Gus is keyboardist in the critically-acclaimed British indie rock band, alt-J. The band was formed in 2007 whilst Gus was reading English at the University of Leeds. Gus started his singing career at King’s Ely when he joined the school as an Ely Cathedral boy chorister.

The band's debut album, An Awesome Wave, was released in 2012 and won the British Mercury Prize that year. Their second album, This Is All Yours, was released two years later and went straight to UK number one. In 2017, the band, currently playing as a trio, released their third studio album, Relaxer.

Gus was guest speaker at the school’s James Bowman Lecture on October 11th, where he inspired Senior students, staff, Old Eleans and guests by talking about his time at King’s Ely, and his life and career so far.

Principal of King’s Ely, Sue Freestone, said: “It was great to welcome Gus back to his old school. He spoke beautifully and, couched in the entertaining terms one might expect, delivered a profound message to our students. It was lovely to see that fame has not gone to his head. His candour and humility and openness to a wide range of questions left an impression of a fine human being.” 

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