David Salinas received his music education at the Leeds College of Music in England and at Musicians Institute in ’84, before joining the MI teaching staff in 1995. He is currently (since 2017) the touring drummer for grammy award winning artist Kenny Loggins and a substitute drummer for Don Felder (The Eagles). He has toured and/or recorded with artists such as; Don Felder, Paulina Rubio, Josh Kelley, Melissa Etheridge, John Fogerty, Chuck Negron (3 Dog Night), Rita Coolidge, Sophie B. Hawkins, Cock Robin, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), Chuck Berry, Donny Osmond, Adam Cohen (Son of Leonard Cohen), Boxing Ghandis, Billy Vera & the Beaters, and others.

David has also performed extensively on TV, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, The Late Show with Conan O’Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilbourn, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, The Wayne Brady Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Rick Dees Show. Many others in Europe, Japan, Canada, and South America. He has played on commercials for Mattel Toys, Hilton Hotels and others, and played on the score for the hit WB show One Tree Hill for 7 seasons.