Music Producer 🎨 Podcast Producer
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🎓 University of Washington: B.A. Political Economy (2015)
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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
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.”
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.