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Lee Groves began pursuing music professionally in 1989 after an early fascination with electronic organs, MIDI and sequencing. His first major technical work included programming the International Gold Series of synthesizer sound cards, followed by sound design and sample-library projects for AMG and collaborations involving manufacturers such as Akai, Roland, Apple, Technics and Casio.

That combination of composition and technical sound construction became central to his game work. During the 1990s and early 2000s he wrote music for XS, Carmageddon and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. His cues for Carmageddon paired hard-edged electronic production with the game's violent, anarchic road-racing atmosphere, helping give the original 1997 title a musical identity distinct from conventional racing scores.

In 1996 Groves co-founded PuSH Recordings and became a founding member of Terminalhead with producer and drummer Pete Marett and frontman Spencer Graham. The project became closely associated with the UK breaks scene, releasing records and remixes while performing at major European festivals, including three appearances at Glastonbury. Groves and Marett also held DJ residencies connected with John Digweed's Bedrock club at Heaven and London's Turnmills.

His studio career widened further in the early 2000s through work alongside Mark “Spike” Stent at Olympic Studios. The period placed him around productions involving Depeche Mode, Gwen Stefani, Goldfrapp, Janet Jackson, Elbow, Beck, Marilyn Manson and other major artists. Groves also produced music used in Janet Jackson's Super Bowl halftime show.

Later moves to Sydney, Brooklyn, Nashville and back to the United Kingdom expanded his work as a producer and screen composer. He produced Bertie Blackman's ARIA Award-winning album Secrets & Lies, developed Hex Orchestra with Pete Marett and guitarist Mark Altekruse, and continued releasing solo electronic, production-music and soundtrack material through projects including Dubby Stardust and Tetraphobic Records.