Andy has over 30 years experience as a professional musician playing sessions and live engagements with some of the worlds leading Orchestras and Recording Artists covering all genres of music. 
As a music educator he has worked for over 30 years as a teacher for LEA Music Services, Schools, Universities and Music Colleges both in the UK and abroad. 
He delivers specialist training to music teachers, instrumental and vocal tutors and other music education professionals both as INSET training and as bespoke professional development.
Andy is a visiting lecturer in Ethnomusicology and a visiting teacher on the specialist Music PGCE at Bath Spa University, UK.

As an Ethnomusicologist Andy has travelled widely around the World learning about the music of other cultures, especially in Africa, Latin America, India and South East Asia and has written publications on African Drumming, Brazilian Samba, The Music of India and Indonesian Gamelan.

He has also had many articles and papers published on world music in various journals and magazines.

Andy is also active as a Composer writing music for Film, Television and Theatre productions, music for Piano, Percussion and World Music Ensembles as well as writing and arranging for Jazz, Rock and Pop bands.

He also writes study pieces and aural tests for the major examination boards, has worked as an Examiner for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity College London and recently co wrote the new Trinity/Guildhall Drum Kit Syllabus. 

He regularly lectures on diverse aspects of World Music and has recently delivered lectures and workshops to conferences of The Music Masters and Mistresses Association, The Federation of Music Services, The National Association of Music Educators, Music Learning Live, The Schools Music Association and the International conference on Innovation and Creativity in the Hands of the Young.