David Richard Courtney (born September 21, 1953) is an artist, writer, and political activist.
[1] In 1976 he moved to Hyderabad India and began studying tabla and pakhawaj under the late Shaik Dawood Khan.
It was also during this period that he studied santur under the late Hassan Mohamad, and dilruba under Sayed-ur-Rehman Jigar.
In this regard he won awards at the Worldfest: Houston International Film Festival.
His political activism began in 2001 when he became involved in the anti-war movement that was a reaction to the war in Iraq.