Music like David Starfire

David Starfire is a producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, known as the pioneer of Global Bass music which is a mix of world music, trap music, and bass music. He has performed at international festivals including Burning Man, Coachella, Winter Music Conference, Love Parade, Lightning in a Bottle, and Outside Lands.

Of Creole descent, David Starfire comes from a musical family with roots in New Orleans Jazz. His grandfather, Oscar Rouzan, was a well known New Orleans horn player that performed with Paul Simon, Al Hirt, and notable others. His aunt, Wanda Rouzan, is a famous New Orleans dixieland jazz vocalist dubbed the "Sweetheart of New Orleans". At 8 years old, David first had piano lessons and then moved to the guitar, which was his preferred instrument. David began composing songs by the time he was 13 on his electric guitar and was influenced by classic rock bands such as Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles. He was in various rock bands that performed at parties and the yearly high school talent show. At Bishop Lynch High School, he was a member of the drum core in the marching band and played bass in the jazz band. He was voted "Most Musical" by his graduating class. At 17, he began recording songs on a four-track recorder that he received for his graduation. By the time he was 17, he was playing many instruments (guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, vocals) and multi-tracking the recording sessions as a one-man band. In the summer of his 18th birthday, he recorded the entire Moving Pictures album by RUSH and playing all the instruments himself.