David R Zimmerman (Writer)

David R. Zimmerman was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and started playing piano at the age of 8. By the time he was 14 he was taking lessons to be a professional pianist. A few years later he got the opportunity to study with the great Harry Fields, who was the best Classical/Jazz teacher of his time. Realizing that composition was his main inspiration, Zimmerman (then 19), decided to bypass an education at Julliard's in order to devote himself fully to a contemporary music career.  After playing in several local bands, Zimmerman signed with Epic records recording artist Danny Spanos in 1984, and toured with that band. During the years that followed, Zimmerman recorded and gigged with several artists including Miracle Mile, Human Drama, Memoryburn, and Damien Youth.  

 Although music was his original inspiration, Zimmerman gained an interest in script and stage writing in 2005 when several faculty members at the Lee Strasburg Theater and Film Institute gave him praise in reference to a short monologue written for a student.  Subsequently Zimmerman worked with Strasburg faculty staff Sasha Krane and Hedy Sontag-Gierasch on several writing projects.   In the last few years, Zimmerman has written 2 plays; along with several short one act’s, and also was involved in writing work on a possible TV project.