Mal has been with the ABC since 1986, joining as a trainee production operator. Before that he completed a law degree but wisely decided music was more fun...

He performed and recorded with Melbourne band 'The Hollow Men' between 1985 and 1991, as well as becoming more involved in sound engineering and production. His interest in Jazz continued to grow, having listened to the ABC jazz shows such as Jazztrack and Music to Midnight.

In 1994 he began recording music in Melbourne for Jim Mcleod's Jazztrack on ABC Classic FM and has since gone on to engineer and produce over 200 recordings for Jazztrack, ABC Jazz and other labels. Over 100 CDs have been commercially released from these recordings.

Artists have included Paul Grabowsky, Joe Chindamo, Michelle Nicolle, Allan Browne, Tony Gould, Ish Ish, James Sherlock, Allison Wedding, Andrea Keller, Tim Stevens, Bennett's Lane Big Band and many others. A number of these Jazztrack commissioned recordings that were released have also won ARIA awards.

He has also recorded many performances at various jazz festivals for later broadcast.

Mal has worked in most areas of ABC Radio, as well as working on the ABC Television music series 'Access all Areas'. He sees the ABC as unique in its ability and willingness to cover areas mostly ignored by other media outlets. Many jazz musicians have been helped in establishing their careers by the recordings made by ABC Classic FM and Jazztrack.

He has presented the programme Jazz Perspectives when Jim Mcleod has been on leave at various times over the last 4 years, and is looking forward to presenting Jazztrack upon the retirement of one of Australia's finest broadcasters.

He is married with two young children, lives in Melbourne and makes a mean Spanish chicken with olives.