Born in the Western Cape and began his singing career with various bands such as Mama’s Cream, Stoneage and Bloodshed before joining Poison in Pretoria in the mid-1970s.
He went solo in 1978 releasing the singles “Sadie” and “Reach” off the album Ordinary Guy.
He went on to release further albums, Kind Hearted Man (1980), Neville Nash (1981), Wind Me Up (1981), Diamonds & Pearls And Solid Gold (1982), Teaser (1984) and Why? (1986) along with a steady flow of singles until 1986.