David As

David began his musical journey by studying piano and guitar at the age of nine and was later introduced to the drums. Growing up in Southern California he immersed himself in a wide variety of musical styles including Rock, Jazz, Klezmer, Reggae, Blues, R&B  and Funk.  David's formal education began at California State University, Long Beach where he studied classical and world percussion and later had the honor of studying drumset with Jeff Hamilton, Joe Labarbera. Peter Erskine, and Kenny Washington, Steve Davis and Samir Chatterjee.

He was a full time freelance drummer in Los Angeles for 10 years and is now living in New York City and actively performing in a wide variety of musical environments. In addition to playing and touring David teaches privately at his home studio in Brooklyn, NY and has students ranging from 3 years old to 50 years old. 

David has played with many inspiring and talented musicians including Joel Frahm, John Gordon, Gary Versace, Gilad Hekselman, Brad Shepik, Steve Cardenas, Ed Schuller, Alan Ferber, Robin Verheyen, Matt Clohesy, Mike Moreno, Orlando Lefleming, Clay Jenkins, Dan Pratt, Rob Shepps, Nate Radely, Jared Gold, Adrian Cunningham, Matt Otto, Ricky Woodard, Bob Sheppard, Larry Fuller, Gilbert Castellanos, Christoph Luty, Ron Stout, John Campbell, Tony Dumas, Steve Cotter, Roger Shew & Joe Bagg.  

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