about Dave
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At a glance • Based in New York City • Music Director, Pianist, Singer/Songwriter • Off-Broadway + B'way national tour credits • Private Vocal Coach • Ithaca College grad Resume here 
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Bio Dave Klodowski is a New York-based music director, pianist, vocal coach, singer, and songwriter originally from upstate New York. His NYC credits include the Off-Broadway revivals of Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre, directed by Michael Mayer, where he serves as Sub Conductor/Pianist, and Fiddler on the Roof at Stage 42/National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, directed by Joel Grey. He has music directed at The York Theatre Company and Theatre Now New York, and has worked on the Broadway national tours of Kinky Boots, Elf the Musical, and Escape to Margaritaville. Regionally, Dave has music directed Hansel and Gretel at Barrington Stage Company and School of Rock at Northern Stage, and served as Vocal Director/Associate Music Director for Phantom at The Gateway Playhouse. His educational credits include Putting It Together at Pace University, The Last Five Years at Columbia University, and multiple shows at The Hewitt School in Manhattan. He has contributed to the development of new musicals such as Hood (Asolo Rep, directed by Mark Brokaw), A Transparent Musical (Center Theatre Group, directed by Tina Landau), and The Jack of Hearts Club (Tom Kirdahy Productions, directed by Leda Hoffman). As a singer, Dave has performed professionally aboard cruise ships, recorded demos for Alfred Music, and is the co-founder and baritone of zephyr, a six-member a cappella group. In 2021, he began writing and producing original children’s music as Davey K with Peter Yang. Rebranded as Davey & Peter in 2024, the duo's song “8 Planets” has surpassed 6 million YouTube views and 11,000 subscribers. Dave earned his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College and continued his training at OperaWorks in Los Angeles. He maintains a private coaching studio and is a member of The Recording Academy and Local 802 American Federation of Musicians. In his free time, he enjoys arranging pop covers, discovering new restaurants, and seeing shows with his husband. Instagram @daveklodowski 
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