David Lyttle

David Lyttle (born 21 June 1984) is a musician, producer, songwriter, composer and record label owner from Northern Ireland.

Born in Waringstown, he is the fourth of five children who have gone on to have successful careers in the arts. He began his professional career under the direction of his parents as a child performer with The Lyttle Family at age four playing percussion. In his teens he was active as a drummer, DJ and also studied classical cello. Since the age of eighteen, Lyttle has been active as a jazz drummer. In 2008, following studies at the University of Ulster for classical cello and jazz studies at Skidmore Jazz Institute, New York, and the Banff Centre, Canada, he reached a national audience with Irish guitarist Louis Stewart (guitarist). He released his debut album 'True Story' in 2007. Lyttle's live groups have featured Greg Osby, Jean Toussaint, Soweto Kinch, Robert Mitchell (jazz pianist), Tommy Smith, Terell Stafford and Jason Rebello.

Lyttle's 2012 album 'Interlude' established him as an urban producer and songrwriter of note, with guests including Mercury-nominated rapper Soweto Kinch, new Irish vocalist Rhea, bassist Pino Palladino and pianist Jason Rebello. First heard on BBC Radio 1's 'Introducing', the album has been favoured by a broad range of media and reached a large audience through a Channel 4 TV campaign with HMV in May 2012.

He is also active as a composer and has written three literary-inspired suites. ‘A Christmas Carol’, inspired by the Charles Dickens novel, premiered in 2008 and was toured in Ireland in 2009. ‘Dark Tales’, which was inspired by the works of Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Louis Stevenson, was premiered at Belfast’s Ulster Hall also in 2009, and subsequently toured in Ireland and Great Britain in 2010. In 2011, he was commissioned by Peace Three and Jews Schmooze to write a suite of music with an interfaith message that reflected on key figures of the Bible and Torah, in addition to CS Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia.

As director and founder of LYTE Records, Lyttle has released albums by some of Ireland's key jazz musicians, such as Linley Hamilton and Mike Nielsen, as well as featuring new talent such as jazz guitarist Andreas Varady, with whom he released the co-led album 'Questions' after discovering him in 2010, and classical pianist Ariel Lanyi.

David earned a PhD in musicology from the University of Ulster in 2009 and has maintained close ties with the institution, serving as a guest artist and part-time faculty member.

Discography
As Leader


 * True Story (2007)
 * Questions (2010)
 * Interlude (2012)