Born in Northern Ireland, David began his musical training in the choir of St Patrick's Cathedral Armagh.  He read music at Napier University, where he studied with Andrew Doig.  Whilst in Edinburgh he held positions at St Giles Cathedral, and The Robin Chapel. Following this David spent seven years as a Lay Clerk at Norwich Cathedral. David moved to Sussex in 2005 to take up a place as a Lay Vicar in Chichester Cathedral Choir. Since moving to Sussex he has gained a First Class degree in music from The University of Chichester, studying singing with Michael Pearce, and undertaken a year of teacher training through the University of Sussex.  

He has performed extensively around the world, including venues in Cape Town, San Francisco, Trondheim in Norway, Haarlem in The Netherlands and Rome. Recent domestic performances include Bach's Cantata 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben in Ripon Cathedral; Handel's Messiah in Norwich Cathedral; Bach's St John Passion (Evangelist) in St John in the Square, Wolverhampton; Britten's St Nicolas in Portsmouth Cathedral; Mozart's Requiem, in St Martin in the Fields; and the first UK performance of Sibelius's Everyman with Andrew Parrot in St Andrew's Hall, Norwich. 

In addition to this he has sung principal roles with Claxton Opera, including Mozart's Il Seraglio (Pedrillo), Thomas Arne's The Cooper (Colin), and Verdi's Falstaff (Fenton).  While working with Claxton Opera, David was featured in the BBC documentary The man with an opera house in his living room.