Consultant in Research, Writing and Arts Evaluation
“I can safely say he is the best writing professional I have ever worked with. I would 100% recommend him.”
Research & Consultancy
Contact me for high impact Arts, Health & Culture research collabs and creative writing or music work and doctoral level supervision.
Copy Editing & ghostwriting
Contact me for copy editing and Ghostwriting services. Short form blogs, comms copy, reports or full memoire / monographs.
Statements & Reports
Contact me for artist statements, catalogues, and documentation.
“He was thoughtful, attentive and detail oriented. He provided a stream of valuable perspectives on the content, plot and characterisation, and he wrote every chapter with empathy.”
“One thing that always stood out was his ability to be a storyteller and an audience at the same time, allowing the perfect balance between driving the campaign messages home, and entertaining.”
I trained as a music therapist and worked in practice and participatory research for twenty five years across dementia, neurological rehabilitation and nursing care. In that time I ran landmark research projects such as a junk orchestra for people living with stroke and head injury in the community, created the UK’s first national music therapy service in care homes, and have been a keynote speaker internationally on music, health and education. I was awarded my PhD in 2015, published my first monograph in 2016, and gained an MBE for Services to Music Therapy and Care in 2017. In 2018 I started a post-doctoral fellowship at the Wellcome Trust / Guildhall School of Music and Drama. I also led the doctoral programme and supervised a number of PhDs ranging from music therapy to drama. I retired from active music therapy practice in 2024.
I am now an Independent Scholar, educator, and freelance writer, with a focus on understanding more about Music Work across the whole spectrum of applied music with people. My scholarly activities involve building a practice that is anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and world-building. I support people to create memoirs and text-based content as a ghostwriter, and host an online zine called www.thepontoon.info.
