David Foster

David Foster
Foster in 2024
Background information
Birth nameDavid Walter Foster
Born (1949-11-01) November 1, 1949
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • composer
  • songwriter
  • arranger
  • musician
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1971–present
Labels
Formerly ofSkylark
Spouses
  • B.J. Cook
    (m. 1972; div. 1981)
  • Rebecca Dyer
    (m. 1982; div. 1986)
  • (m. 1991; div. 2005)
  • (m. 2011; div. 2017)
  • (m. 2019)
Websitedavidfoster.com
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
Children6

David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s before focusing largely on composing and production. Often in tandem with songwriter Diane Warren, Foster has contributed to material for prominent music industry artists in various genres since then and is credited with production on over 40 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. He also chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. Foster composed Boop! The Musical, which premeried in 2023 and debuted on Broadway; for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.