DAVID SCOTT ROCKOWER
Production Manager / FOH Engineer · Audio Engineer & Producer · Composer · Multi-Instrumentalist
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Audio engineer, producer, and composer with 25+ years across live production, broadcast, studio, and sync music. Currently running production and front of house at Empire Live in Albany, with music in 500+ TV series and sports broadcasts, including Pawn Stars, Duck Dynasty, and the NCAA Tournament, and nearly two decades of national touring.
Voting Member, The Recording Academy (Class of 2023)
LIVE PRODUCTION & AUDIO ENGINEERING
Empire Live, Albany, NY · September 2024–present
Production Manager / Front of House Engineer. Production and FOH for the venue's 1,000-capacity multi-genre main room. Designed and installed the venue's acoustic treatment. Built the venue's tour advance packet from scratch, with stage plots, load-in diagrams, lighting, and parking documentation.
Cafe Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Front of House and Live Broadcast Engineer.
WAMC, The Linda, Albany, NY · 2018–2020
Live and Recording Engineer for public radio performances and broadcasts.
NorthwayChurch.tv · 2012–2017
Front of House Engineer. Captured and prepared music and voice for weekly live broadcast across Upstate NY.
Home Studio, Glens Falls, NY
Mixing and production for independent artists from a purpose-built, isolated home studio.
COMPOSITION & SYNC
Kinney Drugs · 2023–2025
Created the "Kinney Drugs Is Here for Life" sonic brand.
Full Clip Music · 2015–2021
Lead Producer / Custom Composer. Wrote custom cues for network television, sports broadcasts, and video games, building a catalog of 540+ ASCAP-registered works. That music has aired in 5,000+ episodes and programs across 500+ series, from hit franchises like Pawn Stars, Duck Dynasty, Impractical Jokers, Moonshiners, 90 Day Fiancé, and Top Chef to the NCAA Tournament, NFL on CBS and FOX, and NASCAR. It continues to air worldwide, with performances in 100+ countries.
Placement highlights (ASCAP performance data, 2015–2026)
Series: 540+ works placed in 500+ television series, including Pawn Stars, Counting Cars, Chasing Classic Cars, Duck Dynasty, Moonshiners, Impractical Jokers, Ink Master, Modern Marvels, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Undercover Boss, 90 Day Fiancé, Top Chef, Chopped, Southern Charm, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Summer House, Forged in Fire, Alone, and Lone Star Law. Scripted credits include Chicago Fire and Longmire.
Networks: History, Discovery, Animal Planet, A&E, TLC, Bravo, E!, Investigation Discovery, truTV, Food Network, HGTV, VH1, MTV, CNBC, Hallmark, AMC, Golf Channel, MLB Network, and HBO, plus CBS, NBC, FOX, and ABC.
Sports: NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (2019, 2021) on CBS and truTV; NFL coverage on CBS and FOX, including The NFL Today and Thursday Night Football; MLB Tonight and the MLB Awards on MLB Network; NASCAR Cup and Xfinity coverage on FOX and FS1; LPGA and PGA Tour golf; regional NHL broadcasts for the Ducks, Stars, Wild, Blues, Red Wings, and Kings; Mets pregame and postgame on SNY.
Network promos: On-air promos running in and around The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, Survivor, American Idol, Law & Order: SVU, Good Morning America, Today, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, The Simpsons, and Meet the Press, along with The Open Championship, the Masters, the PGA Championship, Premier League, and Formula 1 coverage.
Streaming: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Max, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+, Discovery+, The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Pluto TV.
International: Broadcast in 100+ countries, led by the UK, Canada, Brazil, and Scandinavia.
