He completed a Music degree (composition) in New Zealand in 1994 studying with Jack Body, Ross Harris, John Elmsly and John Rimmer. In 2007, while in residence at the Centre Création Musicale Iannis Xenakis (CCMIX) in Paris, he studied with Gérard Pape, Jean-Claude Risset, Trevor Wishart, Curtis Roads, Harry Halbreich, Agostino di Scipio and Makis Solomos. In 2008 he formed _scape with his brother Rod Skipp to create various improvised live electronic works. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply..