David Kahne is a Grammy Award-winning music producer and composer and has worked with top artists, including Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, Stevie Nicks, Nas, and many others.
He also developed many new acts that became major music stars, including Sublime, Sugar Ray, The Bangles, Regina Spektor, Lana Del Rey, and Fishbone. David also does film, TV, and event scoring, sound design, and production.
Executive work
- Sr. VP, Columbia Records -15 years. Head of A&R - 5 years
- Exec. VP, Warner Bros / Reprise Records. Head of A&R - 6 years
Some of the artists David has produced
Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, The Bangles, Fishbone, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, Lana Del Rey, Sublime, Sugar Ray, The Strokes, Sean Lennon, Kelly Clarkson, The Rubens, Stevie Nicks, Romeo Void, K.D. Lang, Little Richard, New Order, No Doubt, Regina Spektor, Renee Fleming, Presidents of the United States of America, Wilco, Peter Paul & Mary, Joshua Bell, Imogen Heap
Some scoring and composition work
Completed music scores for:
- "The Requiem Boogie" by Jordan Walker Pearlman
- CBS TV series "That Animal Rescue Show". dir. Bill Guttentag
- "Spyral" - documentary about a woman with bipolar disorder. dir. Bill Guttentag
- "Sublime: the Band" documentary (unreleased) dir. Bill Guttentag
- "Bloom", Dublin-produced film adaptation of Joyce's "Ulysses" starring Stephen Rea, dir. by Sean Walsh
- "Magic Trip", "The Last Gladiators", & "The Armstrong Lie" for Alex Gibney
- more score info available on request
David is also a composer of orchestral music and has written 4 full-length orchestral ballets: "Peter Pan", "Hunchback of Notre Dame", "The Little Match Girl", "Vincristin" (original story). He has also composed pieces for Twyla Tharp.
Technology and Computer Music
- Put together the first artist database for a major record company while working at Columbia Records
- Set up the first digital library of masters and project data at Warner Bros Records
- Beta-testing audio software for developers, including UVI, Native Instruments, Output, Meze, and many others
- Consulting with companies on AI music tools, data-driven A&R solutions, distribution, rights ownership, & new non-latent/full-bandwidth streaming technology
Currently working on
Scoring and sound design for films going into production in 2026:
- "Mr. Wright's Red Ink"
- "The Bus"
- "The Waiting Room"
Scoring and sound design immersive experiences
- "Game of Thrones: Ride With The Dragons"
- "NBA Immersive Experience" @ Louvre - Paris
- "Fire & Fame", a musical based around David Bowie's music
Also developing 2 new artists for distribution and film-TV sync
David has his own studio, SeeSquared Studios, in Midtown NYC, where he does most of his production work.