📁  David Omid Ansari
 Music Producer  🎨  Podcast Producer
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📍   Los Angeles, CA
🎓  University of Washington: B.A. Political Economy (2015)
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Bio
I am a creative strategist and an award-winning producer at the intersection of media, technology, and storytelling.
I bring a lifetime of artistry, a fascination with data, and a decade of high-stakes founder experience to take ideas from pitch to product.

Put simply: I build and scale creator economy businesses.
Career Story (Abridged)
I studied poli sci and econ at the University of Washington, and began my career in data analysis & web development. 

A few months later, my music went viral — launching an 8-year career of writing, producing, and touring that took me around the world. 

In the midst of this, I co-created an award-winning podcast, topping global charts and featuring dozens of celebrity guests.

FAQ’S

Skills? Media production, user research, data analysis, project management, post-production, marketing, A/V workflow

Strengths? Creativity, rapid prototyping, technical problem solving, data fluency, pipeline optimization

Software? Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro X, Izotope Suite









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PODCASTS


Podcrushed (2020 - present)
Senior Producer, Lead Editor
📍 Los Angeles + New York City

Podcrushed explores the heartbreak, anxiety and self-discovery of being a teenager. Hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari bring you stories and conversations about middle school – from childhood crushes, to battles with body hair, to schoolyard scuffles. The results are sometimes awkward, sometimes heartwarming, and always relatable.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Led all creative & technical efforts across 150+ episodes: pre-production, recording, editing, mixing/mastering, sound design, music composition, QC, publishing

Facilitated cross-functional team collaboration: guest PR + management, studio staff, editors, engineers, crew, camera operators, vendors
WINS

Hit #13 on Spotify Podcasts and #3 on Amazon Music

Scaled ad business from $0 -> $100k/month

Grew social following to 1.2m across platforms

Interviewed at the prestigious 92NY by Anna Martin (Modern Love)

KEY PARTNERSHIPS

SiriusXM / Stitcher (S1 / S2 distribution)

Lemonada (S3 distribution)

Simon & Schuster (book deal)

CAA (agency)
AWARDS + PRESS

📰 New York Times: “A Twist on the Celebrity-Interview Podcast: Add Two Civilians”

📺 Amazon Music: Editor’s Choice Podcast of 2024 + “Best Podcasts of The Year” documentary

🥈 Signal Award (Silver): Best Individual Podcast Episode of 2024 - Talk Show / Interview "S3 E8: Ariana Grande"

Misc press: The Guardian, Billboard, The Independent, Variety

GUESTS HIGHLIGHTS

Ariana Grande 
Matthew McConaughey 
Jenna Ortega 
Riz Ahmed
Julia Louis-Dreyfus 
Noah Centineo 
Maya Hawke 
Conan O'Brien 
Demi Lovato 
Eddie Redmayne 
Mark Ronson 
Sebastian Stan 
Jonas Brothers
Drew Barrymore 
Amy Schumer 
Ayo Edebiri 
Kevin Bacon 
Ramy Youssef 
Lisa Kudrow 
Chase Stokes  
Dr. Gabor MatÊ 
Bryce Dallas Howard
Eiza Gonzålez 
Kelly Clarkson 
Rob Lowe 
Nina Dobrev 
Bob Odenkirk 
Matt Rife 
Ziwe 
B.J. Novak 
+ more




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MUSIC


Vallis Alps (2015 - 2023)
Artist, Executive Producer
📍 Sydney + New York City

Blending synth pop, downtempo electronica, and hip-hop influences into wistful but not too nostalgic songs, Vallis Alps is the project of vocalist Parissa Tosif and producer David Ansari. Their 2015 debut EP, featuring the hit single “Young,” peaked at #2 on the iTunes electronic charts and landed #27 on Triple J’s Hottest 100. Their 2017 EP Fable propelled them internationally with sold-out shows and festival appearances at SXSW, Reading, Leeds, and Splendour in the Grass. In 2023, Vallis Alps released their critically acclaimed debut album Cleave, with performances at the Sydney Opera House and venues worldwide.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Creative directed & built an integrated media ecosystem: music, photo, video, vinyl, print, digital/web, merchandise, documentaries, live

Designed & led the development of a modular, scalable live performance setup, complete with a redundancy rig, ensuring seamless execution across 150+ concerts on four continents

WINS
250m+ streams on Spotify

Sold out tours in North America, Australia & Europe (100+ sold out shows)

Official remixes for Troye Sivan, Broods, & Matt Maeson

Radio play in 27 countries

Hit #2 on iTunes electronic charts

Negotiated & signed major partnership deals while retaining IP: The Orchard / Sony (distribution), Concord / Ninja Tune / Just Isn’t Music (publishing), Paradigm / TBA (agency)
AWARDS + PRESS

🥇 ARIA Certified Gold Record (Vallis Alps - Young)

