David Longstreth

David Longstreth (born December 17, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Dirty Projectors, whom he has fronted since 2002 and with whom he has recorded ten studio albums.

In addition to his work with Dirty Projectors, Longstreth composed the score to the 2025 fantasy adventure film, The Legend of Ochi, directed by Isaiah Saxon and released by A24. He has collaborated with Solange, Bombino, Björk, and Joanna Newsom amongst others, and co-wrote the 2015 single, "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney.

Biography Longstreth was born in Southbury, Connecticut. Longstreth attended Yale University and majored in music shortly before dropping out halfway through his second 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." 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. That same year, he composed a classical composition called "Michael Jordan". It was composed for New York group Ensemble LPR. He also contributed to the orchestral arrangement for the song "Time, As a Symptom" on the album Divers by American musician Joanna Newsom. In 2016, he produced the album Azel by Nigerien musician Bombino and collaborated on the Solange release, A Seat at the Table.

In January 2025, he released a David Berman covers EP.

Personal life Longstreth is the younger brother of American painter, musician, and internet radio personality Jake Longstreth.