After spending some time on the studio side learning to engineer and produce, he went abroad for a while, but rejoined Strawbs in 1998 for their 30th anniversary concert at Chiswick House.
After spending some time on the studio side learning to engineer and produce, he lived in Malaysia for a period, returning to obtain his Masters degree. He rejoined Strawbs in 1998 for their 30th anniversary concert at Chiswick House.