What is David Usher?
{{Orphan|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist |Name = David Usher |Img = David Usher 2012.jpg |Img_capt = Usher in May 2012 |Img_size = 275px |Landscape = |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = |Alias = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|04|24}} |birth_place = [[Oxford]], [[England]] |Origin = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] |death_date = |Death_place = |Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[pop rock]] |Instrument = [[singing|Vocals]] |Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]] |Years_active = 1992–''present'' |Label = [[MapleMusic Recordings]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] |Associated_acts = [[Moist (Canadian band)|Moist]] |URL = [http://www.davidusher.com/ Official website] }} '''David Usher''' (born April 24, 1966) is an British-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[rock music|rock]] [[singer-songwriter]]. He is the lead singer of the [[alternative rock]] band [[Moist (Canadian band)|Moist]]. Usher was born in [[Oxford]], [[England]]. He lived in many different places such as [[Malaysia]], [[New York City]], [[California]] and [[Thailand]] before his family decided to finally settle in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]]. Usher attended high school at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute and he attended [[Simon Fraser University]] in [[Burnaby]], [[British Columbia]]. He majored in [[political science]]. While attending Simon Fraser, Usher formed Moist with guitarist Mark Makowy and keyboardist Kevin Young.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-usher-mn0000226282/biography|access-date=2015-03-04|title=David Usher - Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Usher is also a [[Humanism|humanist]], and he has been involved in causes like [[War Child|War Child Canada]], [[White Ribbon Campaign]] and [[Amnesty International]]. He was featured in the 2001 [[MuchMusic]] special ''Musicians in the WarZone'', a humanitarian documentary which was produced by War Child Canada and was directed by filmmaker Liz Marshall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lizmars.com/film/musicians-in-the-warzone/|