David grew up in Lakeland, Fl. His family had a history in music, his father having sung in professional gospel  quartets, his mother a singer and instrumentalist.

Crystal Lake Elementary

He attended Crystal Lake Junior High School, where he won the  Outstanding Bandsman Award in the ninth grade (which was a big deal at the time).

David graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. His last few years there, he was the first ever freestyle drum major of the Gator Marching Band,  President of Phi Mu Alpha, and a member of Florida Blue Key and Omicron Delta Kappa.

After one year as the band director at Ocala Forest High School (where he received a First  Chair of America Outstanding Band Director Award), David attended Louisiana State University as a  graduate assistant in the School of Music.  .

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