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Born in Melbourne, Simon showed a deep affinity with music from an early age. As a child he discovered there were songs which could send him into what he now calls a 'melancholic euphoria' and he yearned to be able to create music that could do that for other people. He composed his first piece aged twelve and had penned numerous songs by the age of fifteen with other kids telling him to, “Keep writing those brilliant songs!” Simon was considered academically gifted at school but was drawn to performing arts and particularly to music more strongly than his studies. He dropped out of university in Melbourne where he was studying computers and started recording other bands, also playing in several himself. He made the move to England preferring the intensity of London and the UK where he tried to settle down to have a ‘normal’ career writing software. But Simon couldn’t suppress the need to express himself musically and it was a relief stop in France which ultimately triggered