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Dave Tough - Nashville

As a producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist I have spent the majority of his life creating music. I share my namesake with the great jazz drummer Dave Tough who played with the likes of Woody Herman, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.

I began on saxophone and piano moving to jazz drums (a mere coincidence) a few years later. Growing up, I was playing drums and bass to Wings and Tom Petty albums and recording several bands in his basement.

I have produced, engineered and written for several artists in Nashville and Los Angeles including Come and Go, Cindy Alter, Jake Simpson, Matt Heinecke, etc (see client list for update). While in Los Angeles, I worked and studied under engineering names such as Bruce Swedein and Neil Citron from Steve Vais Mothership studios. I have also worked for Capitol Records, Warner Chappell Music, TAXI, BMG and EMI among others.

As an solo artist, I have released two solo albums Gravity Always Wins (2004) and I'm Right Here (1999) which can be found on cdbaby.com.

The last few years I have been a recording educator at Cal Poly, UCLA, UNA and Belmont University. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Recording Technology at Belmont. I have my undergraduate degree from the University of North Texas in Jazz Drumset and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

I am located in Nashville, Tennessee where I produces artists and teaches music recording. I am a member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers; Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association; and serves on the AES committee in Nashville, TN.

Email – dave@davetough.com

Here is an interview I did with Jesse Goldberg.