Born on 14 March 1974 to a Scottish family, Gavin lived most of his early childhood in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, UK, before moving as a teenager with his parents and three younger sisters to Brussels, Belgium. Having always been very interested in the arts it was here that Gavin began painting in earnest. Strongly influenced by the likes of Francis Bacon, Henri Matisse and Mark Rothko, his work was very dark and introspective with a strong graphic style. Simultaneously he began songwriting and, having started to play drums before the move, played a few gigs with a school band around Brussels. Musically his influences spread between '70s rock and '80s alternative pop with an interest in the burgeoning electronica of the early '90s.

In 1992, having passed A levels in Art, English and History, Gavin returned to London to study art at Central Saint Martins college where he undertook a foundation year before moving on to the University of Herts to complete a degree in Imagemaking and Design. It was here Gavin met guitarists Simon Herriott and Richard Nicholson and in 1994 the three of them formed
The Secrets. Despite some tempestuous times, the band stuck together for 6 years (being joined by Neil Robinson in 1997) playing hundreds of concerts at venues including London's famous Rock Garden, the Mean Fiddler and the Orange and spawned three independent albums, OTHER TIMES, THE SECRETS and VIOLENT FACES. The band finally split in 2000 but all other three band members remain Gavin's close friends.
 
Meantime, Gavin had been progressing in his professional career as a Graphic Designer. Having started out working at a printers, his first 'proper job' came in 1998 when he joined
Rocket Design in London. During his time there he taught himself the basics of web-design and built the company it's first website. This caught the eye of the easyGroup - the parent company of multi-millionaire Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyJet - and in 1999 he was invited to join easyEverything, the chain of Internet cafés as a designer. To date Gavin remains at the easyGroup where he now manages all their design output, from web design to outdoor and press advertising.

In late 2001 Gavin was invited by ex-Secrets singer Simon Herriott to join and play drums for his new project, Colvex. Joined by South African bassist Scott Bremner the three piece have worked tirelessly ever since, churning out punchy pop-rock and gigging frequently around London with showcases in 2002 at The Cobden Club and The Borderline.

Having finally purchased some digital studio equipment late last year Gavin has begun to record some of the songs he has written that hasn't fit in either the Secrets or Colvex mould. In the interests of finding a home for this essentially solo material, Gavin began to build the Ultrasoundz website which would become in his eyes an archive to showcase his work. At time of writing Gavin continues to record and gig with Colvex and is Design Manager for the easyGroup.