Tell us something about yourself.

I’m a musician, I love hitting things and I’m obsessed by sound and silence. I like to fuse electronic aspects of music-making with the acoustic properties of instruments and this has become a big part of my projects and performances. My favourite past-times are gardening, reading and long walks and I love being in good company.

How often do you travel?

My music and different projects take me to many places, but I try to balance my year between working, creating projects and travelling to perform. So I tend to travel a lot over planned periods.

Do you remember your first time abroad, and can you tell us about it?

Yes and the destination was The Netherlands. I must have been nine or 10 years-old. It was a family trip to visit old friends of my parents and we had a great time, discovered so many new places and things.

Best holiday ever and why?

The trekking trip in South America, for sure. It was me, my partner and four other friends of ours and we travelling from Bolivia to Peru, from Machu Picchu down to the Amazon Forest. We really roughed it there – four weeks of adventures, every single day.

I tend to look for contemporary art museums, clubs where there’s good jazz and parks

Which place would you never visit and why?

Never say never.

Best travel companion?

My partner Gaby.

And what’s the worst your travel companion could do?

Nag, wake up late and wear high heels. Thank goodness, not applicable in our case.

What do you usually look for when you travel?

Most of my travels are work-oriented so I don’t usually have a lot of free time. But when I do, I tend to look for contemporary art museums, clubs where there’s good jazz and parks.

The perfect holiday would be?

I must say that I’m lucky enough to have experienced that already. Mountains, small villages, food which is typical of the region and wine best enjoyed by a fireplace.

What’s the furthest you’ve been from home?

That must be South Korea. I travelled there to play some of the most rewarding concerts I’ve ever performed.

Package tours or DIY?

Definitely DIY.

What is the best travel advice you can give?

I would say avoid the touristic places, since there’s always so much to see besides the more commercial side of each country.

And what’s the worst piece of advice you’ve been given?

Messina, Sicily, on a wintry and very stormy night. I couldn’t cross to mainland Italy so, after asking around for a place to rest for the night and garage a car loaded with very expensive instruments, I finally came across a man who suggested this particular guesthouse. To cut a long story short, I made it to the house. At first the owner gave me a very puzzled look and then proceeded to inform me that, yes, he has just one room and a garage space. The car was safe, but I wasn’t. The room I slept in leaked from every corner and wind howled all night through what one might qualify as ‘windows’. It was just too late to find an alternate resting place.

Flying – hate it/love it/neutral?

Love it and can never have enough of it.

The one place you never get tired of visiting?

That is a difficult one. Berlin, African villages, London, northern part of Scotland, Amsterdam… it’s a quite a list actually.

Describe one memory that stuck with you from a place.

Two come to mind: waking up in the fishing village of Ullapool in Scotland and the Sahara Desert.

You met the coolest people in?

In pubs in Dublin during impromptu gigs and some Norwegian guys I met during a festival.

I have come face to face with the realities that people in places like China and Africa have to deal with and feel humbled, upset and grateful

Your best budget tip to save money on holiday?

Trip advisor!

If you actually had to live away from Malta, where would you pick?

Any Nordic country.

What’s the one thing you would never do in a foreign country?

I would never spend too much time in a hotel. I just like to be out and about.

Anything on your travel bucket list?

Tibet – it has to happen at some point.

Travel is important to you because?

Travel plays a large part of my profession but it’s also a source of inspiration and education. It’s a good break when on holiday, discovering new culture, food, music and all that comes with different countries.

What has travel taught you?

The more I travel the more I discover how much there is to learn. I have come face-to-face with the realities that people in places like China and Africa have to deal with and feel humbled, upset and grateful.

Where would you retire and why?

I haven’t made up my mind, but I would look for a place where there’s a sense of communal living, simple life and the occasional gig to keep me going till I’m still in some kind of working order.