📺 triple j’s Like A Version: Vallis Alps cover The Shins 'New Slang' for Like A Version (2017)

📺 ABC documentary: Vallis Alps play their first festival (2015)

Misc press: Rolling Stone, NME, Yahoo, ABC  
    TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

    Sydney Opera House (2x), SXSW, Reading & Leeds, Splendour in the Grass (3x), Falls Festival, 100+ sold out headline shows globally 


    davey (2021 - present)
    Solo Artist
    📍 Los Angeles

    davey is the ebullient solo venture of Iranian-American artist David Ansari, born in Seattle and based in LA. With his signature mix of industrial house, percussive UKG, and metastasized big room electronic music, davey has garnered worldwide acclaim, landing him in placements across Billboard, Dublab, NME, American Songwriter, triple j, Red Bull Music, Dork, Colors and more. 

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Creative direct & build an integrated media ecosystem: music, photo, video, vinyl, print, digital/web, merchandise, documentaries, live

    PRESS

    Billboard - "He goes by a regular name. But Davey’s music is anything but."
    NME - “Searing industrial”
    Redbull - “A blend of deconstructed rap, hip-hop and industrial house, the project is a world away from the sound of Vallis Alps -- but every bit as powerful.”
    Wonderland Magazine - “Entirely one-of-a-kind”
    Beatportal - “It’s avant-garde in the least pretentious way possible, maximizing fun, energy, and creativity in a unique manner that’s not for the fainthearted. If this first EP is anything to go by, Davey will soon be a trusted source of provocative dance music innovation and collaboration. His beats equally stand-alone or lend themselves to rappers, so expect him to straddle the world’s of instrumental music and rap in a way that’s purely davey.”

      WINS
      Spotify Fresh Finds Dance #1 (w/ playlist cover), Portal Playlist #12, Creamy Playlist #10

      Official DJ Mixes for Dublab (USA), triple j Mix Up (AUS), Loose FM (UK), Area3000 (AUS), Radio Alhara (Palestine), Majestic Casual (USA)
      Sync placements Boots (2023 Summer Advert)

       TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

      Coming soon.




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      CULT-BUILDING


      Cru Cuts: The Living Room Talkshow (2016-2019)
      Co-Creator, Creative Director
      📍 Sydney + New York City

      Cru Cuts was a guerilla talkshow and benevolent cult created by members of Vallis Alps, Mansionair, and Breathe. They worked to advance the arts by hosting underground events for electronic musicians, including masterclasses, panel discussions, secret DJ sets, and more. All events were free and invite-only, with attendees selected randomly from a pool of applicants who registered their interest via crucuts.com on a per-event basis. 

      RESPONSIBILITIES

      Creative directed all branding: defined brand identity, designed all assets across mediums (posters, guest brief, promotional USB’s filled with drum samples, video graphics)

      Led production of video and podcast

      Built crucuts.com website & managed mailing lists

      WINS

      Sold out 9 events in NYC & Sydney

      Fostered strategic press & sponsor partnerships including Expensify and triple j

      Organized fan activation events: private tours of artists’ stage setups / “beatmaker speed dating” networking events / panel discussions / masterclasses, etc.

      GUESTS INCLUDE

      Odesza, Mansionair, Cosmos Midnight, Japanese Wallpaper, Cloud Control, Gordi, Jonti



      UX RESEARCH


      Uptime (2014-2015)
      Co-Founder, UX Researcher
      📍 Seattle

      Uptime was a monthly design sprint and hackathon, created to better understand user priorities around product design. Participants were given design challenges in envelopes and worked against the clock to collaboratively create solutions in the form of prototypes, using art supplies, basic building materials, shapes, objects, connectors, and widgets. 

      RESPONSIBILITIES

      Defined focus areas and led participants through an inclusive HCDE process (ask question ➡️ build context ➡️ ideate ➡️ design ➡️ prototype ➡️ test ➡️ reflect)

      Observed participants, recorded results, and conducted interviews to further understand user priorities and behavior

      WINS
      Sold out 7 events around Seattle, including in recording studios, garages, motion capture studios, warehouses, and living rooms



      SIDEQUESTS



      Masterclasses & Panels

      - [2x] APRA AMCOS “321 Session” Songwriting Masterclass (Sydney, 03/2023) 
      - APRA AMCOS “Connect Session” Panel Discussion (Sydney, 02/2023)
      - WeWork x MPC Music Production Masterclass (New York, 03/2017)


      “As Real As Anyone Else” NFT (2021)

      I created (and sold) an NFT in 2021 that was one of the first NFT’s to use photorealistic AI imagery of human faces, and featured my original music. 

      201 Studios (2020-present)

      I run a small recording studio in Los Angeles. It’s a cool spot.

      Photographer (2011-2015)

      I worked as a photographer in college, and have taken photos for clients ranging from music festivals to the United Nations.




      David Omid Ansari

      2025