David Bryson (born October 5, 1961) is a guitarist and vocalist for Counting Crows. He was a student of guitarist Joe Satriani. Prior to forming Counting Crows with Adam Duritz, he produced recordings by Duritz and his band, The Himalayans, from San Francisco, California and owned Dancing Dog Studios where most of Bay Area's late 80s and 90s punk albums were recorded. He formed Counting Crows with Duritz in San Francisco in 1991.