About

David Bernabo is a musician, artist, and independent filmmaker. He performs in the bands Watererer and How Things Are Made. His film work documents western Pennsylvania food systems, climate change, the studio practices of composers and artists, and the histories of iconic arts institutions like the Mattress Factory. He is most noted for Moundsville, a documentary co-directed with former Wall Street Journal writer John W. Miller, which screened on PBS for three years, and the biographical documentary Just For The Record about avant-garde composer “Blue” Gene Tyranny.

Some of his work is preserved in the Mattress Factory Archives, UbuWeb, and The Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center.

He is a founding partner at Bright Archives. Previously, he worked at the Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Program, where he conducted oral histories and co-produced the Cut Pathways podcast. Prior to working at CMU, Bernabo developed videos for clients like PPG, Carnegie Museum of Art, and 412 Food Rescue and, previously, was the manager of the Senior Markets Business Analyst team at Highmark.

He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. When not working, you can find him making all the various things collected on this website.