After graduating from high school in 1973, he went to England and spent some time working at a motorcycle company in Farnham in Surrey.
1973 ~
1975 ~
America
In 1975, he moved to America and enrolled in Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin where he shifted his focus more on to music, and played in a local blues band as a keyboard player.
1975 ~
1976.8 ~
Boston
In August of 1976, he transferred to Berklee College of Music in Boston.
1976.8 ~
1978.8 ~
Minnesota
In August 1978, he was the recipient of an international student scholarship from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and transferred to the Department of Music at UMD.
1978.8 ~
Over the next four years
Over the next four years, he studied classical piano, theory, composition, orchestration , and also performed in recitals and orchestra.
1982 ~
Minnesota
In 1982, following graduation, he started working as a musician in Minnesota.
1982 ~
He has continued to release solo albums and has been writing music for TV dramas and documentaries. He has also been writing scores for orchestra and chamber orchestra.