What I Believe

What I Do

I solve problems, create products and share what I have learned. I teach privately and through my Inner Circle membership, create step-by-step courses, and publish a steady stream of free lessons, guides, exercises and live sessions on my YouTube channel.

In the Inner Circle you get a live class with me on Zoom almost every week, where you can play, ask questions and get feedback. Every class is recorded, transcribed and searchable to the minute in the Lesson Library. Members also get more than 60 topic guides, 48 guided courses, more than 100 complete tune packages and member video coaching. Take the Lesson Library tour.

I founded the world’s first-ever online bagpipe competition, The World Online Piping & Drumming Championships, in 2011. Since then, we have welcomed thousands of competitors from over twenty countries on six continents. Everything I build starts with a piper’s real problem and ends with a practical solution.

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Competing, Performing & Collaborations

Competition shaped my musicianship. I’ve won the U.S. Gold Medal for Piping four times and many prizes at Scotland’s premier events: the Argyllshire Gathering, Northern Meeting, Cowal Highland Games and the Braemar Gathering. I’m a longtime former member of the World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. With the band I won the World Pipe Band Championships three times and played concerts at the Sydney Opera House, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and New York’s Lincoln Center.

Performance also led me into new musical directions. My album Bagpipe Revolution explores original music and cross-genre collaborations, and it was nominated for Album of the Year by pipes|drums magazine. Listen to it here. I’ve also had the joy of performing with world-famous musicians, including the Chieftains and legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir. I love discovering how the pipes can speak in new contexts while staying true to their voice.

What I’ve Invented

I create tools to solve real problems so pipers can focus on music.

The Tone Protector Chanter Cap and Tone Protector Reed Case are used by pipers everywhere: simple, durable, two-way humidity control that keeps reeds stable, tuning steadier and warm-ups faster in any climate. The Tone Protector Reed Safe does the same for your pipe chanter reed while it stays in your chanter, and Tone Protector for Drones protects your drone reeds.

The InTune Mic turns tuning from guesswork into clarity by capturing a clean, consistent signal, so you can get your pipes in tune quickly and with confidence. The Bagpipe Gauge brings objective feedback to setup and blowing. By making what you feel visible and measurable, it helps you find steadier pressure, diagnose setup issues and lock in a more reliable sound. The Precision Reed Tester and Drone Adapter works with the Bagpipe Gauge to show you exactly how hard each reed is, so you can match your chanter and drone reeds and find the one that’s making your pipes hard to play.

The Endurance Practice Chanter was designed by me and made in Scotland by the world-famous R.G. Hardie & Co. It adds complete moisture management and comfort to daily practice, so long sessions feel better and your fingering and expression stay fresh. The Piper’s Metronome app is a musical partner, not just a click, tuned to piping realities so timing practice becomes repeatable, musical and simple anywhere.

The Piper’s Advantage Bagpipe Phone Mount keeps recordings, tuners and reference materials exactly where you play: secure, stable and out of the way, so feedback is always within reach. The Foundation Reed is designed for consistency, stability and musical response, giving players a dependable starting point for a rich, projecting sound. For reed maintenance, the Piper’s Ultimate Reed Poker offers precise, repeatable micro-adjustments to revive a tired reed and fine-tune response without losing what already works.

The Perfect Angle Blowpipe Positioner lets you set and keep the blowpipe where your body wants it, reducing strain on the jaw, neck and back so long practices and performances feel natural. Custom Pipe Bags help players get the fit and feel that support relaxed, efficient blowing. When the instrument fits, everything gets easier: control, sound and stamina.

I hold multiple patents for my inventions, and I’m grateful that the piping community has recognized this work with honors including Product of the Year and Runner-Up Product of the Decade from pipes|drums. Every tool begins with a real problem I’ve seen in lessons and on stages, and ends with something you can trust in your hands.