-concerto, written for and performed by Isobel Williams (conducted by Lindsay Ryan of Harmony Sinfonia).

Several premieres of my music have taken place since 2011 and you can find out more on the ‘Music’ page.

The London Saxophone Choir have presented new pieces of mine over the last few years, including ‘Mission: Improbable’ (2008) and, most recently, ‘Fanfaricus’ (2010). Numerous works for chamber orchestra have been performed and recorded by the London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra, notably ‘Hustle Bustle’ (2006), ‘Elegy for my father’ (2007) and, most recently, ‘Arise my love, my fair one, and come away’ (2012).

I have helped to bring about numerous pieces of new music as a commissioner through BASBWE and other external organisations, ensuring that the focus stays on making music within the community. In 2010, I worked on a community event with Norwood School in collaboration with Lambeth Wind Orchestra and the Southbank Centre as part of the Bernstein Project, writing a new piece of music theatre with the students and band that was performed in the Clore Ballroom. This was followed up in 2011 with practical visits and composing sessions with youth members of Fairbridge, which resulted in a concert performance with the London Consorts of Winds later that year. Through the latter part of 2013 and early 2014, I worked alongside composer Stephen McNeff as co-commissioner of a brand new work for Flute and Band, specifically designed with amateur players in mind; this piece, ‘Concerto for Flute and Wind Orchestra’, is now published by Maecenas Music and Stephen has since composed another piece for the band to help mark its 10th anniversary (2018-2019).

I am the conductor of Lambeth Wind Orchestra and the London Consorts of Winds Clarinet Choir, often invited to conduct freelance for special events. I am a member of London Composers Forum, BASCA and PRS. I am treasurer of Herne Hill Music Festival and latterly have started up my own bespoke baking company, Baker on Board.

Further information about these organisations can be found on the Links page.

In my spare time, when not composing or working for RADA, I also play trombone/euphonium, the whole clarinet and saxophone family and percussion – I pop up in all sorts of weird and wonderful places!