David is a new member of the Richmond music scene. A drummer by trade, David was asked to pick up a bass guitar for the first time when MT and the Ds was formed. Never one to resist a challenge - especially when it means an opportunity to play music - David took the offer, committed himself to late-night study, and found out quickly that there was more to the root of music than “a kick and a snare” (sorry, Tom!) Who’d have figured! - Consider it “Lesson Learned!”

Music for David has been a life-long passion, watching and listening intently as his Dad played his vintage 40’s Gretch guitar to Porter Waggoner, Jim Reeves, and Hank Williams. David soon followed suit in his own way. By his early teens he started playing his favorite rock tunes on an old Gibson archtop electric he won in a bet and an amplifier gutted from an old reel-to-reel tape recorder (yes, they really did exist) he found in the attic. David discovered quickly that Jimi Hendrix had too much invested in his equipment, recreating “The Master’s” sound about as best as one could without actually spending any money. What a sound! As much as he enjoyed playing, it was a pursuit that had to wait, as life was soon to take the first of many elusive detours.

A long stint in the Army-coupled with family life-took David away from music for quite some time. He soon picked up an interest in drumming, plugged away on his own for years while juggling a military career, worldwide travel, and family. Along the way, he took a break from Aerosmith, Zeppelin, and ZZ Top and took a path down the road of Country music, where he finally got his chance to perform in Germany as a drummer for a country band (this was back when Country really was cool). It was here that David developed an appreciation for other musical styles, including jazz, blues, and R&B. Unfortunately, the realities of life brought on another detour (there seemed to be a pattern forming here), but the urge to play never left. The desire to play country music soon abated, however, and it was back to his roots…Classic Rock was here to stay!

And then came MT and the Ds. The opportunity to play with such an experienced and talented group of professional musicians was just too overpowering to pass up. For MT and the Ds, it’s not about fame or egos, it’s about the music, the soul, the respect for all those that came before us. The rest is history, but with MT and the Ds much more history is yet to be made!