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.
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.