David Alley became involved in the arts at a very young age. Starting with the trumpet in the fifth grade, he would compete and be awarded, first chair in the Texas All State Band his junior year in high school, followed by a six year stint as featured soloist with the SMU Mustang Band, a Masters Degree in business, a recording contract with Capitol Records as a vocalist, and a thirty plus year career in the entertainment business. He has traveled in various production capacities with David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Carpenters, and many other entertainers. He became involved in the lighting business for twenty of his thirty years in the entertainment business, where he was Executive Vice President of International Operations for the renowned innovators of automated lighting technology, Vari-Lite, Inc. He is a member of the National Association of Recording Arts & Sciences as well as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.



David’s thirty plus year passion for photography also came early. He borrowed his fathers camera on many occasions during college and started to develop and print his own work. The passion continued throughout his working career and consumed much of his free time. His passion for people and landscapes is evident from his web site davidalley.com, and he has sold images to a number of high profile collectors.



David uses state of the art digital capture technology. His kit consists of the following equipment:



Hasselblad H2

Phase One P45 Plus Digital Back

50mm, 80mm, 50-110mm zoom, 150mm Hasselblad lenses

Apple G5 Quad

Apple 23" HD Monitor

Apple 20" Monitor

Custom Cart



David can be reached as follows:



David Alley

Alley Management, Inc.

10061 Riverside Dr. #180

Toluca Lake, CA 91602



818-508-0777 Phone

818-508-5575 Fax

818-370-5551 Cell