Formerly of the multi Juno-nominated vocal quartet “Cadence”, David has been singing, playing piano, and beatboxing professionally  for well over a decade, and has always enjoyed making peculiar sounds and exploring the limits of the human voice. He holds degrees in Jazz Performance (Voice and Piano) and Music Education. He is also a certified Professional vocal instructor from the Maddie Tarbox vocal studio, with level 1 certification in Evidence-Based Voicework, and level 2 certification in Mechanics of mix and belt.  He is a dynamic and engaging performer and educator with over 10 years of world touring experience and 500+ Educational workshops under his belt. He currently sings with the New York City based group “Duwende”. He has appeared on America’s Got Talent, toured with Grammy award winning-artists, opened for Jay Leno, and his two groups have garnered more than 5 million views on YouTube. As a solo artist, David uses his RC 505 Loopstation to combine jazzy keyboard harmony with vocal experimentations and beatboxing, creating full song arrangements and improvised soundscapes on the fly.

 David’s musical life began by taking piano lessons from his mother, as well as singing in an elementary school choir.  Once in middle school, he took a hiatus from piano and voice to explore saxophone and drums.  He ended up playing drums in the rhythm section of his high school choirs, at which point his love of piano and voice was reignited.  After high school, David left Western Canada to attend the School for Music Vocations in Iowa.  It was here that David developed a passion for jazz piano and voice, as well as small ensemble vocal jazz singing. David went on to complete a Bachelor of Music (First Class Honours) in Jazz performance at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, focusing on voice and piano. While at St. FX, he also sang in various projects, ranging from choirs, to beatboxing (a natural merging of his love of voice and percussion) in a hip-hop group, to playing synthesizers and keyboards in a Funk band.  He went on to obtain a Bachelor of Music Education from Memorial University in Newfoundland, before moving to the Greater Toronto Area. He spent 10 years touring the globe with his internationally recognized a cappella groups Cadence (Toronto) and Duwende (New York City). When not on the road, David enjoys keeping his fingers in many different musical pies by singing in choirs, playing keyboards in a Sci-Fi funk band, working as a singer-for-hire for touring groups, and adjudicating, teaching or workshopping choirs and school groups.  Most recently, David has added live looping solo performances to his bag of musical tricks, and has settled in the city of Nelson, BC. As a solo artist, David uses his RC 505 Loopstation to combine jazzy keyboard harmony with vocal experimentations, creating full song arrangements and improvised soundscapes on the fly.