He studied music, film, and philosophy at Tel Aviv University and apprenticed under Dieter Schöhnbach in Germany. Segal also studied composition and conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, after which point he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Segal has stated that he has been influenced by jazz, Elton John and The Beatles. Segal has worked on several projects, including Blue Lou and Misha Project - Highly Classified, a Christmas Civil Defense with Diane Arkenstone, and a piano collection made to raise awareness for lung cancer awareness.
Award of the Israeli Film Academy for Best Music (2008, nominated - Sof Shavua B"Tel Aviv) Black Reel for Best Original Score (2012, nominated - Mooz-lum) Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition in Children"s Programming (1984, won - for "Andrea"s Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy", episode 124 of American Broadcasting Company Afterschool Specials) Brit Award (Phantom of the Opera).
