Originally from Columbus, Ohio, David attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he studied with Ellen Rowe, Barton Polot, Gerald Cleaver and the late Donald Walden. Upon moving to New York, he continued his studies with Bruce Barth, Fred Hersch and Kenny Werner. 
Currently the Musical Director/keyboardist for Grammy-award winner Taylor Swift, David has played for many notable singers, including Lizz Wright, Academy-Award winner Jennifer Hudson, Natasha Bedingfield, Justin Timberlake and the multi-platinum pop group NSYNC, Marianne Faithfull, Shayna Steele and Utada Hikaru. He has played in small groups led by bassists Francois Moutin and Michael Blanco, guitarists Greg Howe and Scott Sharrard (Gregg Allman), saxophonists Arun Luthra, Bob Reynolds (John Mayer) and Mark Small as well as drummer Sunny Jain. He has played in larger ensembles led by trombonist Alan Ferber, big band composers Asuka Kakatani and JC Sanford, and Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra. He has also represented the United States in the American Music Abroad program, sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. State Department.