AVI DAVID BIO

Avi David (he/him) is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, recording and mixing engineer, educator and organizer with 20+ years of professional experience. He has studied and performed music across the US and internationally and creates music in genres ranging from Funk to Hip Hop, RnB to Jazz, Afro-Caribbean to Hindustani, Folk to Rock n Roll and beyond. 

 

As an educator, he is certified to teach K-12 Music and has 17 years of classroom experience in elementary, middle and high school grades and 20+ years teaching 1:1 lessons to students aged 3-80 (guitar, bass, piano, songwriting, production). His work as an educator spans public/private schools in urban ed and special ed classrooms and includes many years working with neurodiverse learners, youth on the Autism spectrum and students identifying as Black, Indigenous, Latine, PoC and LGBTQ+. With many years of experience studying global music traditions, anti-racism in education, and a World Music Pedagogy certificate from the Smithsonian Institution, his education work specializes in developing multicultural curriculum and disrupting the history/tradition that places European music (and Western methods for learning music) at the top of the musical hierarchy. 

 

He was a longtime member of the Extraordinary Rendition Band, a PVD-based activist street band (performer, composer, arranger) and PRONK! organizing committee, focusing on booking music and building bridges between artists and local activist organizations.

 

A lifelong learner, seeker and creator, he is deeply committed to using music for healing, grounding, self-expression, cultural connection, digital archiving and resisting systems of oppression.

 

In addition to running the studio, gigging and teaching, Avi is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Music Production from Berklee College of Music. 

Connect: avidavid.music@gmail.com / @avidavidmusic