After performing in various projects during the 1980s, he gained international attention in 1994 when he was voted "Best New Talent" in the Keyboard Magazine readers' poll after the release of his Listen solo album.
Pas performancave në projekte të ndryshme gjatë viteve të 80-ta, ai fitoi vëmendje internacianale në vitin 1994 kur u votua "Best New Talent" në revistën Keyboard Magazine, pasi që e lëshoi solo albumin e tij Listen.