
MUSIC CONSULTANT
Entertainment Director & Performance Coach
Backed by years of experience as a former recruiter, music director, and coach of a 500-member gospel choir that performed weekly before a live audience of 3,000 and annually before a crusade audience of 60,000 (broadcast nationally for eight years), David Onka is the perfect music consultant. Currently working with exclusive hotels, luxury cruises, TV shows, on-tour bands, and international music artists, David provides high-class performance consultation, exclusively curated for his clients to deliver maximum entertainment satisfaction
Credits Include:
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Creating custom performance manuals for luxury cruise line musicians, including AmaWaterways.
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Mentoring and coaching the first winner of Nigerian Idol (the Nigerian version of American Idol).
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Providing performance consultation to a winner of DSDS (the German version of American Idol).
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Performing as a finalist on Germany's Got Talent.
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Curating live performances for exclusive hotels such as the Mandarin Oriental, Munich, and a branch of the Rocco Forte Hotels franchise.
Performance-Impact specialist & Production Arranger
As a child prodigy who began performing live on stage at the age of 8 with his dad’s band alongside some of Africa’s most talented musicians, David mastered the craft of enhancing the effectiveness of both stage & studio performances - earning him the secret skills to optimize how a performance is delivered and received, maximizing audience engagement, emotional connection, and overall impact.
David’s consultation methods include:
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Coaching artists to improve their stage presence and delivery
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Discovering & arranging the special elements of a production to highlight key moments
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Helping artists learn how to read the room and connect more deeply with their audience
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Teaching techniques to boost the emotional power and clarity of performance, both in the studio and live on stage
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Advising on pacing, energy, and dynamics for maximum effect
References include:
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Co-directing the background vocals for the live concert of international Christian music superstar Ron Kenoly (Integrity Music).
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Arranging and performing studio productions for multi-platinum songwriter M. Dodson (Joe Cocker, Carrie Underwood, Billy Currington, etc.)
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Co-producing, co-writing with, and arranging for D. Spencer, Dove Awards nominee and Billboard chart producer