Clayton is an award-winning writer, Creative Director, festival creator and world-renowned improvising double bassist. He is the co-founder of the NOW now festival and Inner West Jazz Fest, which he also co-curates, and co-founder of ensembles, SOUND THE ALARM, BELIEVE, Splinter Orchestra and the Berlin-based Splitter Orkester. In addition to being a specialist fundraising copywriter, he continues to be an active participant in the global improvised music community with working bands based in Sydney, Berlin, Paris and the US. In his role at SIMA, Clayton brings over twenty-five years of experience in communications, aligned concert promotion, community advocacy and fundraising.