Since joining Barry Manilow's band, David has been performing to sold out arenas all over the world. Barry's Grammy nominated "In The Swing Of Christmas" which went Gold in the US alone features The Matt Herskowitz Trio, with whom he tours internationally. The trio's CDs, Forget Me Not and Jerusalem Trilogy were nominated for both the Felix and the Juno Awards for "Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year".As a drummer and equally talented percussionist, David has shared the stage and/or collaborated with some of the finest talents in pop, jazz and classical music including Joe Zawinul, Paquito DíRivera, Ornette Coleman, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Neil Diamond, John Legend, Usher, Baby Face, John Mayer, Reba McEntire, Alice Cooper, The Killers, Cindy Lauper, Donna Summer, Judy Collins, David Foster, Katherine McPhee, Jennifer Hudson, Esperanza Spalding. As drummer, producer, and composer for the Grammy-nominated and "German Record Critics Award" winning Absolute Ensemble, David can be heard on the group's seven recordings.David received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from The Juilliard School where he became a founding member of the critically acclaimed New York Percussion Quartet. Born in the Ukraine, David moved to the United States at the age of foDavid also devotes his time to recording and producing all styles of music from his recording studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and is on the faculty of Hofstra University as Adjunct Professor of Percussion.David's original music composed for the ballet Three Point Turn premiered at New York City Center, The Orange County Performing Arts Center and the Stanislavsky Musical Theater in Moscow. David's commission of Dwight Rhoden's "Othello" for the North Carolina Dance Theater premiered in Charlotte, NC to rave reviews. His latest commission for Complexions Contemporary Ballet entitled Dirty Wire premiered in Seattle and had a critically acclaimed two-week run at the Joyce Theater in New York City.