Barry White and George Benson had a lot of influence on Sye's music in his younger days.

He played with the Hastings Junior orchestra and the Napier Boys High orchestras as well as in the Bell Birds (family brass band), Omega where he played mainly piano, and then he went on to play with Fusion and Bluebeard.

In his 40 years of Saxophone playing he has been privileged to play with:

Bell Birds (Family Band) 

Howard Morrison

Tui Teka

Frankie Rowles

Billy T James

Tina Cross

Ray Woolf

Bruno Lawrence

Dalvanius

Yandell Sisters

Maori Volcanics

Shadracks

Tama Renata

Blerta

Born with music in his blood, Sye plays with Soul.