- Born
- Birth nameDavid Thomas Tough
- Dave Tough was born on June 30, 1976 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. He is a writer and composer, known for Observe and Report (2009), Stuber (2019) and Noelle (2019).
- In 2014, Xavier & Ophelia (a duo with Dave Tough as producer-writer) wrote, produced and donated a song ("The ABC Song") for the Early Childhood & Family Development Community Partnership of the Ozarks, for their educational CD to distribute to all kindergarten-age children across Southwest Missouri.
- In December, 2014, Dave Tough recorded Dan Hagen, Leland Sklar, Bob Harsen and Sallycat at Ocean Way Nashville, for the The SallyCat Music Empowerment Project, a musical fundraiser for women's issues, that include obesity and breast cancer.
- In 2014, Dave Tough wrote and produced three songs, and donated them to the Songs of Love Foundation, Forest Hills, New York. The Songs of Love Foundation is a national, nonprofit organization, that creates free, personalized, original songs to uplift children and teens facing tough medical, physical or emotional challenges.
- In 2016, Dave Tough underwent a successful heart transplant at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Dave Tough wrote a chapter entitled "Virtual Bands: Recording Music Under the Big Top" for "The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality." The book was edited by Sheila Whitely and Shara Rambarran.
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