David Cullen (musician)
Encyclopedia
David Thomas Cullen is a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, as well as a performer, composer and arranger of various styles of guitar music including classical, jazz and World Music
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at 15. From 1977 to 1981 he attended the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford
. Notable performances include a New York debut recital for the American Institute of Guitar’s International Guitar Festival in 1985, a Merkin Concert Hall
live broadcast for WNYC in 1988, and the 92nd Street Y
New York Guitar Festival
in 2004. He is an Artist in Residence
at Elizabethtown College
and teaches Jazz and Classical Guitar at Kutztown University and West Chester University.
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
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Biography
David Cullen began playing guitar at age seven. He joined a working rock band at 14 before taking up the Classical GuitarClassical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
at 15. From 1977 to 1981 he attended the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
. Notable performances include a New York debut recital for the American Institute of Guitar’s International Guitar Festival in 1985, a Merkin Concert Hall
Merkin Concert Hall
Merkin Concert Hall is a 449-seat concert hall in Manhattan, New York City. The hall, named in honor of Hermann and Ursula Merkin, is part of the Kaufman Center, a complex that includes the Lucy Moses School, a community arts school, and the Special Music School , a New York City public school for...
live broadcast for WNYC in 1988, and the 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, at the corner of E. 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Its full name is 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association...
New York Guitar Festival
New York Guitar Festival
The New York Guitar Festival is a music festival founded by radio host and author John Schaefer and musician, producer and curator David Spelman, who serves at the festival's Artistic Director...
in 2004. He is an Artist in Residence
Artist in residence
Artist-in-residence programs and other residency opportunities allow visiting artists to stay and work so that they may apply singular focus to their art practice....
at Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College is a small comprehensive college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. The school was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren...
and teaches Jazz and Classical Guitar at Kutztown University and West Chester University.
Equipment
- Robert Ruck Classical Guitar
- Hirade Classical Guitar
- Taylor 615 Acoustic Guitar
- Fender Stratocaster
Music and musical influences
- Folk Music: Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Joni MitchellJoni MitchellJoni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto... - Blues: BB King, Allman Brothers
- Rock: Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
, Wishbone AshWishbone AshWishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England... - Jazz: Ralph TownerRalph TownerRalph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...
, Wayne KrantzWayne KrantzWayne Krantz is an American jazz fusion guitarist. He has played with top artists such as Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, and others, but is most active as a solo performer.-Biography:... - World Music: Samite (musician)Samite (musician)Samite is the stage name for African musician Samite Mulondo. Originally from Uganda, Samite now lives in Ithaca, New York. He plays the flute and kalimba, a type of thumb piano....
, D'GaryD'GaryD'Gary is a Madagascan musician of Bara ethnicity. His primary instrument is the acoustic guitar.-Musical style:D'Gary's elaborate playing style is characterised by his use of alternative tunings...
Original work
- 2001 Indigo Blue (Solid Air Records)
- 2001 Classical Jazz (Solid Air Records)
- 2001 Holiday Guitar (Solid Air Records)
- 2002 Exploding Colors (Solid Air Records)
- 2002 In the Pocket (Solid Air Records)
- 2002 The Collection (Solid Air Records)
- 2003 Grateful Guitar (Solid Air Records)
- 2008 Guitar Travels (Solid Air Records)
Compilations
- 1997 Windham Hill Records Guitar Sampler (Various Artists) (Windham Hill Records)
- 2004 Henry Mancini: Pink GuitarHenry Mancini: Pink GuitarHenry Mancini: Pink Guitar is a compilation album of popular works by Henry Mancini, produced by James R. Jensen and released through Solid Air Records in 2004. Jensen asked guitar players on his record label to contribute some of their favorite compositions to the album...
(Various Artists) (Solid Air Records) - 2007 Woodsongs (Various Artists) (New Land Music)