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Dave grew up in Princeton, NJ where he first studied piano. He ditched piano for bass after being swept away by the r&b he heard on the radio and on Soul Train, and the hip hop and reggae he heard from kids at school. Soon he was playing bass in his award winning high school jazz band by day and in a punk band with his best friends at night.
After high school, Dave studied music at the University of Pennsylvania and jazz with the late Denis Sandole, (Teacher of John Coltrane and James Moody). For work, he played jazz gigs at parties, and for kicks would back local rappers at shows in West Philly. In 1991, Dave moved to LA with the goal of producing hip hop. He started going to jam sessions where he fell into a scene of like-minded musicians, rappers, singers and djs.
Macy Gray saw Dave playing with a vintage style soul group called the 2pc at a small Hollywood club in 1994 and eventually recruited him to play and co-write with her. By1997, Macy had gotten a record deal, largely from the song “I Try, ” (2001 Grammy nominated “Song of the Year”) which she had co-written with Dave and two friends years earlier. She convinced Dave to quit his touring gig with Liz Phair to play with her again.
Over next three years, Dave toured the world playing with Macy in front of every size audience imaginable. He jammed on stage with idols like Bootsy Collins, Carlos Santana, Prince, and George Clinton, and learned first hand how to move a crowd. He played on countless tv shows throughout the world from “Top of the Pops,” to “Saturday Night Live.”
In 2001, weary of 5 straight years of touring, Dave came back to LA and began a dual career as a writer/composer and session bassist, playing electric and upright bass on dozens of records, as well as tv show and movie soundtracks. He continues to play live backing artists like Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, The Mary Jane Girls, Barrington Levy, the Heptones and many more.
Dave currently plays bass in the vintage style reggae group, “The Lions” whose second record, “This Generation” will be out soon on Stones Throw Recordings.
To check out dave’s composing and production:
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Credits
Discography
Mozella, “The Brian Holland Sessions”, Beverly Martel, 2012
The Lions, “This Generation,” Stones Throw 2012
Sam Sparro, “Return to Paradise” Island/UK 2012
Big Daddy Kane, “The Last Supper” Scion AV 2012
Brett Dennen, “Loverboy” Downtown, Universal 2011
Lissie, “Catching a Tiger” Sony, 2010
The Doors, “My Wild Love” Z-Trip Remix, 2010
Secondhand Serenade, “Hear Me Now” Glassnote, 2010
Rosey, “Luckiest Girl Remix” Quango Music Group 2009
Norah Jones, “The Fall” EMI, 2009
Landon Pigg, “The Boy Who Never” RCA, 2009
MoZella, “Bell Isle” Motown, 2009
Jason Yates, “Jason Yates”, Vapor, 2009
Ghostface Killah, “Ghostdeini the Great”, Def Jam/Universal 2009
The Lions, “Jungle Struttin” Ubiquity, 2008
Pictures and Sounds “Pictures and Sounds” Vanguard, 2008
Rosey, “Luckiest Girl” Quango Music Group, 2008
The Panderers, “Hot Shot’s Boy” Snack Bar, 2008
Everlast, “Love, War, and the Ghost of Whitey Ford” Sony/ATV 2008
Sam Sparro, “Sam Sparro” Island/Universal UK, 2008
Sam Sparro, “21st Century Life” Single, Island/Universal UK, 2008
Connie Price and The Keystones “Tell Me Something” Ubiquity, 2008
