David O’Dowda is an Irish composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist living in Manchester. He mainly works alone out of his home studio, but has collaborated with vocalist John Lamonica of Robots Don’t Sleep and Polyphonic Spree to produce an EP under the name Laoud.

He is a frequent contributor to the music supervision company Velvet Ears which places songs in film, TV shows, and advertisements. His songs have been heard in various television programs such as Homelands, The Walking Dead, and the ‘Netflix Originals’ ‘Hot Girls Wanted.