I’m a Welsh bassist, producer, mastering engineer and electronic musician based in Bristol. I started playing bass in 1987. My work includes bands, recording, theatre, film soundtracks and live electronic improvisation.
Cardiff and Rocketgoldstar
Rocketgoldstar is my Cardiff band with Frank Naughton and Siôn Orgon. I play bass, sing and have worked on the recordings. Releases include Soul of a Nu Machine and Soft Eject. We also recorded a twelve-hour single with more than sixty musicians and played a headphone-only concert at Chapter in 2000. Records and archive.
Playing bass
I’m a founding member and bassist of Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon, which debuted at All Tomorrow’s Parties in 2016. We returned in 2026 with End Times Pop Dungeon and have completed that tour. The Pop Dungeon page has live recordings, photographs and reviews.
In 2013 I toured internationally playing bass with Karl Hyde of Underworld for his solo album Edgeland. Dave Spiers of GForce Software recommended me for the band. My original tour account includes photographs and performances.
I’ve performed with David Rhodes and William D. Drake. In 2012 I played bass in Pop’pea at Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet, with Marc Almond and Carl Barât.
Bands and moving pictures
I’ve played with Bristol surf band The Rumble-O’s since 2011. We created a live score for The Endless Summer at Green Man in 2014, writing eight new pieces. The show subsequently played at Sensoria in Sheffield and the Cube in Bristol.
With Asteroid Deluxe, I worked on live scores for The Holy Mountain and Fantastic Planet. We also released The Lawn in 2017.
Making records
I’ve worked in recording and production since 2001. Credits include production and bass on William D. Drake’s The Rising of the Lights, and production, mixing and mastering on Schnauser’s Irritant. I’ve mastered releases by Robyn Hitchcock, Keith Tippett’s Tapestry Orchestra, Soft Hearted Scientists, El Goodo and Teeth of the Sea. Selected discography.
Music technology
I’ve freelanced for Sonicstate for many years and appeared on Sonic TALK since 2010. My own YouTube channel includes instrument demonstrations, interviews, my music and shows recorded during lockdown.
Modular improvisation
Steve Davis and I met at Green Man in 2016 through Kavus Torabi. We began improvising with modular synthesizers in 2021 and subsequently performed live, beginning at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds. In 2024 we founded Rack Records, releasing unedited live performances. Sloon provides visuals at our shows.
In quasimodal, I play modular synthesizers with drummer Greg White. We improvise without a click track; Greg follows the electronic tempo by ear. We’ve recorded hundreds of sessions, usually ten to twenty minutes long. Videos and recordings.
Sound Dimensions
I play analogue synthesizers in Kevin Figes’ Sound Dimensions, a twenty-piece ensemble. Kevin writes and conducts the music, which includes improvisation. We also assembled a sound collage for the final piece. The suite premiered at The Mount Without in Bristol in July 2025.