 He was a member of Winchester Cathedral Choir under David Hill from 1991 until 2001, touring the USA, the Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, France and Norway and also participating in many CD recordings and broadcasts

Pott has received many national awards as a composer and in 1997 gained First Prize in the second S.S.Prokofiev International Composing Competition in Moscow.In the 2004 Barlow International Composition Award (USA) he was placed Second out of a global entry by 362 composers, receiving Honorable Mention.In both 2006 and 2011 he was a nominated finalist in the choral section of the BASCA Annual Composer Awards in London.