He was born in
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire into a musical family and taught to play piano from age 5. McCrorie-Shand joined the mid-1970s progressive rock band
Druid as the keyboardist for the band's two studio albums on EMI Records. He later worked with other performers of the era such as
Curved Air,
Leo Sayer,
Sally Oldfield,
Billy Ocean and
Sarah Brightman. McCrorie-Shand was later looked upon by the children's production company
Ragdoll Productions and chosen to work on TV shows such as
Teletubbies,
Brum,
Tots TV,
Boohbah,
Rosie and Jim (of which fellow Druid member
Neil Brewer was a presenter),
The Adventures of Abney & Teal,
Twirlywoos,
B.O.T. and the Beasties. McCrorie Shand composed music for
Carrie and David's Popshop. McCrorie-Shand appeared in the Rosie and Jim episode "Recording Studio" with Druid bass guitarist
Neil Brewer. He did not return for the 2015 revival of
Teletubbies, although it features orchestral versions of his original theme. ==References==