Dervish is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer who moved into full-time composing in 2017 and has since had his compositions placed on the BBC and worldwide for documentaries, short film and advertising.

His professional skills cover various forms of composition, arranging, songwriting, electronic music, production and sound design - he puts this lifelong obsession with all-things musical down to his two passionate, music-loving parents and a childhood of fascinating sounds.

‘I have begun to think lately that music is one of the most essential requirements for human beings to survive. Not only can it tell a story in its own context, evoke physical and emotional response in many of us in its many forms, but it’s also often what we turn to in times of darkness, to help us get through the past, present and future.’