In 1972 he left New Zealand for studies in music at Berklee College of Music in Boston and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and holds a PhD from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales).
In 1972 he left New Zealand for studies in music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and in 1973 moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He holds a PhD from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales).