hiː lˈɛktʃɚd ɪn mjˈuːzɪk ænd kəmpjˈuːɾɪŋ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tæzmˈeɪniə fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə smˈɔːl mjˈuːzɪk dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ðˈɛɹ, ænd wʌzɐ pɚkˈʌʃənˌɪst wɪððə tæzmˈeɪniən sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə ænd ðə mˈɛlbɚn sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə.
He lectured in Music and Computing at the University of Tasmania for many years, including a period in charge of the small Music department there, and was a percussionist with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.