In late 2000s he co-founded band the now-defunct band Kid Karoshi whilst at university. He was a keyboardist, co-writer/producer in the band. They had songs from their debut EP play on BBC 6Music. Their debut gig was at Hootenanny's in Brixton, where they had support from award-winning poet and twice nominated Mercury Music Prize, Kate Tempest and her project "Sound of Rum.".