Creative education at the intersection of music, digital media and technology.
teaching
Systems · Sounds · Stories · Experiences
photo, Mark Clennon.
Dave Giles II is an interdisciplinary educator, Grammy Award-winning songwriter, and creative systems architect whose teaching explores the intersections of music, technology, culture, and entrepreneurship.
He designs project-based learning experiences that translate professional creative practice into accessible frameworks for songwriting, music production, publishing, product design, and creator economies.
Field Notes
Paint where it ain’t.
Culture is infrastructure.
Stories shape systems, and systems shape stories.
Design for participation, not consumption.
Curriculum
Educational programs, workshops, and learning experiences for creative practice.
Courses, workshops, and educational initiatives exploring creativity, technology, media, and professional development through a design thinking framework.
Outcomes
Digital Arts & New Media: Designed and taught Digital Arts & New Media courses for high-school students through partnerships with LIU Brooklyn and MoCADA, developing interdisciplinary curricula connecting media literacy, digital culture, contemporary art, and creative technology, and curated student exhibitions translating classroom learning into public-facing creative work.
Old Gold: Developed and facilitated Music Production workshops for youth audiences, applying IDEO design thinking methodologies to introduce emerging creators at MoMA Teens and the Allied Media Conference to recording, production, distribution, and independent music ecosystems.
Notes for Life: Developed a Music Production curriculum for Microsoft Store's NYC Flagship, guiding all-ages learners through DAW workflows, recording techniques, and creative sound design with accessible entry points into digital music production for emerging creators and first-time producers.
Key Collaborators
In Context
You've been carving a lane for yourself in this space for a very long time now.
Okayplayer’s The Almanac of Rap
Podcast • 2023
One of my favorite writers and MCs…
Cor.ece for Ban Ban Ton Ton
Interview • 2022
On a mission to transmute love, empowerment and socio-political commentary through genre-bending music.
Run The Trap
Article • 2022
A creative force who moves seamlessly through music, media and technology… using culture as a tool for transformation.
Whiskey Sour’d
Podcast • 2025
In Conversation
Overnight takes decades…
WVZ Weekend Keynote Address
Keynote • 2023
I realize the opportunity gaps… Miles Davis said it best… play the notes that aren't there…
Faith Fanzine
Interview • 2021
When you create something and put it into the world, it belongs to the people.
LA Chronicles with Diane Marois
Interview • 2024
If you don't understand the history, the temperature of the room, and the cultural context of why you're solving a problem, you won't be successful.
cuSTEM Journeys #15
Interview • 2022
SYSTEMS
SOUNDS
STORIES
EXPERIENCES