Geoff was born in 1964 in North Yorkshire and learnt the piano from an early age. After being made to practice under duress the young chap rebelled slightly and gave up for a period. A little later, realising that perhaps the key to eternal happiness lay within the black and white beastie and its treasure trove of magical phrases, Geoff returned to lessons with a new sense of purpose.

The music of the time in the early eighties and in the peer listening circle was certainly dominated by heavier forms. However Geoff soon began to attach himself to the more creative elements within those bands. Colin Towns of the Ian Gillan band was a particular influence (and has gone on to become a most prolific film and TV composer). In a hunger for more creative music forms, Geoff discovered his older brother's record collection brimming with the likes of Genesis, Tull and BJH. This he decided was the holy grail. After recovering from the shock that his parents had actually born him about 14 years too late (to miss all those classic line-ups and gigs), the need to explore the piano further became great....

University beckoned and off Geoff went to be sensible and get a decent degree. Whilst at the University of Hull, Geoff met fellow musicians  Stuart Martin and Manir Khalil, the threesome becoming Coltsfoot. This line up recorded a number of cassette EPs which, looking back were probably rather naive (one even had a pixie encamped on a standing stone at Stonehenge on the cover!), but introduced the band to writing, recording and consuming vats of intavenous coffee in dark studios.

Most of these early recordings have long been banished to dusty drawers and safe deposit boxes but the band continued to record sporadically over the 80's/90s and a selection of old and new recordings was finally compiled to form the conceptual CD - A Winter Harvest in 1995. The recordings actually spanned 10 years but amazingly hung together well as a conceptual piece loosely based on the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Coltsfoot continue to record and their latest work is currently in progress.

Geoff started writing for radio and television in 1996, particularly for  science producers Keith Halden and Louise Dalziel at BBC Scotland. This has provided Geoff with the perfect opportunity to combine his primary interests of music and science. Having a physics background hopefully gives an edge of understanding to the subject matter that comes through in the music composition.

Much of Geoff's musical output is based around the use of piano although equally he likes to experiment with the plethora of colours available from synthesisers and samples. His sound is essentially English, influenced by his classical beginnings and later influences such as Colin Towns, Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett. Much of his writing is influenced by the English countryside and its wonderful flora and fauna. He has a number of projects in development at present, these include a number of piano albums, a new Coltsfoot album and further work in radio and television.

Geoff has a degree in applied physics, a petrol driven lawn mower and a PhD in non-linear optics. He lives in Gloucestershire on the edge of the Cotswolds with his wife Karina and four little chaps Tom, Liam, Jack and baby Rowan.

Geoff is available for commissions in any musical area and can be contacted via the contact page.