Rory grew up (although the jury's still out on that one) in Hull, which gave him a natural affinity for the sunny sound of California.
He has spent most of his working life as a guitarist in a variety of bands, playing alongside such luminaries as Curtis Mayfield, Paul Young and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.
He has produced albums for a number of artists including Bob Weston of Fleetwood Mac and has written songs with Des'ree.
These days he runs a music production company called OchreMedia and is likely to be found slaving over a hot mixing desk, composing music for film, TV, radio, and theatre.