Colin is 19 years old and began piping at the age of seven. He played in the White Spot Pipe Band growing up and is now an instructor with the band. He has taken lessons from Hal Senyk since he was nine and has recently started taking lessons from Craig Sutherland as well. He has competed with the Grade 2 Cascadia Pipe Band at the World Pipe Band Championships in 2025 and 2026. Colin won the 2026 BCPA Grade 1 Grand Aggregate and Grade 1 Piobaireachd Grand Aggregate, winning solo prizes across British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. Additionally, he was the runner-up at the 2025 Nicol-Brown Invitational; earned 3rd place in the Grade 1 MSR at Kansas City Winter Storm 2026; competed at Pipe Idol 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland; and was the Grade 1 Aggregate champion at the Victoria, Portland, British Columbia, and Penticton Highland Games in 2026. Outside of piping, Colin studies Political Science at college and works part-time as a sales associate.