He began his musical career as a double bassist in jazz and folk groups, before becoming a professional poker player for a year, then after studying mathematical philosophy he returned to composition. "Etude Brutus" was performed at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival for the Sonic Arts Network. He is currently collaborating with the film maker Dominic Lee. A very old webpage can still be found here. When not composing Sam teaches higher mathematics. For Linear Obsessional Sam has released the albums "Etude Brutus" and "Swimming"