About

 
David M. Celia is a composer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, CA. David is best know for his love of rhythmic layers, textures, colorful harmony, and a catchy melody. A lover of afro-beat, funk, and minimalism, along side many jazz and classical greats like, Stravinsky, Ravel, and Monk, David surely has a unique voice that is true to his heart.

David has composed in many different styles and settings ranging from solo piano, piano trio, string quartet, and large orchestral ensembles. David has also written for many film/tv projects that encompass a more contemporary ensemble style be it with live musicians in a room or through the sounds and textures created on a computer. David also enjoys to write for his solo endeavors, jazz settings, and his funk band Beat Mosaic.

David has most his history behind a drum set but is very versatile on a guitar, piano, bass, and many other oddities including a broad knowledge of world percussion and musical cultures.

In addition to composing and performing, David has a passion for recording and crafting what is to be a final piece of music. David prefers a simpler, rawer, and more organic sound that can be heard in his music and recording style. Having recorded and mixed several albums and film scores, David sees the recording and writing process to very much match and influence one another.

David is a graduate from Berklee College of Music in 2009 were he majored in film scoring. He was a private composition student under Boston based composer Andrew List, president of the Society of Composers Club at Berklee, and received the "Robert Share Award" for his excellence in the film scoring department. In addition to all the musicians he studies and listens too, David has studied privately with many great drummers such as Stanton Moore, Russ Lawton, Kim Plainfield, Bertram Lehmann, Jamey Haddad, and Tim Gilmore.

David grew up in Hanover, NH and has a great appreciation for the outdoors and likes to take pictures and cook in his free time.