Dave Knowles

Hi, I’m Dave… creating music has been my life’s flow for as long as I can remember. I am forever learning a new instrument, trying a new way to merge the acoustic and digital worlds.

My journey to producing for film and theatre has been organic and interpersonal. One thing leads to the next, and openness, creativity and integrity will move life in interesting ways.

I find myself, aside from my acoustic songwriter career, having composed for live theatre, for an international “best-original-score” winning short film, for an art exhibition, for 5 seasons of Takalane Sesame (South Africa’s foremost children’s program), for live responsive stages, and now for a dance production of Yasuke, the African Samurai.

I’ve performed live acoustic, looped and electronic shows for the better part of 15 years and somehow ended up with all the skills required to compose for theatre, film and TV. Don’t stop, and get bored quickly, I think, may be the formula. But the effect has been that I’ve learned to collaborate with and write for a diverse range of experiences and artistic perspectives.

As such, my experience has led me to believe that I am genuinely well skilled at realising YOUR vision.
At trying to interpret what it is that you’re hearing in the distance.
At what will conjure, with sound, the emotions you paint on screen.

In a world where Ai seeks to devalue our skills, something you cannot replace is the joy of creative interaction between humans. Knowing that someone is excited about your project, and invested in bringing your story to life.

If you’re looking for someone who is more “enthusiastic creative director of the music department”, than “a score I bought online”… then please get in touch.

Yes.
Dave