Davie is a
graduate of both UCC (1st class honours degree in Music) and of Cork School of
Music (1st class honours Masters in Performance). He has extensive experience
both nationally and internationally as a touring and recording musician in a
range of diverse genres including, pop, jazz, folk, rock, world and traditional
music.
Acts that he works with on a regular basis include Ariel Posen, Jack O’ Rourke, Marlene Enright, The Niall McCabe Band, NOTIFY, Donal Lunny's Atlantic Arc Orchestra, Cormac McCarthy's Cottage Evolution, Súp, Paul Dunlea, John Blek, Anna Mitchell and Gemma Sugrue.
He has wide-ranging expertise as a recording
artist and has worked with many renowned studio producers, including Grammy
award winning Jay Joyce (Tragedy/Tragedy Studios, Nashville) & Ciaran Byrne (Cauldron
Studios, Dublin), Christian Best (Monique Studios, Cork) and John Fitzgerald
(Lettercullum Studios, West Cork). He is also Senior Drum Tutor at the CIT
Academy of Popular Music. Davie endorses Sakae Drums, Protection Racket Cases and Big Fat Snare Drum.