Ace is the Head of Industry Partnerships and Business Development for ICMP in London (The Institute of Contemporary Performance).

He has been known in music education for many years since 1995, especially for workshops and guest lectures across Europe and the UK. From 2015-20 Ace was Director of Creative Industry Development for ACM and from 2005-8, Ace taught the live performance and A&R modules at the BIMM where he was a module leader and lead assessor. Previously he was a guest tutor for workshops internationally in such establishments as Altramusica, Platform One, MA2000, MMS and Access to Music and has an MA based in music education from London Middlesex University.

  As well as all this Ace is the founder and driving force behind The Ace Guitar Academy in Europe providing courses in beginners guitar formulated by using his own learning method.