David Crawford - Flutist/orchestrator/conductor
DAVID CRAWFORD
(Flutist, Arranger, Producer & Composer)
David Crawford was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
After graduating from Centennial High School in Compton,
California David received a full scholarship to California
Institute of the Arts and received a Bachelors and Masters
Degree in Music with a Flute Major.
He began his professional career as an orchestrator/Arranger for such artist as Friends of Distinction, Blue Magic, Sylvers, Patti Labelle, Freda Payne, Phyllis Hyman, Confunkshun, Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige, The Whispers, Shalamar, Rene & Angela, Bobby Womack and many others just to name a few.
As a flutist his professional career includes commercial recordings (Ahmad Jamal, Temptations & Vesta), TV commercials and Live performances with Stevie Wonder and Isaac Hayes. He has performed with the Santa Monica & Burbank Symphony Orchestras as well.
Producer Credits include: Vesta (A&M) Records, Chuck Cissel (Arista Records) & Woods Empire (CBS/Tabu Records).