Live Musician

Dave Francis

Dave Francis is an accomplished performer, arranger, composer, and teacher with extensive experience performing at weddings and private events. As one of Missoula’s sought-after guitar instructors, he spends his days helping musicians understand melody, rhythm, harmony, and the details that make a performance connect.

Dave also arranges popular music for publication, breaking songs down to their essential elements and rebuilding them for a single instrument. That skill makes him especially comfortable creating customized ceremony and cocktail-hour playlists, including thoughtful arrangements of songs that may not already exist in an acoustic format.

For Dave, the best part of a wedding is using music and careful planning to bring the moment together. He values the opportunity to share in celebrations that are personal, intimate, and meaningful.

Average number of Weddings and events a year:
Dave Francis, RMF wedding guitarist and live musician
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What are three things still left on your bucket list?

Visit the Karakoram. Compete in the Winfield (National) Fingerstyle Guitar Competition. Use the word winter as a verb to describe where I live during the darkest season.

Do you have any strange phobias?

Totally. Trypophobia (fear and disgust when viewing a pattern of holes).

What was the worst punishment you received at school?

Having my mom go to high school with me for a day.

What is the strangest talent you have?

Linking any actor to Kevin Bacon in less than four moves.

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time?

An eBay sports card store as a side hustle.

Can you play an instrument?

Yep! I play a couple.

What was your favorite toy as a kid?

The Fisher Price barn with a door that said, MOOOO!

What was your favorite TV show when growing up?

The Simpsons

Which storybook/cartoon character would you prefer to be?

Winnie the Pooh, or Inigo from Princess Bride.

Choose a movie title for the story of your life.

Where Did I Leave My Glasses?

At which store would you like to max-out your credit card?

Is saying Amazon like asking a genie for more wishes? Probably Caras Nursery in Missoula—I love watching landscapes develop.

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It was so important to us to have a professional and high quality dj for our wedding. We planned our wedding from a distance which meant we weren't able to meet with any of our vendors in person. We were so pleasantly surprised by the level of communication we received from RMF. It is clear that they are a well run business and we never doubted our decision. DJ Kaeden worked with us to play hard to find songs from our African family's request list and really helped us cultivate the intercultural wedding celebration we wanted. We highly recommend the RMF team!
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We hired RMF for our wedding at the end of August 2019. From the beginning they were impressive. They were quick to respond and were very helpful. They even got on a call with my husband to go over any questions we had and guided us when we didn’t know exactly what music we wanted for certain times. They played all of the songs we requested (we had a mixture of American and Mexican music) so they were very accommodating. On the day of the event the DJ was so good and did such a wonderful job of running the event from start to finish. All of the announcements and transitions from one thing to another we’re seamless. I would recommend RMF to anyone!!!
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