The Duke Western · 2006–present · Listen on TIDAL
Solo recording project. Singles (writer, performer, producer):
"Back to the Beginning" (feat. Johnny Unconscious and the Knockouts) · January 2023 · listen
"Suicide Is for Lovers" · December 2021 · listen
"Letters" · August 2021 · listen
"Fences" · February 2021 · listen
"In Our Dream" · February 2021 · listen
PRODUCTION & RECORDING CREDITS
2026 · ShortWave RadioBand, "Born to Lose" (Social Distortion cover) on An East Coast Tribute to Social Distortion, Coffin Curse · listen
2026 · CB+J, "We Love our DADA" (single): Producer, Mixing and Mastering Engineer · listen
2026 · CB+J, "We Love Our Mama" (single): Producer, Mixing and Mastering Engineer · listen
2026 · The Sugar Hold, "Rattlin' Bog" (single): Producer, Mixing Engineer · listen
2024 · The Sugar Hold, QUICKIE EP: Producer, Co-writer, Mixing Engineer · listen
2024 · Wild Adriatic, "So Cold": Mixing and Mastering Engineer · listen
2023 · Wild Adriatic, "Ain't The First Time": Mixing and Mastering Engineer · listen
2023 · Wild Adriatic, "A Simple Thing": Mixing and Mastering Engineer · listen
2022 · The Sugar Hold, SWEET (album): Producer, Mixing Engineer
2020 · The Tones, Cheap As F**K: re-released on all streaming platforms as Cheap AF · listen
2014 · Dayshawn Mojica, Stages of Love: Co-Producer, Guitars, Bass, Percussion, Vocals
2014 · NY Jaded, Escape From NY: Mix, Percussion, Bass
2013 · Gregory Nash, "Baby": Guitar, Production, Vocals
2013 · Christine Gaudet, Wild Things: Acoustic and Electric Guitars
2012 · All Day Mojica Band, Freedom Reigns: Guitar, Production
2011 · Garrett Knaub, The Mission: Mix, Drums
2011 · Carolyn Brown Decker, Through the Mud: Guitar, Engineer
2005 · The Tones, Cheap As F**K: Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter, Producer. "Heard It All B4" aired on K-Rock stations across Upstate NY; "Damsel" featured in the PAIA Pictures release That Darn Bear.
1998 · Bobby Freeman (Robert Gallagher), MCI Records: Guitarist, Recording Engineer. Recordings featured in the PBS special Who Is Bobby Freeman and in music for KIA Motors.
TOURING & LIVE PERFORMANCE
Square Pegs · 1999–2003, 2005–present · Watch video
Guitar, Bass, Lead and Harmony Vocals. Club, casino, and festival shows across the Northeast, from 50 to 8,000 capacity. Highlights include Taste of Utica (8,000+), Saranac Thursdays in Utica (5,000+), Taste of Syracuse (5,000+), Pearl Street Live in Albany (3,000+), and multiple weekends as house band at Pierre's Entertainment Center (3,000+). Opened for Blessed Union of Souls, Dokken, Eddie Money, Langhorne Slim & The Law, and Tiffany (2019).
Radio Junkies · 2012–present
Casual acoustic shows throughout New York's Capital Region.
Toys in the Attic (nationally touring Aerosmith tribute) · 1996–2013
Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals. Toured the contiguous 48 states. Highlights include Harborfest Main Stage in Oswego, NY (20,000+; watch video), Woody Fest in Elkhart, IN (5,000+), Almost Fest in Utica, NY (5,000+), Meadowbrook Pavilion's Faux Fest (2,000+), Club La Vela industry party in Panama City (2,000+), and Rams Head Center Stage (1,000+).
Aftershock (all-male a cappella rock, featured on America's Got Talent) · 2009–2010
Tenor. Educational performances in school auditoriums across Virginia, Kentucky, and North and South Carolina.
The Bufftones · 2003–2005 · Watch video
Bobby Freeman, MCI Records · 1998
Touring Guitarist: Tennessee, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, Alabama.
TEACHING
Over 7,800 private guitar lessons taught at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
2020–2023 · New School of Radio and Television, Albany, NY: NYS BPSS Certified Audio Recording Arts Instructor; Pro Tools / Avid Learning Center instructor
2015–2017 · Parkway Music, Clifton Park, NY
2008–2015 · LA Hilton Music, Colonie, NY (10–25 weekly students)
1999–2002 · Music Lovers Shoppe, DeWitt, NY
WRITING & INTERVIEWS
GuitarWorld.com articles
"Think and Play Better Using Your Non-Dominant Hand More Often" (January 2012)
"How Various Styles of Music Are Different Sides of the Same Object" (December 2011)
"How Yoga Can Make You a Better Guitarist" (September 2011)
"Something Guitarists Can Learn from Drummers: The Art of Recovery" (August 2011)
Interviews
Cakewalk Software (May 2016): "How The Duke Western Uses Cakewalk Software to Write for Duck Dynasty and More"
Scuffham Amps: "David Rockower's 4-Hour Rule"
EDUCATION
Onondaga Community College: Associate's Degree in Music, Jazz Drum Set
Oswego High School: Music and Communications
Clinics and workshops with Chester Thompson, Shane Theriot, Mike Portnoy, Virgil Donati, and Mike Campese
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