David is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts (Voice) and is a freelance performer, musical director and vocal coach based in Melbourne, Australia. David is director of the David Butler Studio where he works with singers, actors and other professional voice-users. He also liaises with the Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre in rehabilitating damaged voices, and as a casual voice tutor and lecturer in Musical Theatre for Theatre Blacks Melbourne, and the University of Melbourne, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts.As a performer David can be regularly found on the cabaret and independent theatre circuit. Most recent highlights include the Australian premiere of Dave Malloy’s GHOST QUARTET (Melbourne), two seasons of MAD WORLD: The Immersive Theatrical Experience (Melbourne), and FROM: NEW YORK, FOR: HIM (Melbourne & Adelaide seasons). He has also performed as a soloist in Faure’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle, and Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and King Arthur.David’s musical direction credits include William Finn’s FALSETTOS (StageArt) – for which he received a Green Room nomination, Stephen Sondheim’s INTO THE WOODS (Bottled Snail Productions), the new Australian work, MAD WORLD (DBS), WOMAN: It’s a Mother of a Cabaret (Melbourne & Adelaide seasons), and the Australian premiere season of Dave Malloy’s GHOST QUARTET (Antipodes Theatre Company) - for which he also received a Green Room nomination).Through his studio, David has produced various concerts, events and productions. Particular highlights include the national tour of ELABORATE LIVES, hosting audition workshops and masterclasses with US based director Chuck Hudson, a comedy fundraiser for the (then) Victorian AIDS Council and most recently two seasons of MAD WORLD: The Immersive Theatrical Experience.David is a founding member of Antipodes Theatre Company, and is passionate about developing voice and arts practice in Australia with a primary focus on vocal health, sustainability, and representation diversity.