David Usher

Born in Oxford, David Usher is a Canadian who has lived in England, Canada, Thailand, and Malaysia, the East Village in New York and now Montreal. He has a degree in Political Science from Simon Fraser University. With his band and as a solo artist, David has sold over 1.3 million albums. He has won 5 Junos, his most recent nomination in 2009. Also in Canada, he has had 10 different singles hold the #1 spot on radio, and 10 singles in the top ten. David has had “top ten” and “top twenty” radio singles in 20 other countries around the world. His new album is due out fall, 2009.

When David isn’t working on music he is reading and writing about creativity and social media. He is a regular speaker at conferences talking about web engagement and community building. David is also a founding partner in DEQQ, a new startup launching in spring 2009.

David has traveled to Burma for WarChild to film a documentary on children affected by war. He has performed for Fashion Cares and is presently part of the campaign to Make Poverty History. David has also recently finished a cover version of John Lennon’s “Watching the Wheels” for Amnesty International and is a spokesperson for the Bell Walk for the Kids Help Phone.