DAVID DRIVER
(Vocals)

David has worked with Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, Stew and Heidi, Betty, They Might Be Giants, Richard Butler, and Roy Nathanson & The Jazz Passengers, among others. He was in the original Broadway cast of the musical Rent, and originated the role of Xanthus in the Off-Broadway cult rock opera People Are Wrong!.  

He’s been a featured vocalist on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and has been the voice of commercial brands including Dunkin’ Donuts, Bridgestone Tires, and USA Network. Recorded work includes Driver Quartet’s Night Time, Phillips&Driver’s Togetherness, Meow’s Goalie For The Other Team, and Heidi Rodewald’s A Lifesaving Manual.

WHITNEY LA GRANGE
(Violin, Viola)

Whitney is from McAllen, TX. She received her Bachelor of Music from The Julliard School. She also attended Yale University on full scholarship in the Artists Diploma Program and received her Master of Music Degree from the University of Illinois, where she was a teaching assistant. In NYC, she has enjoyed the variety of playing in orchestras (New York City Opera, Brooklyn Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra), on Broadway (Dear Evan Hansen, Moulin Rouge, Flying Over Sunset, Wicked, Beetlejuice), chamber music (Blue Door String Quartet, Lautremont String Quartet), and rock/pop gigs (Billy Joel, Jon Batiste, Janelle Monae, Darlene Love, Brian Wilson, Graham Nash, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart). In the past few years, she’s had the privilege of performing upstate, where she and her partner Peter have a farmhouse.

PETER KIESEWALTER
(Piano, Horns)

Peter studied clarinet and saxophone performance at Ottawa University in Canada. He moved to New York City in 1997 and has worked as a touring/recording musician, composer, arranger, Music Director, and producer ever since, most notably with his East Village Opera Company project which signed to Decca/Universal in 2005, garnered much acclaim (“highbrow and brilliant” – New York magazine Approval Matrix) and a Grammy™ nomination for their modernist take on classic Opera repertoire.

He splits his time between Brooklyn with his 3 children and an 18th century farmhouse that he renovated with his partner Whitney La Grange.

JEREMY CHATZKY
(Acoustic Bass) 

Jeremy has worked with Bruce Springsteen as part of the Seeger Sessions band, as well as with Ronnie Spector, They Might Be Giants, Steve Earle, Lala Brooks, and Ana Gasteyer.

He was in the original Off-Broadway companies of both Hedwig and the Angry Inch and People Are Wrong!, and performs regularly at Joe’s Pub in New York as part of the Loser’s Lounge band.

HIROKO TAGUCHI
(Violin) 

Hiroko has performed on stage since the age of six. She graduated a Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School and Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music. She has toured with The (Dixie) Chicks, Jimmy Cobb Quintet, Rush, and Sam Smith. She has also appeared on stage with such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Josh Groban, Harry Connick Jr, Billy Joel, and Cyndi Lauper, and has recorded with David Bowie, James Taylor, Phish, and many others. She has performed on Broadway in Frozen, Kinky Boots, Spring Awakening, West Side Story, Next To Normal, The Addams Family, Ghost, Amelie, and Prince Of Broadway. She currently plays in Wicked.

DAVID CHRISTIAN
(Drums & Percussion)

David is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and video producer based in the Western Catskills and Brooklyn, NY. His recording and performance credits include appearances with Karen O & Danger Mouse, Sharon Van Etten with Norah Jones, Curtis Harding, Mary Timony, Benjamin Booker, and Sam Cohen, among others. He is also the creator of the documentary series Liner Note Legends, which profiles session musicians and is set to release its second season in 2022.

THE STRINGS
(Violins, Violas, Cellos)

Our Violinist, Whitney, has a vast network of classically-trained string players with whom she works. Some of them are shown here!

String arrangements can include classical pieces as well as custom arrangements of contemporary popular music. If you can think of it, we can make it happen.

Jason Tougaw
(Music For Dancing) 

Jason Tougaw—also known as Dr. Tougaw--hosts The Mixtape on WJFF Radio Catskill. He's known to many upstate / Catskills / Sullivan County residents for his eclectic, freewheeling format that harkens back to the good days of cassette tapes, boom boxes, and no celphones, even while keeping the airwaves fresh with the best of the new.

Dr. Tougaw specializes in highly danceable grooves—just the right ration of unexpected, slightly off-the-beaten-track tunes and pure classics to surprise and delight partygoers. He knows how to feel a crowd and fill a dancefloor. Think neo-soul, classic soul, indie pop, new wave, dance hall, and pure pop. Think Roy Ayers, Le Tigre, Labi Siffre, Ozomatli, Diana Ross, A Certain Ratio, Christine and the Queens, Yaz, Rüfüs du Sol, Aretha, Prince, Lizzo, Jungle, Duke Dumont. You never know when he’ll slip in a next-level cover of “Stayin’ Alive” by an underground Swedish band or a Steely Dan track covered by an electronica artist specializing in heavy grooves.