Stuart studied at Trinity College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music where he was made an Associate in 2012

Musical Director credits include We Will Rock You, Elf, Big, Only Fools and Horses, Tommy, Brian May & Kerry Ellis's Anthems, Night of 1000 Voices and Love Beyond.

Musical Supervisor credits include We Will Rock You (2019 US & UK Tours, Brazil, Denmark, Romania, Germany, RCCL), Only Fools & Horses (West End), Elf (Lowry), Eugenius (The Other Palace), Early Doors Live (UK Tour), Sleepless (Troubadour), Big (West End) and The Bodyguard (Denmark).

Stuart was Associate Musical Supervisor of the Olivier Award winning Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Choral Director for Chess in Concert and Associate Musical Director for the West End productions of Cabaret and Wicked.

Orchestration credits include the 2012 edition of Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé's Barcelona, Big and Only Fools & Horses (West End), Monkee Business (UK Tour), We Will Rock You (UK & US Tour), Love Beyond (Wembley), arrangements for the Bands of the Royal Air Force, BBC Festival of Remembrance,RAF100, Dame Vera Lynn 100th Birthday Concert, The Last Night of the Proms (Hyde Park), Starmus with Brian May, Queen and Adam LambertWorld Tour and the 2017 Belfast Tattoo.Stuart has conducted three albums with former Royal harpist Claire Jones (with the English Chamber Orchestra and London Mozart Players) and the original London Cast recordings of Elf, Big and Only Fools & Horses.

In 2018 he completed his PhD at the Royal Academy of Music.