David Koch

David “Cookie” Koch is an orchestral trumpeter, content creator, mouthpiece designer, and an avid brass bander. He is a member of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Five Lakes Silver Band, Five Speed Brass Quintet, the Detroit Brass, and works for Vennture Mouthpieces.

Concurrent with his active playing schedule David makes videos in his home studio. Focusing on works written by living composers, these videos range from solos with sampled accompaniments to multi-tracks including tenor horn, and bass trumpet. These videos are published to his YouTube channel and Cookie’s Music on Facebook. David is an Artist in Association with Brookwright Music, creating videos to promote their publications. He is also a co-founder and co-director of the Trumpeter’s Multi-Track Competition - a unique competition established in 2021 for the advancement of the art of multi-tracking.

David earned his Master of Music degree studying with Paul Merkelo at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montréal, Québec. While there, he performed with Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra), Pronto Musica, Griffon Brass Band, and attended Music Academy of the West. After earning his master’s David was the acting principal trumpet of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada for the 2017/2018 season. While earning his Bachelor’s degree at Grand Valley State University he won two international trumpet competitions and placed in several others.

David exclusively plays Vennture Mouthpieces, is a performing artist for Van Laar Trumpets and Flugelhorns, and is proudly sponsored by Barkley Microphones.