David Longstreth

David Longstreth
David Longstreth (2008)
Background information
Born (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981
Southbury, Connecticut[1]
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2001-present
Labels Domino
Associated acts Dirty Projectors

David Longstreth (born 17 December 1981) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and guitarist for the band Dirty Projectors.[3]

Biography

Longstreth was born in Southbury, Connecticut. Longstreth attended Yale University and majored in music shortly before dropping out halfway through his sophomore year. He stated that "he rarely ventured out of his dorm room. He found himself completely absorbed in making his own music, though there wasn’t really anyone to play it for."[4] After dropping out, he moved in with his brother in Portland, Oregon and worked on his first album The Graceful Fallen Mango, which he released in 2002.[4] Shortly after completing the album, Longstreth returned to Yale to finish his degree and began making music under the Dirty Projectors title. He proceeded to record multiple records under the name during his time at Yale.[4]

In 2015, he contributed to "FourFiveSeconds", a collaborative song by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney.[5] That same year, he composed classical composition called "Michael Jordan". It was composed for New York group Ensemble LPR.[6] He also contributed to the orchestral arrangement for the song "Time, As a Symptom" on the album Divers by American musician Joanna Newsom.[7] In 2016, he produced the album Azel by Nigerien musician Bombino and collaborated on the Solange release, A Seat at the Table.

References

  1. ↑ Lindgren, Hugo (8 November 2009). "Brooklyn Calling". New York. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Paul (9 June 2009). "Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vintage Cafe: Dirty Projectors". NPR. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Brooklyn's Sonic Boom - Why Dirty Projectors Is One of the Most Risk-Taking Groups of All Time
  5. ↑ Khomami, Nadia (3 February 2015). "Kanye West, Rihanna and Paul McCartney debut new video 'Fourfiveseconds' – watch". NME. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Beauchemin, Molly (12 March 2015). "Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth Composes Classical Work Called "Michael Jordan" For Ensemble LPR". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Joanna Newsom on plunging deep into history for 'Divers' games first new album in five years
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