Nick started playing the Trumpet at the age of 11 and by 16 was a member of Dorset and Wessex Youth Orchestras. Whilst studying for a degree in Chemistry at Southampton he was a member of the University Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonietta. In 2008 Nick was invited to play a concerto at the St.Stephens Music Festival in Bournemouth.
Taking up the challenge of the Cornet, Nick joined Bournemouth Concert Brass in 2007 and as such this is his first and only brass band. Fitting a busy music life around being a head of Chemistry at Ferndown Upper School, Nick is the principal trumpet player with the Westbourne Orchestra, a musician with several musical theatre groups and is conductor of the Christchurch British Legion Band.