David Hykes (born Taos, New Mexico, 1953) is the renowned founder of Harmonic Chant, a universal sacred music, and the Harmonic Presence work, a system of transforming musical and meditative spirituality. He is an award-winning composer, singer, and a principal pioneer in the modern harmonic, healing sounds and contemplative chant movements. He founded the universal sacred music called Harmonic Chant and The Harmonic Choir, considered the western world's pre-eminent overtone ensemble, in New York in 1975.