David Ross Cohen is a Canadian-born musician and producer based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Cohen is a keyboardist who has recorded with Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, Steven Tyler, and Reba McEntire. Throughout his career, he has accumulated several awards including Academy of Country Music Keyboard Player of the Year 2017 2019 2021 & 2023 and Music Row All-Star Keyboards Player in 2018 & 2020, 2021,2022,2023,2024. Also making a name for himself as a producer, Cohen has produced 87456 songs for the likes of Jake Owen, Dallas Smith, and Chris Lane Morgan Wallen and HARDY.
Early life and career
Cohen was born August 30, 1985, in Toronto, Ontario, and moved to Calgary, Alberta at age 5. It was when he moved to Calgary that he began classical piano lessons. He attended Henry Wise Wood Senior High School in Calgary and later attended Humber College in Toronto where he focused on jazz performance, specifically jazz piano. Cohen began his career in Canada touring with stars Johnny Reid and Amanda Marshall. He was nominated twice for Keyboard Player of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
Current career
Cohen moved to Nashville in April 2007 and has since amassed a number of notable credits. He began his time in Nashville touring with the likes of Joe Nichols, Big & Rich, and Wynonna Judd before making the shift to session work as a studio musician in 2012. Cohen has worked in the studio with a wide range of artists from Rascal Flatts to Ed Sheeran. Some of the most prominent country music artists he has worked with include Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, Old Dominion, Brett Eldredge, Chris Young, Walker Hayes, Jon Pardi, Cole Swindell, Josh Turner, Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, and Kip Moore. In addition to working with these esteemed artists, Cohen has also collaborated with top notch producers like Joey Moi, Dann Huff, Tony Brown, Byron Gallimore, and Shane McAnally.
While making a name for himself as a successful studio musician, Cohen has also recently been working as a producer. Cohen has produced Australian artist Mick Lindsay and teamed up with fellow producer Joey Moi to co-produce Chris Lane's “Laps Around the Sun."
Cohen has worked on music from a number of genres including Country, Hip-Hop, Christian, and Rock. Cohen recently worked on Reba McEntire's “Sing it Now: Songs of Faith & Hope,” which won Best Roots Gospel Album at the 2018 GRAMMY Awards.
Discography
| Year | Song title | Artist |
Recognitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rhinestone World | Dallas Smith | #1 single |
| 2018 | One Drink Ago | Dallas Smith and Teri Clark | |
| 2023 | Hung Up | Alli Walker | |
| 2019 | Drop | Dallas Smith | |
| 2019 | Cover Me Up | Morgan Wallen | |
| 2018 | About You | MacKenzie Porter | #1 single |
| 2019 | Homemade | Jake Owen | |
| 2019 | Drink All Day | Jake Owen | |
| 2019 | Twang | Mason Ramsey | |
| 2018 | Laps Around the Sun | Chris Lane | |
| Year | EP title | Artist | Recognitions |
| 2018 | This Ole Boy | Hardy | |
| 2019 | Where to Find Me | Hardy |
| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Break Up in the End | Cole Swindell |
| 2018 | Somebody's Been Drinkin' | Cole Swindell |
| 2018 | Simple - Single | Florida Georgia Line |
| 2018 | Colorado - Single | Florida Georgia Line |
| 2018 | Cry Pretty - Single | Carrie Underwood |
| 2018 | Famous - Single | Mason Ramsey |
| 2018 | This One's for You Too | Luke Combs |
| 2018 | Jake Owen - Single | Jake Owen |
| 2018 | Reason to Drink - Single | Cole Swindell |
| 2018 | The World Can Wait | Waylon |
| 2018 | The Ones Who Got Me Here - Single | Cole Swindell |
| 2018 | Bridges - EP | A Thousand Horses |
