Past Clients
David has guided these Artists' careers



Herbie Hancock
- Over 14 years, groundbreaking collaborations with vocalists
- Multiple Grammys
- First simultaneous #1 album in Jazz, A/C, and Smooth Jazz
- David over saw the design and content of all Herbie’s records and Executive Produced the ground breaking “Gershwin’s World”
- His tours consistently ranked #1 in earnings of all Jazz artists
Art Garfunkel
- Guided his career to first major 50 date tour as a solo artist
- David lobbied for Art to cut the song "What a Wonderful World" as a duet with James Taylor which became the hit single on Artie's album, "Watermark"
- Negotiated Art's deal to act in Nicholas Roeg's film, Bad Timing - "A Sensual Affair"
Maxwell
- Discovered and supervised the launch of this landmark artist’s career simultaneously around the world, culminating with Maxwell’s ability to sell out major arenas
- One of the highlights of Maxwell’s first release was selling out three nights at Radio City
- Defined the neo soul genre
.38 Special
- Guided to platinum status
Richard Bona
- Over 13 years, becoming a touring leader in World Music playing 100 shows a year to become one of the leading earners in Jazz



Jose James
- David negotiated the deal with Blue Note records and oversaw the marketing for his album "No Beginning, No End"
- Has been compared to jazz vocalists and soul singers along the lines of Marvin Gaye and Barry White
- Currently José is touring non-stop and is quickly becoming a key artist at Jazz Festivals as well as playing venues normally associated with R&B and Rock acts.
- José’s record “No Beginning No End “ went to #1 on iTunes R&B album charts in 10 countries

Don Was
- DPE worked with Don Was for 20 years
- Was an artist and producer in the Grammy nominated group Was(Not Was)
- Don's producer credits include multiple Grammy nominations, and winning the Grammy as Producer of the Year in 1995
- Don has produced records by Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, and The B-52s among others
- DPE also produced the Don Was directed Brian Wilson documentary "I Wasn't Made For These Times, which premiered at the Sundance Festival
- Don has worked on many film soundtracks as a music producer and supervisor