Newfoundland-born composer, percussionist, mixing and mastering engineer, producer, and singer-songwriter David Kerr (b. 2000), has been composing for almost as long as he has been playing — garnering experience in a multitude of rock and popular music ensembles, wind bands, symphony orchestras, choirs, jazz bands/combos, and pit orchestras since as early as 2010. Having an affinity for metal and jazz, he focuses largely on the participatory attractiveness of his music (be it corporeal or incorporeal). Meaning he seeks to inspire physical motion/movement through groove or a strong emotional reaction through evocative musical devices.

Kerr stylistically pins the emotional duress of post-hardcore and midwest-emo against the harmonic and conceptual creativity of jazz and art music, underscored by the athletic and engaging approach to instrumentation of funk and metal. In this pursuit, his inspirations range from the likes of Claude Debussey and Ney Rosauro, to Nikolai Kapustin and Dafnis Prieto, to Periphery and Hot Mulligan. Mixing his diverse musical background and experience with playful yet vulnerable lyricism where applicable, he strives to bring his new, personal, creative twist to whatever genre he endeavors to explore.

Reveling in the tutelage of Rob Power, Bill Brennan, Dr. Andrew Staniland, Dr. Clark Ross, and Florian Hoefner at Memorial University of Newfoundland in the graduating class of 2022 — he earned himself a Bachelor of Music with Honours distinction in composition with a minor in jazz studies and a specialization in percussion. Kerr has pursued further study with Jon Lane, Evan Smith, various coaches under the Canadian Musicians Co-operative, and a plethora of enriching workshops and community activities. Since completing his degree, he has spent his time honing his ear and workflow for recording, producing, mixing, and mastering.