His music has been performed across Ireland, in Russia and the United States and he has received numerous awards and honours including a grant from the Wellcome Trust, the Director's Prize from the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, various Arts Council awards and a MacDowell Fellowship. He holds a Masters degree in music technology from Trinity College Dublin and is represented by the Contemporary Music Centre of Ireland. His work DOOR was performed in Glasgow from October 31 to November 1 2013 for Sonica, a festival featuring 'sonic art for the visually minded'. This musical door, created through an Arts Council Project Award, was first trundled through the streets of Cork during the 2012 Midsummer Festival by musicians Sean Carpio and Kate Ellis.