ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː æz ɐ sˈaʊnd mˈɪksɚ, bᵻfˌoːɹ tɹænsfˈɜːɹɪŋ, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, tə ðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˌeɪdɪoʊfˈɑːnɪk wˈɜːkʃɑːp wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.
In 1960 he joined the BBC as a sound mixer, before transferring, in 1963, to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1974.