Once completing a Bachelor of Music from the University of Western Ontario, Dave went on to earn a Master of Business Administration degree from McMaster University. While pursuing a successful career in technology consulting,  he continued to write / arrange music, and became proficient in sound engineering / music producing. In 2000, he joined the Experience Music Project – a rock and roll museum in Seattle and lent his skills on various performances, recordings and compositions. Eventually, he left the corporate world to pursue his hobby as a full-time career. Dave currently lives in Vancouver and besides playing, performing and composing music, he loves to spend time with his beautiful wife and three wonderful children. Dave is a graduate of Hummie Mann's acclaimed Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program.