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'''David Kos "Music Man" Rolfe''', born November 23, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York, USA, is an artist who has written and performed songs for the English dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. He has a record label from [[wp:Warner Chappell Music|Warner/Chappell Production Music]], working as Director of Integrated Production for the advertising agency BBDO, and continues to make music as of 2022.
'''David Kos "Music Man" Rolfe''', born November 23, 1968, in Utah, USA, is an artist who has written and performed songs for the English dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. He has a record label from [[wp:Warner Chappell Music|Warner/Chappell Production Music]], and continues to make music as of 2022. As of 2023 Rolfe is a climate change activist.


Working under the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, he performed five English theme songs, namely [[Born to Be a Winner]], [[Believe in Me]], [[I Wanna Be a Hero]], [[This Dream]], and [[Unbeatable]]. He left the show after 4Kids Entertainment lost the license to dub the Pokémon anime. However, he and colleague [[John Siegler]] attempted to move to [[TAJ Productions]], the company that took over dubbing for the Pokémon anime. He currently lives in New York City with his wife Tiffany Rolfe and his two children.
Rolfe began his career as a record producer in 1997 by producing Brooklyn-based band "Burlap2Cashmere" for A&M Records, which won a Dove Award for "Best New Artist" and "Song Of The Year". He has scored for television shows for FOX Television, written themes for specials like NBC's "Tiger Wood's Story" and for shows like the massively successful kids' show "Pokémon", scored dozens of commercials for the likes of Diet Coke, Lincoln/Mercury, Downy, Jeep, Dodge, Doc Martens, Blockbuster, and Covergirl.


David Rolfe has garnered many content and innovation awards, due to his work with clients like AT&T, Burger King, GE, Bacardi, Lowe’s, Microsoft, Anheuser-Bush, VW, and MINI. He was the Entertainment Jury for the 2016 Cannes Lions Festival and has been sought as a speaker at local media and marketing forums.
Working under the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, he performed five English theme songs, namely [[Born to Be a Winner]], [[Believe in Me]], [[I Wanna Be a Hero]], [[This Dream]], and [[Unbeatable]]. He left the show after 4Kids Entertainment lost the license to dub the Pokémon anime. However, he and colleague [[John Siegler]] attempted to move to [[TAJ Productions]], the company that took over dubbing for the Pokémon anime. He currently lives in Utah, United States with his wife and has one child.
 
Outside of music, Rolfe is an avid reader of books on history, geopolitics, science and technology. In 2019, Rolfe become a climate change activist after reading a book called Speed and Scale by John Doerr.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1344944/ David Kos Rolfe at IMDb]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1344944/ David Kos Rolfe at IMDb]
* {{wp|David Rolfe (Singer)|David Rolfe on Wikipedia}}
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkosrolfe/ David Rolfe's LinkedIn]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkosrolfe/ David Rolfe's LinkedIn]


Revision as of 14:10, 6 June 2023

David Rolfe

David Kos "Music Man" Rolfe, born November 23, 1968, in Utah, USA, is an artist who has written and performed songs for the English dub of the Pokémon anime. He has a record label from Warner/Chappell Production Music, and continues to make music as of 2022. As of 2023 Rolfe is a climate change activist.

Rolfe began his career as a record producer in 1997 by producing Brooklyn-based band "Burlap2Cashmere" for A&M Records, which won a Dove Award for "Best New Artist" and "Song Of The Year". He has scored for television shows for FOX Television, written themes for specials like NBC's "Tiger Wood's Story" and for shows like the massively successful kids' show "Pokémon", scored dozens of commercials for the likes of Diet Coke, Lincoln/Mercury, Downy, Jeep, Dodge, Doc Martens, Blockbuster, and Covergirl.

Working under the 4Kids dub, he performed five English theme songs, namely Born to Be a Winner, Believe in Me, I Wanna Be a Hero, This Dream, and Unbeatable. He left the show after 4Kids Entertainment lost the license to dub the Pokémon anime. However, he and colleague John Siegler attempted to move to TAJ Productions, the company that took over dubbing for the Pokémon anime. He currently lives in Utah, United States with his wife and has one child.

Outside of music, Rolfe is an avid reader of books on history, geopolitics, science and technology. In 2019, Rolfe become a climate change activist after reading a book called Speed and Scale by John Doerr.

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