After attending the United States Naval Academy Prep School and graduating from Virginia Tech University in '93 with a degree in Ecomomics, Dave made the move to Nashville. He scored his first top ten hit eleven years later in '04 with Darryl Worley's "If Something Should Happen". That same year Trace Adkins recorded "Arlington" which went to #13 on the country charts. Since then Dave has had four #1 singles including "Lucky Man" by Montgomery Gentry, "The Boys Of Fall" by Kenny Chesney, "Old Alabama" by Brad Paisley and Alabama and "Anything Like Me" also recorded by Paisley.  Dave most recently scored the hit “Outskirts Of Heaven" which he co-wrote with Craig Campbell. He has also had numerous other works recorded by such artists as Blake Shelton, Jake Owen, Randy Owen, Craig Morgan, Chuck Wicks, Jeff Bates, Trent Willmon, Trent Tomlinson, Larry Stewart, Mark Chesnutt, Mo Pitney, Sheryl Crow, Gary Allan, Darius Rucker, Teddy Robb, Tyler Booth, Chris Bandi, Jordan Davis and Tim McGraw.