Junior is based in Zürich (Switzerland), where he has been studying and teaching music since 1991. He is the musical director of the Music Center Affoltern, in Zürich that caters for Keyboard, Drums, Guitar, Marimba, Percussion + studio technique courses. He has performed with quite a few well known musicians, either on stage or in Jam Sessions.  Phil Collins, Santana, George Duke, Airto Moriera and Victor Bailey – to name a few.

Junior has learnt to master the steelpan, through listening and learning from the pan musicians of the so called “Old School“, in the likes of Gary Chang, Ken Johnson, Selwyn Baptiste, Pedro Burgess, Sterling Betancourt, Russ Henderson, Aubrey Bryan, Zigilee Constantine, Kenrick Isidore, Boots Davidson, Tony Charles and his first ever teacher Clyde Dias.

Since 2002, he has been performing, touring, recording and composing music with the legendary Panamanian drummer, Professor William Cobham and his new fusion highlight, “Culture Mix“. Junior says that he owes a lot to Bill for taking the chance of nurturing him through the highly professional music scene. To date, Junior has toured all over Europe as well as perform on Television and recording with various musicians.

A lot of his success in Switzerland is due to the unlimited support from Margrith Fischer, an ex-member of the legendary Swiss Pan Round the Neck Band, Sandflöö.
Together they formed The Swiss National Steel Orchestra, founded the Wilbert Gill Steelpan School and formed the Kool Kats children steelband. They currently run the Music Center Affoltern together.

From age 4, Junior began showing a great interest in music. He recalls being in trouble for dancing on the living room table, trying to emulate Sammy Davis Jr.  His sisters encouraged him to play the piano and he excelled in playing the xylophone, marimba and bongos whilst in primary school. At his secondary school, Clement Danes Grammar, he took lessons in Drumming and was allowed to perform with the Christopher Wren School Steelband, where his good friend Tamla Batra was playing. Tamla gave Junior the push that was needed to learn the scales and harmonies.
Junior went on to attend the Middlesex Polytechnic in Trent Park, where he combined music, as a major study, and Quantitative Mathematics as a minor in a combined studies degree course.
Highlights:

1974  Performed at Hammersmith Town Hall with the Ellerslie School band, as soloist on xylophone + marimba.
1976  Arranged „Auld Lang Syne“ for Soucouyant Steelband, for the new year celebrations

1977  Royal Albert Hall, concert for the Rotary Club of Great Britain, with Christopher Wren School Steelband.

1978  Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta/CANADA.
         TV appearance on BBC TWO’s „Rhythm on TWO“, with The   Groovers Steel Orchestra. Led by Terry Noel.

1979  First performance in the Notting Hill Carnival with LONDON ALL STARS,led by Frank Rollock.

1982  Captained and assisted as arranger the GLISSANDO STEEL ORCHESTRA led by Parris + Pedro Burgess. Three times in a row, festival winners in England.

1985   Member of the resident Steelband at the Dubai International Hotel.

1986   Session recording for David Bowie + Patsy Kensit film „absolute beginners“

1989   Munich Film Festival with the Caribbean Safari Steelband.

1994  10th placed soloist at Pan Is Beautiful VII classic music festival, Trinidad. First person
from outside of the caribbean region to take part.

1996  „Benissimo“ national television Switzerland and Pan Is Beautiful VIII, Trinidad, with the Swiss National Steel Orchestra.
Special guest at 30th Montreux and 50 years Quincy Jones  celebration one week at MJF.

1997   produced Galaxy cd / video Milestones featuring Swiss National Steel Orchestra

1998  founded 21st Century Steel Music Production, a label which recorded only live, with aims of catching the spirit of the moment, (CD „morning sunrise“ -  featuring Russ Henderson Piano + Annise Hadeed on Pans and 'Caribeye')

1999  extensive work with children from the School and Sportsdepartment of Zürich.  he was a teacher in the «Masterclass for Jazz Improvisation» Langnau. He hosted the «Free Friday Carnival Club».

2000  1st youth steelband festival held in Barbados as leader of the KOOL KATS children band

2001  grounding together with  Music Center Affoltern

2001/02 recording and performing with Bill Cobham

2003  Recording second CD to be released in August 2004
2004-6  with Bill Cobham CULTURE MIX