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He studied at the University of Edinburgh during the 1990s, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He won the Best Pianist award at the first Scottish Jazz Awards, presented in Glasgow in 2009. [1] He has released several albums under his own name and that of his group, "Trianglehead", and in addition has contributed to many other recordings in jazz, techno, pop, salsa and folk genres. He has composed music for a short film, the animated feature Criminology, Episode 1 by Robert Zywietz. [2]
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