About - David Raey

about David Raey

From a very young age, David Raey always knew he had the gift of musicality. Born in Statesville, North Carolina United States of America on December 9, 2002 and raised in Sandoná, Nariño Colombia South America from the age of 4, his parents quickly realized that David had a special place in his heart for music with his first vocal solo at their local church at the age of 3.

The son of Geovanny and Jovanna, both pastors and psychologists with Mariachi and church music backgrounds, and the younger brother of Daniel who is a graduate of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá Colombia with a degree in Electronic Engineering , David’s strong family foundation and support, work ethic and moral compass has allowed him to dedicate his life to the power of music

While attending Santo Tomas de Aquino educational institution in Sandoná, David achieved academic excellence in his studies. In addition to his passion for music, he also developed a passion for playing chess, and achieved the title of Departmental Champion at age 8 in 2010. David earned the opportunity to participate in the Juventu Chess Central American and Caribbean games in 2013, representing Colombia.

During the time of his Chess accomplishments, David was also further developing his artistic abilities with both vocals and musical instruments (particularly guitar and drums, although he also plays bass, piano, trumpet, congas and siku). David learned all instruments by ear without any formal training other than church band and family sessions.

In 2014 at the age of 12, David won the departmental singing competition “Way to Talent” held at El Tablón Panamericano in the municipality of Taminango-Nariño Colombia. For 5 years he was part of the band GOSPEL ”LDV ” where he stood out as a guitarist, drummer and vocalist.

In the year 2015 at age 13, David was selected along with his parents to be part of the music reality show “El Factor XF” of the RCN channel in Colombia. In 2016, David began his vocal enhancement journey working with world renowned vocal coach Romeo Johnson (www.romeojohnson.com, #romeojohnsonofficial, #sanghaz). David moved to Las Vegas, Nevada USA from Colombia in 2018 to continue his vocal training and pursue his passion for music while attending Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada.

David officially launched his brand David Raey Music (www.davidraey.com, #DavidRaey, #DavidRaeyOfficial, #DavidRaeyMusic) in August 2019.

In June 2021, David graduated from Coronado High School, and recorded 2 of his original Latin Pop songs with Grammy winning Sony Latin song producers Play N Skillz in Miami, Florida.

August 2021, David signed a 7-year exclusive song-writing deal with CTM Latin, facilitated by Play N Skillz.

David currently lives in Miami, Florida. He continues to pursue his solo artist career while writing future hits for the CTM Latin franchise.