The Dan Band, “Ho-A Dan Band Christmas” Incarnate/ATO, 2007
Low Stars, “Low Stars” Hear Music/Starbucks 2007
Big Daddy Kane, “Connie Price and The Keystones vs Big Daddy Kane” Scion Audio Releases, 2007
Ghostface Killah, “The Big Doe Rehab” Def Jam/Universal 2007
MoZella, “The Best Gift” Single- Warner Brothers,
2007
Connie Price and The Keystones, “Sticks and Stones” Stones Throw Recordings 2006
MoZella, “Light Years Away” Maverick, 2006
MoZella, EP, Maverick 2005
Girish, “Shiva Machine” Ajna Music 2005
Anna Sahlene, “Photograph” Lionheart International 2005
Connie Price and the Keystones, “Wildflowers” Stones Throw 2004
Macy Gray “The Trouble With Being Myself” Sony/Epic 2003
4th Avenue Jones, “No Plan B” Interscope 2003
Macy Gray “It’s Love” Single Sony/Epic 2003
Bobby Ross Avila, “One for the Ride, One for the Crib” Warner/Rough Nation 2002
Jason Yates, “Angelinos” Vapor/Sanctuary 2002
Rosey, “Dirty Child” Island/Def Jam 2002
Various Artists ”Much Dance” Sony Music Canada, 2001
Macy Gray “The Id” Sony/Epic 2001
Macy Gray “Sweet Baby” Sony/Epic 2001
Various Artists ”Much Dance” Sony Music Canada, 2001
“Keeping the Dream Alive: Race to Erase M.S.,” Various, Sony 2001
“Now That’s What I call Music, 4” Various, UTV 2001
Jeremy Toback “Live on Acoustic Café,” RCA/BMG 1997
“Wings of Peace (English Bhajans, Vol. 7)”, Ammachi Center Music 2000
Macy Gray “On How Life Is” Sony/Epic 1999
Various, “The Acid Jazz Test Volume 3” Moonshine, 1995
Various, “The Acid Jazz Test Volume 4” Moonshine, 1997
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Soundtracks/Underscore
“Planet B-Boy” Screen Gems 2012
“This Means War” 20th Century Fox, 2012
“Young Adult” Paramount Pictures, 2011
“Dylan Dog: Dead of Night” Platinum Studios, 2011
“Due Date” Warner Brothers, 2010
“Burlesque” Sony Pictures, 2010
“Furry Vengance” Summit Entertainment, 2010
“Love Ranch” Aramid Enetertainment, 2010
“Cabin Fever II, Spring Fever” Lionsgate, 2010
“Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Squeakquel” Fox Pictures, 2009
“Did you hear about the Morgans” Sony Pictures, 2009
“The Hangover” Warner Brothers, 2009
“Bruno” Universal Pictures, 2009
“Flash of Genius“ Universal Pictures, 2009
“Iron Man” Paramount Picture, 2008
“B.I.K.E” Voyvak Films, 2008
“NBA Street 4″ EA, 2006
“In the Cut” Sony, 2003
“Wisdom Of the Pretzel” 2002 (Israeli Film)
“Shallow Hal” 20th Century Fox 2002
“102 Dalmatians” Disney-Arista 2001
“Next Friday” New Line 2000
“Bridget Jones’ Diary” Mirimax-Universal 1999
“Any Given Sunday” Warner Brothers 1999
“Picture Perfect” Fox, 1997
“Love Jones” New Line Cinema, 1996
“Embrace of the Vampire” New Line Cinema, 1995
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Television
“Grey’s Anatomy” ABC, 2012
“Perception” TNT, 2012
“Breaking Bad” AMC, 2011
“Love Bites” NBC 2011
“The Office” NBC, 2010
“CSI New York” CBS, 2010
“Access Hollywood” Telepictures, 2010
“The T.O. show” MTV, 2010
“Ming the Minibus” Goodlink, 2010
High School Reunion, TV Land 2009
“Welcome to the Captain” CBS 2008
“The Bronx is Burning”, ESPN, 2007
“Last Comic Standing”, NBC 2008
“Real Sex 32” HBO 2007
“There and Back” MTV 2006
“One Tree Hill – Music from the Television Series, Vol. 2: Friends with Benefits”, Maverick, 2006
“Kept” VH1 2005
“Outlaw Comedian: The Censoring of Bill Hicks” Trio Network, 2005
“Ally McBeal” Fox, 2000
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