From Randy to Eric Johnson to Yngwie to Shawn Lane, David is determined to achieve these high levels of technique to implement them in his style and teach his students. David has taken private lessons with many outstanding guitarists, most notably Pebber Brown, who has taken him as a personal student for many years until this day.

David has also attended many guitar clinics performed by his influences to further his knowledge of technique and understand what is important to study/practice to achieve specific goals. Besides privately learning to form some of the best guitarists globally, David has taken Music courses in college to further his knowledge in reading music. David did not major in music but instead Majored in Theoretical Mathematics.