CMA Fest 2023 — Maui Jim Reverb Stage

David J's CMA Fest 2023 performance on the Maui Jim Reverb Stage came in the middle of his Sony Music Nashville launch year. CMA Fest is the genre's largest fan-facing festival, and the Reverb Stage slot put him in front of the country audience most likely to convert into long-term listeners.

The set leaned into the catalog: 'Before You,' 'Lost My Heartbreak,' and the live arrangements that anchor his current touring show. CMA Fest remains a recurring reference point in David J's press coverage as a marker of his arrival as a country-pop artist signed to Nashville's major-label system.