In 1977, he immigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal, Quebec. Before establishing his own business, he worked as a piano tuner for the Eaton Department store. They assigned him as the principal tuner for the Rising Sun Jazz Club, and the numerous contracts gave him the opportunity to meet world famous musicians such as Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Dizzie Gillespie, Yves Montant, Roger Whittaker, Zamfir, Claude Leveillé, Marjo, Martin St-Claire, Diane Dufresne and many others.