Before becoming a Christ follower at the age of 17, David Coate was obsessed with music.  From a young age he was singing and playing guitar in various cover bands, idolizing the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Deep Purple.  "As a young teen I experimented with about everything you would not want your kid to be involved with," says David.  "However over time I became impressed with the Christians in my high school and between that and being completely sick of my lifestyle, I turned my life over to the Lord."

This marked a huge transition in David's life.  At the time, a popular teaching was that "all rock music is of the devil."  Obediently, David got rid of his record collection and put away his newly aqcuired white Fender Stratocaster guitar.  During this time period of abstaining from from music, David was growing in his faith and became immersed in church and bible studies.  "In retrospect, even though that particular teaching was flawed, that time was powerful because I was no longer obsessed with music- which had become an idol of sorts- and it came under the Lordship of Christ," David recalls.

David is a contemporary Christian music singer/songwriter, worship leader, and producer.  He has recorded ten of his own albums to date, in the rock/pop genre, the most recent being "Classic Rock Praise."  David has toured nationwide with the David Coate Group (DCG), and has performed at major festivals including Creation and Soul Festival.  He has performed with other artists such as Michael W. Smith, Phil Keaggy, Brian Duncan, Kerry Livgren (Kansas), and many others.  The Lamb's Club in NYC sponsored a notable evangelistic event, where DCG performed for thousands of people in Times Square, New York.  He has also ministered in many prisons througout the U.S.  His music has received national radio exposure with several songs reaching prominent positions in radio airplay.  David is proficient on keyboard, bass, and electric and acoustic guitars.