At the age of 13 he progressed to the senior band on Second Horn before moving onto 1^st and Solo Horn. Whilst with St.Keverne (Britain’s most Southerly Band) the band represented the South West as 2^nd section area champions twice at the Albert Hall, before being promoted to the Championship Section. One of the most noted contest wins at the level was the Champion Band of Cornwall.

At the age of 18 Simon moved to Polytechnic at Dartford, Kent to study Civil Engineering. Apart from a brief spell playing for Tilbury in the Championship Section qualifiers at Watford on cornet, Simon concentrated on his studies.

On leaving Polytechnic with a degree in Civil Engineering, Simon moved to Guildford in Surrey. He joined Friary Guildford (formerly Friary Meux Brewery Band) and spent several successful years with them including promotion to the Championship section. In 1993 Simon won the Southern Counties Solo title. He also played in the band quartet winning the Southern Counties and London and Home Counties annual quartet competitions on several occasions.

In February 1999 Simon and family moved to Whaddon near Milton Keynes. Simon was invited to join the GUS Band (now Travelsphere Holidays band). Simon is now the resident principal horn of the band, which he considers to be a great honour.

Simon is a Contracts Manager for the Civil Engineering Contractor Subterra based in North London and working on several prestigious projects for Thames Water.