about Dave
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Let’s play favorites... TV Show: At the moment, Hacks. Also The White Lotus and Broad City. Musical Artist: I love funk bands like Vulfpeck and Dirty Loops as well as Pop/R&B divas like Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande. Other inspirations include Jacob Collier, India.Arie and Dolly Parton. Musical: Little Shop of Horrors Food: Sushi =) Color: baby blue Ice cream: Chocolate peanut butter Place I’ve been: Norway. It’s so serene and beautiful. Cruising through the fjords was one of my favorite travel experiences. |
Full biography Dave Klodowski is a New York based music director, pianist, vocal coach, actor, singer and songwriter originally from Binghamton, New York. Dave played piano for the Off-Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof (dir. by Joel Grey) at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene/Stage 42 and music directed the Off-Broadway premiere of Platinum Dreams at The York Theatre Company. Dave's Broadway National Tour credits include Kinky Boots, Escape to Margaritaville and Elf the Musical. He music directed Hansel and Gretel at Barrington Stage Company as well as collegiate productions of Putting It Together at Pace University and The Last Five Years at Columbia. He has music directed performances for Alex Newell at the LGBT Center Gala and Kathryn Allison’s solo show at the Legacy Theatre. In recent years, Dave has been involved in the development of various new musicals such as Hood at Asolo Rep (dir. by Mark Brokaw), A Transparent Musical (dir. by Tina Landau) with Center Theatre Group and The Jack of Hearts Club (dir. by Leda Hoffman) produced by Tom Kirdahy Productions. As a singer, Dave performed as a lead vocalist on Seabourn Cruise Line, where he led a Billy Joel-style piano show, and has headlined guest entertainer shows with a cappella groups on Disney, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean ships. He co-founded and sings baritone in zephyr, a 6-person a cappella group based in New York. In 2021, Dave began writing original children's music under the name "Davey K" and co-producing it with his husband, Peter Yang. In 2024 they rebranded as "Davey & Peter". With over 10 thousand subscribers, their song "8 Planets" has amassed more than 5 million views on YouTube. Dave holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College where he sang in the Ithaca College Choir, mainstage operas and male a cappella group, Ithacappella. After graduation, he studied at OperaWorks in Los Angeles. With an extensive knowledge of vocal pedagogy and different musical styles, he teaches private voice lessons and coachings. He is a member of The Recording Academy and Local 802 AFM. @daveklodowski on Instagram. 
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