ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, hiː wʌzðə fˈaʊndɪŋ dɹˈʌmɚ fɔːɹ hˈɛvi mˈɛɾəl ɡɹˈuːp, ˈɔɹɪndʒ, wɪððə lˈaɪnˌʌp ʌv dʒˈɪmi bˈɑːɹnz, ˈiːən mˈɔs, dˈɑːn wˈɔːkɚ ænd lˈɛszɛk kˈækzmɛɹk.
In 1973, he was the founding drummer for heavy metal group, Orange, with the line-up of Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Don Walker and Leszek Kaczmarek.