He has lived in Prestonpans for most of his life, attending the town’s primary school and later Preston Lodge High School. Since finishing education, the 19-year-old’s career plans took an unexpected turn and he is now looking to pursue music, despite a late introduction to the industry. “I recorded them and sent them to my friends and started to post them online. He said: “Within I think two-and-a-half days, I’d already learned Belter by Gerry Cinnamon. “I was battling with anxiety and other issues, to the point where if I got asked to read a book, I’d fully just shut down and wouldn’t be able to do it.