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| Born | July 10, 1968 Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, composer, producer, and arranger |
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Dave Pierce (born July 10, 1968)[1] is a Canadian songwriter, composer, producer, and arranger. He was the music director for the opening, closing, and victory ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Pierce received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for his work on these ceremonies.[2] He has also worked on arrangements for Broadway and Las Vegas productions.[3]
Pierce has collaborated with a variety of performers, including Michael Bublé, Loreena McKennitt, Petula Clark, Carrie Underwood, Paul Brandt, Ian Tyson, Jann Arden, Jorane, Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Nelly Furtado and k.d. lang. In addition, he was commissioned to compose a symphonic work for Queen Elizabeth II.[4]
- ^ Dave Pierce at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Jessica Patterson, for Metro Canada. "Olympics composer Dave Pierce wins one more Gold for Canada". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2010-11-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Emmy-Winning Olympic Composer Dave Pierce to dance with Sinatra in Vegas". We Do It All Vegas!. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Dave's Bio". davepiercemusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.