David's Bio at Hilliard, OH Music & Arts

Current Band(s)/Gig(s)

Shabbat Alive Band, Ben Gelber's Friday Night Live Band

Current Projects

Shabbat Alive Band, Ben Gelber's Friday Night Live Ensemble

Education

Music Minor at Ohio University, European History Degree from Ohio University

Expertise

Woodwinds, Percussion

Favorite Bands

The Decemberists, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Fleet Foxes, Mumford & Sons, The Dead Kennedys, Joanna Newsom, David Bowie, Nirvana, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, They Might Be Giants, Barenaked Ladies, Pentatonix, The Flaming Lips, The Who, Billy Joel, Elton John, Yonder Mountain String Band, Three 6 Mafia, Phantods, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Queen, Johnny Cash, Journey, Maroon 5, Boston, Styx, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Elliott Smith, Colin Meloy, Envelope, The Skashank Redemption, Veruca Salt, Hole, Rilo Kiley, Daft Punk, Julia Nunes, Rise Against, Against Me!, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Benny Goodman, The Flobots, Diablo Swing Orchestra, The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Sunday Driver UK, Mika, The Shins, Iron and Wine, Bon Iver, MGMT, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed

Favorite Instruments

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drumset, Marching Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Electric Guitar

I started playing music with piano lessons at a very young age, then switched to Clarinet in the fifth grade. When I got to high school (Worthington Kilbourne High School in Worthington, OH), I expanded my musical experience, playing clarinet in the Marching Band & Pep Band, bass clarinet in the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, baritone saxophone in the Jazz Band, and snare drum, marimba, and xylophone in the Percussion Ensemble.

Then I attended Ohio University, where I performed with the Symphonic Band and University Band. I was also a five-year member of the Ohio University Marching 110. While with the 110, performances included the 2005 Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 5 NFL halftime performances (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals x2, and New York Giants x2), and away game performances at Kentucky, Illinois, Virginia Tech x2, and Ohio State, along with several guest performances at high school band festivals.

Although I didn't graduate with a music degree, music was an essential part of my college experience, in addition to my experiences with various performing ensembles, I became a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the oldest national mens music fraternity.

These days I play clarinet with the several groups, primarily the Shabbat Alive Band at Congregation Beth Tikvah and Ben Gelber's Friday Night Live Ensemble. I'm also learning guitar and drumset!

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