- As a young teen, he ran personal errands (coffee, food and the like) for Hal Collins (II) (Editor, All in the Family (1971 TV series)) out of Hal's studio apartment in Hollywood, California.
- Born to parents Judith (mother) American, and Joel (father) Canadian.
- Graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California [1977].
- He has a half-brother John Daniels (III) born in 1964, and a half-sister Gina, born in 1968.
- He holds a Federal Firearms Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) - (British Columbia, Canada).
- He holds dual citizenship in two North American countries: USA and Canada.
- He is a member of the Canadians Abroad Southern California, Los Angeles.
- He is a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) EPL Life - (USA).
- He is a member of the Negotiation & Conflict Management Alumni Association, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Carson, California.
- His favorite movies are Casablanca (1942), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) & Vol. 2 (2004).
- Studied Record Production with the late Nick Venet (aka: Nick Venetoulis) at University California of Los Angeles, (UCLA) - (Los Angeles, California).
- Studied Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Film Industry with Ty Haller - (British Columbia, Canada).
- He is a member of the Alpha Kappa Delta (International Sociology Honors Society) at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), Carson, California.
- He is a member and spokesperson of i-SAFE America, Inc. (Founded in 1998) is the leader in Internet safety education. Available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Department of Defense schools located across the world, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible. The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. i-SAFE accomplishes this through dynamic K-12 curriculum and community outreach programs to parents, law enforcement, and community leaders. It is the only Internet safety foundation to combine these elements.
Since its inception, i-SAFE America has revolutionized the way the world looks at Internet safety education. In this day and age everyone knows students can explore the marvels of the world and travel to the most intelligent realms of our galaxy on the Internet. But many do not know if students are not aware, they can become entrapped in the darkest most detestable realms of the human imagination. Concerned people now realize awareness and true safety online is not found in software filters - it is found in education and community support. Educated people realize true education and community support is found within i-SAFE America. - His favorite books are "So you want to be a Producer" by Lawrence Turman and "the art of living - Epictetus" by Sharon Lebell.
- He was a close friend and went to High School/ Graduated (Fairfax High School, 1977) and played Varsity Basketball with Allen Baylor, the son of the all time legendary All-Star for the NBA's Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers ('50s thru '70s) and currently General Manager of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, Elgin Gay Baylor.
- Various members of the The 5th Dimension (Seven Time Grammy Winners) the most popular 1960s/ '70s singing group would baby-sit him at 2 and 3 years old, they were close friends of his mother Judith "Judy" Lynn.
- He use to sneak into the back lot recording studios at A&M Records, Hollywood, California after high school (Fairfax H.S.) and hangout with recording engineers, like the famed Mastering Engineer Bernie Grundman.
- Burleigh landed his first real music industry related job as (2nd) Assistant Mastering Engineer at the defunct Custom Duplication, Inc. studios (CDI), Culver City, CA. (1981). There, he re-mastered and duplicated many projects; i.e., for such noted talents as Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones' "E.T. Storybook" (33' 1/3 LP-Vinyl version) and notably the world famous 'cassette tape series' K-Tel Records (uncredited for his (2nd) assistant re-mastering engineer skills).
- He signed with IODA, Inc., the premier digital distributor for independent labels. On March 5, 2012, IODA and The Orchard were merging, with Sony Music Entertainment, but it operates separately from its parent company. (March 2006)
- Studied Video Playback Operations (24Frame Video Playback), under Mark W. Hindle, Video Playback Operator - (Toronto, Ontario Canada). Hindle is the son of the famed Canadian TV & Film Actor Art Hindle.
- Has 2 children, 1 son: David II and a daughter: Star.
- He was part of a group of nominees' (shared) for the 41st Annual Grammy® Award Nominations 1999 (Box Set) "From Where I Stand, The Black Experience In Country Music" by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. for Album Package and Notes: "From Where I Stand, The Black Experience In Country Music" (La Melle Prince - disc #3, track #7) (Box Set) by Country Music Foundation & Warner Bros. Records, Inc®.
- He is the nephew of the late Actor and Honorable Rev. & Municipal Court Judge: Vince Townsend (aka "Vince Monroe Townsend Jr., "Vince M. Townsend Jr." & "Vince Monroe Townsend - "Porgy & Bess" (1959), "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958), "Weird Science" (1985), "Perry Mason" (Polka-dot Pony) (1962) TV Episode...
- His Pop classic song entitled "One Wish" was covered, recorded, performed and inspired the 1998 Album/CD entitled "One Wish" (Maverick International Records) by world-renowned entertainer Gwen Brisco (aka: Gwen Briscoe, Actress). Also, Briscoe is the wife of famed Writer, Producer and Actor: John Daniels (I) (aka: Johnnie Daniels & John R. Daniels) of Maverick Int'l Records; in addition, Daniels 1970's - 80's girl group "The Love Machine" also dub this song too...
- His favorite TV series are "The Wild Wild West" [TV-Series 1965-1969], Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), "Dan August" (1970) [TV-Series 1970-1971], Kung Fu (1972 TV series) [1972-1975], Alias (TV series 2001-2006).
- He is a member of American Songwriters, Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music Inc. and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.
- He was a close friend and neighbor of the late Westcoast blues axe-handler Mr. and Mrs. Connie Curtis "Pee Wee" and Esther Crayton.
- His father died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (September 2005).
- His late aunt Sylvia Mansfield (1934-1988) was one of the two women featured on the very controversial LP cover of late comedian Lenny Bruce's 1959 "The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2, Togetherness LP.".
- Enjoys photography as a hobbyist in his spear time.
- He had a short professional career as a male ramp or catwalk model and modeling stage production, in the mid 1990's with the de-funked fashion production company called "A Cut Above".
- Has Jewish, English and Irish ancestry father side and Native American (Pawnee-Cherokee-Blackfeet), African-American, English ancestry mother side.
- His mother Judith died in Los Angeles, California (November 2020).
- His brother John Daniels (III) died in Los Angeles, California (September 2017).
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