I was born in Sydney, Australia. In real life I am a freelance music engraver. I have an extensive music education, from early childhood, through selective music high schools, BMusStudies in Composition from the University of Sydney, ACertCM in Performance from the Guild of Church Musicians, and some post-grad music research. For a time I worked as a freelance vocalist and conductor of amateur community choirs. I have an academic interest in the development of an accurate Australian tornado climatology.