Music plying the waters between deep ambient introspective journeying and glowing emotional atmospheres.
Sonic landscapes existing on the borderland between the known and the non-ordinary.
An award-winning composer and recording artist, creates soundworlds from Las Cruces, New Mexico. JaguarFeather Studios takes its name from a shamanic vision inspiring his first album, Cave of the Jaguar, a deep journey into non-ordinary realms.
David has recently released his first feature-length documentary film, titled "A Circle in the Desert." This film has garnered 41 awards from the international film festival circuit, including Best Documentary, Inspirational Film, Nature Film, and nine awards for Best Cinematography. It has also won eight awards for Best Original Score from festivals all around the world.
David has been in television and radio broadcasting for over 50 years, and spent more than a decade as an on-air host for Austin’s Classical Music station, KMFA. He also owns JaguarFeather Studios for filmmaking and CrewsCreative, a video editing and post-production studio.
Previous awards for his music and scoring include the Moondance International Film Festival's "Calypso" Award in 2006 and as a finalist in that festival in 2019, Silver and Bronze Telly Awards, and a Communicator Award. He is a published author, award-winning television director, animator, and digital and traditional artist.
David has traveled twice to the Upper Amazon in Peru to work with traditional medicine people and the powerful whole-plant spirit medicine called ayahuasca, as well as companion work with huachuma, the spirit cactus. His interest in shamanism has led to musical expressions, visionary artwork, a blog on esoteric subjects, and continued research and exploration into the most ancient spirit/religious techniques of humanity.