Highly experienced teacher with a PhD in music composition covering trumpet, music composition, theory, technology and production

I am a practicing professional composer with many years of experience in the industry and as a teacher. I have recently completed my PhD in music composition at the University of Birmingham, which received substantial financial support from the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership. Alongside my doctoral studies I was a Teaching Fellow in the Academic Writing Advisory Service in the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham. I hold degrees from Leeds College of Music (BA Hons in Classical Music) studying as a trumpet player and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Masters in Composition) studying as a composer and reader in music. In 2016 I co-founded Post-Paradise Series, where as co-curator and project manager I produced many new music concerts and secured funding from Arts Council England, RVW Trust and Hinrichsen Foundation.

I have taught trumpet as a pedagogue for over 10 years and have been freelancing as a composer teaching music theory, composition, technology and production since 2015. With extensive industry experience I have worked internationally as an artist, receiving commissions from established music organisations throughout the UK and Europe such as Ensemble Klang (NL) and Orkest de Ereprijs (NL). Mor recently, I have worked at the Orpheus Institute (Belgium, 2023–2024) as a Visiting Researcher and my music and research has been presented at the University of Nottingham (2025), Orpheus Institute (2024), University of Chicago (2023), Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (2022), De Montfort University (2022), BEAST (Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre) FEaST 2022 and 2021, the University of Birmingham (-), and NIME (New Interfaces for Musical Expression) Festival 2021. I have performed my own music extensively under the experimental electronic music duo 7balcony at venues such as: Centrala Art Gallery; Supersonic Festival; Eastside Projects.

With extensive experience teaching both young and adult learners from a cross range of skill sets and abilities, I have the knowledge and expertise to inspire and guide students through their musical interests. I currently cover lessons on the trumpet, music theory and composition, music technology and production, but can also offer tuition in academic writing, university preparation and application, and other Higher Education academic support.