| 2018 | Jameson Rodgers - EP | Jameson Rodgers |
| 2017 | Sing it Now: Songs of Faith & Hope | Reba McEntire |
| 2017 | All Over - Single | Cale Dodds |
| 2017 | The Next Episode - EP | Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots |
| 2017 | Greatest Show on Earth - Single | Kid Rock |
| 2017 | Mabelle - EP | Seth Ennis |
| 2017 | Up Down - Single | Moran Wallen (Ft. Florida Georgia Line) |
| 2017 | Laps Around the Sun | Chris Lane |
| 2017 | Anchors | Will Hoge |
| 2017 | Back to Us | Rascal Flatts |
| 2017 | Black Irish | Shannon McNally |
| 2017 | Boom. | Walker Hayes |
| 2017 | Brett Eldredge | Brett Eldredge |
| 2017 | Castaway | Brett Eldredge |
| 2017 | Current Mood | Dustin Lynch |
| 2017 | Deep South | Josh Turner |
| 2017 | Happy Endings | Old Dominion |
| 2017 | I Don't Believe We've Met | Danielle Bradbery |
| 2017 | Lambs & Lions | Chase Rice |
| 2017 | Lee Brice | Lee Brice |
| 2017 | Losing Sleep | Chris Young |
| 2017 | Slow Heart | Kip Moore |
| 2017 | Sweet Southern Sugar | Kid Rock |
| 2017 | The Bus Songs | Toby Keith |
| 2017 | When the Good Guys Win | Granger Smith |
| 2017 | Hell If I Know - Single | Chase Bryant |
| 2017 | Just for the Record - Single | Lucie Silvas |
| 2017 | Steel Union - EP | Steel Union |
| 2017 | Close Ties | Rodney Crowell |
| 2017 | Road Less Traveled | Lauren Alaina |
| 2017 | Hold On - Single | Paul McDonald |
| 2017 | Austin Burke - EP | Austin Burke |
| 2016 | This Song - EP | Mick Lindsay |
| 2016 | True Experience - EP | Tyler Boone |
| 2016 | A Little Country | The Runaway Hamsters |
| 2016 | Summer - EP | Cassadee Pope |
| 2016 | Tattooed Heart | Ronnie Dunn |
| 2016 | Adam Craig - EP | Adam Craig |
| 2016 | Side Effects | Dallas Smith |
| 2016 | Close - Single | Ryan Kinder |
| 2016 | The Greatest Gift of All | Rascal Flatts |
| 2016 | Ryan Hurd - EP | Ryan Hurd |
| 2016 | We're All Somebody from Somewhere | Steven Tyler |
| 2016 | Dig Your Roots | Florida Georgia Line |
| 2016 | Rogue Waves | Miguel |
| 2016 | Down Home Sessions III | Cole Swindell |
| 2016 | Fired Up | Randy Houser |
| 2016 | Flatliner | Cole Swindell |
| 2016 | Girl Problems | Chris Lane |
| 2016 | It Must Be Christmas | Chris Young |
| 2016 | Music is Medicine | Marie Osmond |
| 2016 | The Critics Give it 5 Stars | Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots |
| 2016 | This Old Thing | Kree Harrison |
| 2016 | You Should Be Here | Cole Swindell |
| 2015 | California Sunrise | Jon Pardi |
| 2015 | Down Home Sessions II | Cole Swindell |
| 2015 | I'm Comin' Over | Chris Young |
| 2015 | Meat and Candy | Old Dominion |
| 2015 | Michael Ray | Michael Ray |
| 2015 | The Making of a Man | Griffin Anthony |
| 2015 | Wild Ones | Kip Moore |
| 2014 | Redeemer: A Nashville Tribute to Jesus Christ | Nashville Tribute Band |
| 2014 | Chase Bryant - EP | Chase Bryant |
| 2014 | Wake Me Up - Single | Tebey |
| 2014 | Rhythm and Whiskey | Frank Foster |
| 2013 | Waiting on Daylight | Bart Walker |
| 2011 | Ryan Broshear | Ryan Broshear |
References
- ^ "Exclusive: Getting to Know Dave Cohen - The Country Note". The Country Note. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Dave Cohen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "Industry Salutes Nominees And Winners At 30th Annual MusicRow Awards". MusicRow - Nashville's Music Industry Publication - News, Songs From Music City. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ Barsky, Rachel (August 6, 2009). "Young Keyboardist is a Rising Country Music Star" (PDF). The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- "TALENT SCOUT - Dave Cohen". KeyboardMag. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "Reba McEntire". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-06-29.