David Bird is a composer, producer, and multimedia artist praised for his “inventive, mind-expanding electroacoustic soundscapes” (An Earful). His work explores the dramatic potential of electroacoustic and multimedia environments, often highlighting the relationship between technology and the individual. Bird’s compositions have been performed at venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Chicago’s Pritzker Pavilion, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at festivals including Donaueschinger Musiktage, Gaudeamus Festival, Wien Modern, and Festival Mixtur. He has collaborated with ensembles including JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, Talea Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, International Contemporary Ensemble, Mantra Percussion, Mivos Quartet, and Bozzini Quartet. His work appears on labels such as Oxtail Recordings, New Focus Recordings, Carrier Records, and TAK Editions, and has received praise from outlets including The New York Times, The Wire, Textura, and Bandcamp Daily.

Bird is a founding member of the New York-based chamber ensemble TAK, regarded as “one of the most prominent ensembles in the United States practicing truly experimental music” (I Care If You Listen). He also collaborates with Qubit, a non-profit group that curates and produces experimental music events in New York City. He is the recipient of a 2021 Fromm Music Foundation Commission from Harvard University, the 2021 Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf Fellowship, a 2018 Austrian Federal Chancellery / KulturKontakt Austria Artist Residency, the Festival Mixtur 26/27 Commission, the 2018 Giga-Hertz Award (Honorable Mention), the 2025 PRIX CIME Electroacoustic Music Competition (Honorable Mention), and the 2016 Gaudeamus Award (Nominee).

In 2024, Bird joined the University of Notre Dame as an Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Digital Media. Previously, he has taught courses in composition and computer music at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Hamilton College, and the Stevens Institute of Technology.