A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, David is a freelance musician, conductor, teacher, composer, copyist, and editor who has written a variety of different compositions from wind band, orchestra, voice, to film and more.

David has been commissioned by local high schools including David Thibodeaux STEM Academy (Lafayette, LA) and Northside Christian Academy (Crowley, LA), Dr. Benjamin J. Yates (professor of trombone) at ULL, Algirdas Matonis at Seton University (PA), and Gerald J. Guilbeaux, conductor of the Acadian Wind Symphony (LA). He has also written music for the independent films “Beetles on a Billboard” (CJ Metrejean Productions) and “Gumbo 2” (Caldwell Winn Productions). David has performed all over the US including Carnegie Hall, performed with the Acadian Wind Symphony, Lafayette Concert Band, ULL Community Trombone Choir and Tuba-Euphonium Choir.

He has also performed all over the United States including at Carnegie Hall, sits as principal euphonium with the Acadian Winds Symphony and Lafayette Concert Band.

David’s professional affiliations include Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Lafayette Concert Band, Acadian Wind Symphony, St. John the Evangelist, Chorale Acadienne, the American Society for Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and MusicMakers2U.