Recommendations
David Fairfield is a great guy, a fantastic team player, and a joy to work with. More importantly though, he possesses a rare combination of talents: first, he is an extremely talented music composer and sound designer, with a wide breadth of stylistic capabilities. Second, (and the part I find more rare among creatives) he has an organizational/production intelligence that is top notch. He is able to quantify his creative work into milestones and schedules, and this is so helpful when dealing with music production on a large scale. Equally important, he is skilled in communicating with development teams, as they work creatively to find good interactive audio solutions for games. In addition to Dave's music composition and sound design chops, I have also seen Dave grow in terms of his understanding of audio tech/audio implementation. This, along with his natural talent and team-player skills, make him a really rare and special person to hire.
- Nick Gallant: Director, Audio - Disney Games and Interactive Experiences at The Walt Disney Company
David is an impressive composer and audio engineer, but he brings much more to the table. First, David is a design thinker—you can always depend on beautiful music from him, but he wants to understand the purpose of audio in a game and be part of the design mission. Taking a step back, David understands brands and the audio subtleties required to create a consistent, recognizable voice for an IP. David is a hard worker, happy to put in time and iteration to get it right. He is technically fearless. He is a surprisingly good VO actor/narrator. He is a great communicator and team member. And finally, David is an innovator at heart, who always brings fresh thinking to the project. I truly enjoyed working with David and hope I get to again in the future.
- Patrick Baggatta: Director, Game Design, Disney Mobile at The Walt Disney Company
David is a leader and listener who shepherds creative concepts from rough drafts to award-winning executions. As a guide through the creative process, David brings true partnership and empathy to the work. He listens deeply, translates complex concepts into understandable pieces, and turns possibility into gorgeous experiences. David created a finished experience for us that was Disney-quality, shining and shimmering with splendour. Sure enough, he earned as stripes with the Mouse (building his chops at Disney), and the result is a composer, sound designer and producer that can take rough notes and turn them into a glittering sonic landscape straight out of Hollywood.
- Kevan Gilbert: Facilitation Practice Lead at Domain 7
David is a rare talent. As a music composer and audio designer, he brings integrity and excellence to everything he works on. David meticulously ensures that he understands the highest level vision of each project and works in service of that vision to elevate its quality as a whole. His clear communication and sharp strategic thinking make him a particularly strong creative partner. And his professionalism and planning skills make the logistics of remote, cross-discipline, and stakeholder collaboration incredibly smooth. David sets a gold standard for collaborative creative development and I would count it as a privilege to work with him again.
- Rebecca Warden: Producer - Disney Interactive at The Walt Disney Company
In addition to being a talented musician, composer and sound designer, David is an exceptionally collaborative and engaged audio partner throughout the entire production process. Whenever we would start a new design or marketing initiative, he would sit down with each discipline on the team, get a well-rounded picture of the overall direction, and contribute to the creative discussions. He would then get a jump-start on his own creative process so he would be able to work quickly when final assets arrived and deliver high-quality results. He also closely worked with his Producer and Project Manager to ensure his work was being well planned. David was an absolute pleasure to work with and will be a great addition to any project.
- Liza Wood: Executive Producer - Disney Interactive at the Walt Disney Company
As the Program Director of Trinity Church in Kelowna, BC, I have had the privilege of working with David for events such as our annual Christmas productions and Easter services. He has partnered with us as an audio composer and post production engineer. In these roles, he was given a considerable amount of responsibilities in a tight timeline. Not only did he meet the requested deadlines, he handled them effortlessly, and with professionalism. He also took suggestions and directions well and worked incredibly hard to meet the requests made. That speaks volumes to his character. He displayed his skills to communicate with all parties involved in coordinating and creating live production events, and due to his dedication and attention to detail in his roles, our nonprofit organization saw an increase in attendance, participation and engagement during his involvement with us. He has proven time and time again that he has become an important, effective and integral part of our creative team.
David has continually under-promised and over-delivered on every project we have partnered with him on. Everything this guy touches turns to gold. You will not be disappointed using David in any musical composition capacity.
- Dave Huber: Program and Communications Director - Trinity Church
David Fairfield is great to partner with in any capacity.
The main reason to work with him, though, is that he is an excellent audio designer. He can create the right tone, atmosphere or sound in many different genres and expertly incorporates feedback. If you're new to the world of Audio he's exceptional at taking you along for the journey to understand the process, and if you're familiar, he quickly slides into professional short form.
He is my main partner for Video Game Audio, he gets involved as early as possible and builds the audio story right along with the editorial work. In a corporate setting he makes an effort to be present with the team, which is a difficult task for anyone being locked in a Sound Booth for most of the day. He is mindful of timelines and always delivers on his commitments.
I'll continue looking for excuses to work with Dave.
- Daniel Borthwick: Technical Producer - Disney Interactive at The Walt Disney Company
I’ve had the pleasure of working with David for the past 5 years. I was first introduced to David while leading the audio team at Disney in Kelowna. He, at the time, was a young composer and I was impressed by his self-taught skills, determination and willingness to learn. When a head count opening finally arose, David was first on my list. I went on to manage David for 2 years at Disney and he proved to be an incredible asset. He always rose to any challenge I gave him and had the hunger to go above and beyond every time. He has become an extremely well rounded audio professional and has all of the traits required for a long and successful career. David is patient, gracious and his organizational skills are second to none. David and I continue to collaborate from time to time and I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for high quality audio work.
- Toby Hulse: Sr Sound Designer Disney Interactive
David is a genuine pleasure to work and collaborate with. As an artist, it's a sure thing that my work is going to shine brighter once David's music and sound FX are added. He's easy to communicate with and comes to work ready to contribute.
- Justin Scales: Sr Artist Disney Interactive - At the Walt Disney Company
I worked with David closely while creating quests, environments, and characters for Club Penguin Island. I loved creative collaboration with him. His sound design & compositions were deeply thought out and integral to our brand and content. He would regularly approach me to discuss character traits, narrative structure, and tone. His understanding of story, humor, and character makes him a unique and exceptional composer.
- Alex Newcombe: Writer/Narrative Designer - Disney Interactive at the Walt Disney Company