My passion for music started at eight when my mum bought me a cheap classical guitar from Argos. Self-taught on songs from my dad’s '60s and '70s rock collection, I later took guitar lessons and expanded to other instruments, including bass, piano, mandolin, harmonica and drums. By 12, I was performing at open mics and gigging regularly with a high school rock band. At 13, I joined Leeds College of Music’s Saturday course and later enrolled full-time at 16. At Leeds, I developed a passion for recording, which led me to set up a home studio after college, where I balanced creating music while working in a functions band and performing in care homes. Over the next few years, despite growing as a producer, my tracks still lacked the polish of songs you'd hear on the radio. I realised I needed a collaborator who understood the recording process and could help me find the missing ingredients to make my songs ‘radio-ready’. Luckily, I soon found those ingredients—at Steelworks Studios!