Meet the Founders of D.S. Musiks
As you look through our products for your next musical journey, we hope that by learning about us, you will see that we are dedicated to sharing the music of living composers to artists around the world. Please click on our photos to view our biographies.
Owen Davitt
Co-Founder and Co-Owner
Multi-instrumentalist/composer/educator Owen G. Davitt holds a BA in Music Education and an MA in Educational Leadership from Montclair State University. Owen has performed at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, NJPAC, and other distinguished venues. He is an accomplished woodwind player, focusing on oboe, recorder, and low clarinets in addition to flute, saxophone, and others. He is the recorderist with the baroque original instruments ensemble La Fiocco (New Hope, PA); oboist for the New Jersey Opera Theater; East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra, and is a busy multi-woodwinds freelancer, in demand throughout the greater New York area. His compositions for various woodwind ensembles have been performed by the National Youth Recorder Orchestra of Great Britain, Double Entendre, and Palisades Virtuosi as well as solo commissions. Mr. Davitt teaches middle school music in Hudson County and maintains a private woodwind studio where he teaches recorder, flute, oboe, reed-making, and more. He is a co-owner/founder of the music publishing company D.S. Musiks.
Matthew Schmidt
Co-Founder and Co-Owner
Matthew Schmidt is a versatile woodwind doubler with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Montclair State University. Specializing in oboe, flute, clarinet, and saxophone, Matthew brings a wealth of experience and technical skill to his performances and teaching. While at Montclair he performed with the MSU Orchestra, Wind Symphony Band, University Singers, and a variety of small chamber ensembles. Matthew can be found performing with various orchestral ensembles in the north Jersey area including the East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra of which he is the principal oboist. In addition to his orchestral playing, Matthew frequently performs as a woodwind doubler for local community and school theater productions. When he is not performing as an instrumentalist, he is composing music for others to enjoy playing. His music can be described as cinematic and whimsical, drawing inspiration from nature and fantasy. Although he is grateful for his time spent as a music educator, Matthew is excited to shift his focus to music composition and embrace his role as co-owner and co-founder of D.S. Musiks.
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