Roger Paterson’s music training began at the Junior Academy of Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) and continued at the University of Glasgow where he gained an honours degree in Musicology in 2007. He has since studied with Paul Farrington and Tim Richards.

Roger has worked mainly in opera since 2015 however, due to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020/2021 Roger had to become resourceful and that is why studied other music genres to become a true cross-over artist and has since worked for Thursford Christmas Spectacular as a soloist and dancer. Roger continues his study of ballet, contemporary, and jazz dance in London and Glasgow and he has studied Manuel Puro’s acting course in order to improve upon his acting skills. He has become a qualified level 3 personal trainer also.