Born in Wrexham, North East Wales, in 1976. After a period in Caerfyrddin and Birmingham he moved to live in the Bangor area in 1997. He worked for a short while as an actor and community volunteer, before becoming a student in the Welsh department at Bangor University, where he still is today studying for a doctorate. He has always been a musician and takes interest in any original and native music. After a period with the Rasal label, he now releases on his own independent label, Eilio.