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Dave Cavalier is a Creative Director and award-winning artist whose career bridges the worlds of entertainment, media, and emerging technology. Known for crafting work that is as strategically sharp as it is emotional, he thrives at the intersection of storytelling, design, and originality, translating big ideas into work that moves audiences and creates meaningful impact.

His career began on stage, where his genre-defying music and magnetic performances earned praise from Billboard, The Huffington Post, Variety and major festivals alongside icons like Stevie Nicks, Buddy Guy, Eddie Vedder and Kendrick Lamar. Trusted by global brands to represent their vision on screen, Cavalier has been featured as the face of major brand campaigns for Peugeot, Volvo, Best Buy, HTC Vive, and Harman Kardon, reaching millions of viewers worldwide and driving measurable brand engagement. His music has appeared in productions for Netflix, Hulu, CBS, AMC, MTV, and Amazon. An award-winning film composer, Cavalier honed a unique ability to translate emotional storytelling into both sound and visuals.

In emerging technology, Cavalier is part of the Runway ML Creative Partner Program, where he explores how generative AI can amplify, not replace, human creativity. His projects have ranged from designing AI literacy programs that reshaped workflows across media teams to building modular AI tools that cut production time by 99% while elevating accuracy and client experience. For him, technology is not the story, but a tool to unlock untapped human potential.

What makes Cavalier distinct is his ability to bridge the creative spark and the strategic blueprint. He can sit with designers to shape a concept, collaborate with engineers to make it real, and guide executives toward strategies that inspire teams and move audiences. His creative arc, from frontman to brand storyteller to AI workflow architect, shows that performance, empathy, and adaptability aren’t just artistic traits, they’re leadership skills.

Looking forward, Cavalier’s ambition is to help reimagine how creative work is conceived in an AI-enabled world, making it more thoughtful, more human, and more connected to the people it serves. As a father, artist, and leader, he’s driven by the belief that the most lasting work isn’t just seen or heard, it’s felt. And as storytelling evolves, we can change the way we create for the better.