David R. Drury turns sound into something physical. The Montreal-based composer and experiential artist builds full-spectrum environments where audiences feel, drift, and remember. For Johnny Depp – A Bunch of Stuff, David served as music director and lead composer, layering a custom score of sonic signatures that moved with the exhibit. He began in the shadows of black-box cinema, then let the sound expand across the gallery, transforming the visual art into a multisensory tour of the actor’s artistic imagination. In his original commission for C2 Montreal, The Language Model, David invited audiences to consider how we relate to and define language in the age of artificial intelligence. More than 800 guests entered a paper cocoon of 3,000 translucent sheets, each printed with a single word. Paired with an ambient score and reactive lighting, the space became an emotional archive, quiet, textural, and alive with intention. While wildely diffrent, both underscore a commonality: David’s work is about resonance. He builds with sound the way others use light or steel: precisely, emotionally, and always in service of the moment.
