David Ross Cohen

David Ross Cohen is a Canadian-born musician, songwriter, and producer based out of Nashville, Tennessee. As a keyboardist, Cohen 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 in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 and MusicRow All-Star Keyboards Player in 2018 and 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Also making a name for himself as a producer, Cohen has produced for the likes of Jake Owen, Dallas Smith, Chris Lane, Morgan Wallen, Hardy, BigXthaPlug, Shaboozey, Maddox Batson, Elle King.

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.

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