 He was a visiting student at the University of California, Berkeley (1966-1967).At Sussex he was a member of the committee of students, including Mike Robinson and Gary Herman, who ran the University of Sussex Film Society in 1968-1969, during which time the Society launched "The Brighton Film Review".He worked as a freelance music and screenwriter, writing for "Time Out", "Variety" and other publications while at the same time acting as a consultant on music business issues for bodies such as the Greater London Enterprise Board and the World Bank.