His career started at age 18 when he worked as an assistant engineer at Sarm Studios (East), learning the craft from Gary Lyons and Mike Stone, whom he assisted on the Queen albums A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, and News of the World.
18 évesen kezdett dolgozni hangmérnök asszisztensként a Sarm East Studiosban, a tudását Gary Lyons és Mike Stone hangmérnököktől sajátította el, akikkel a Queen együttes A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races és News of the World albumain dolgozott.