When he returned to his native Los Angeles, he began managing a few local bands which lead him to the door of Carl Stubner, now President of Sanctuary Management Group, who took Curtin under his wing for 2 years. This lead to a road manager position on the HOARD festival working with Ricky Lee Jones. When the HOARD tour wrapped up Curtin returned to Los Angeles where a friend told him of a job opening with Pfeifer Music Partners. This lead to him to the first meeting with Brad Colerick who hired him immediately. Colerick had a hunch that the advertising industry was beginning to gravitate toward more authentic music made with artists that were making great records rather than composers emulating them. Curtin’s style and background were perfect for the marketing /producer position at Pfeifer.

Two years later Curtin branched off on his own and co-founded SubZero as a boutique music shop, and part of HUM Music + Sound Design, for exposing contemporary artists to the advertising world. He has produced music for some amazing ad campaigns including HP, Coors Light, Gatorade, Intel, Miller Beer, Vans and EA Sports. In his role as Chief Creative Officer of DeepMix, Dave initiates strategic alliances with record labels, music publishers, artists, composers and advertisers. He can be found in the DJ booth every Friday night at Hollywood hot spot, The Falcon, on Sunset Blvd or on the weekends at the beach with his wife, Kim, and future Pro Surfers & Rockstars, Cameron & Conner, ages 12 weeks and 2½ years.