David was born and raised in Sennen Cove near Lands End in Cornwall.

At the age of 10 David began playing the baritone in Penzance Silver Band under the baton of Claude Nicholas and then he moved to his much loved Euphonium. At 14 he accepted the position of Solo Euphonium at Lanner and District Silver Band where he remained until he joined the Royal Marines Band Service in September 1990 at the age of 16 as a Euphonium & Cello player.

Whilst under training David studied the Euphonium under the tutelage of Steve Shimwell. In 1993, David completed his training and was drafted to the Staff Band Royal Marines Deal. His career has taken him too many countries including the USA, Canada, Russia, Ethiopia, Japan and Australia.

As well as a euphonium player, David is also an arranger of music for both the brass Band and wind Band and has been featured as a Soloist and arranger at the Royal Albert Hall at the Mountbatten Festival of Music on many occasions.

David is currently the Chief Librarian of the Royal Marines Band Service in Portsmouth. His Brass Band career has been successful as a player and a conductor with his most recent achievement being the promotion run of Verwood Concert Brass from the Fourth to the First Section in four years.