ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z hiː wʌzɐ pɹədˈuːsɚɹ æt bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ wˈʌn, wˈɜːkɪŋ wɪð mˈɛni tˈæləntᵻd pɹədˈuːsɚz, bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ bˈæk tə vˈɜːdʒɪn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ wˌɛɹ hiː hæd hæd hɪz ɪnˈɪʃəl bɹˈeɪk tə hˈɛd ˌʌp ðə pɹədˈʌkʃən dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt.
In the early 1990s he was a producer at BBC Radio 1, working with many talented producers, before going back to Virgin Radio (where he had had his initial break) to head up the production department.