David Rapaport

Background

About David Rapaport

A public school history teacher since David Rapaport also is a multi-instrumental musician and voice over specialist. He was classically trained in percussion at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 1978, he co-produced musical performances by forming a musical production company called "Out To Lunch Productions" at UCSC's Cowell College with his roommate, Lenny Lyons. David joined the New Wave group JJ-180 as drummer in 1978, while a student at UCSC. JJ-180 would briefly change its name to The Realtors before the National Association of Realtors persuaded the band to revert to the band's original name after releasing a four song EP called "Buy or Beware."After obtaining a B.A. in Sociology from UCSC in 1982, he obtained a Master's Degree in Radio/TV from SF State in 1986. He won the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the University of San Francisco in 1994, where he studied Instructional Alignment with Professors S. Alan Cohen and Joan Hyman. Stanford hired him in 1994.He has composed and produced several independent recordings:"Our Better Relationship,""Friendship," and has over 40 songs on ITunes, CD Baby, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud. David was a founding member and drummer for The Roger Steen Band from 2006-2013. In February, 2014 he released a new solo CD called "Guilt By Association" which contains the original 1979 recording by The Realtors.In 2017, Rapaport released the 16 song project RAPSTERDAM published author, he has placed interviews he conducted with historical figures on the web @ The interviewees include: Dina BabbittHodding Carter Jeremiah DentonDr. Harry EdwardsGeraldine FerraroMillie JeffreyProfessor Pam KarlanNicholas KatzenbachKerry KennedyKaren KorematsuCongressman John LewisSenator George McGovernMay PangDan RatherJuan RomeroPaul SchradeHelen ThomasDr. Carl Weiss ZwergDavid is an experienced trainer and educational consultant.Recently, he has been hired by Blackbird Training and is now working with CIEE, the Council on International Educational Exchange in their Amsterdam office.