Dirty Projectors & David Longstreth
Biography Dirty Projectors & David Longstreth
David Longstreth
is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer. He started the band Dirty Projectors, and is known for collaborations with Solange, Björk, Rihanna and others. In the last two years, he has scored films: the independent feature Love Me (2025) and A24’s The Legend of Ochi, slated for wide theatrical release on 28 February 2025. He co-wrote and produced “My Name” with Kara Jackson and Ayha Simone for RedHot’s TRANSA compilation (released in November 2024), as well as songs with Kate Bollinger, Blake Mills, and Vance Joy. He has selectively toured the US with his TBA-d/lo series of in-progress material. The most recent Dirty Projectors release is 5 EPs (2020), a series of interlocking EPs showcasing members of the band. Dirty Projectors are Felicia Douglass, Maia Friedman, Olga Bell, and David Longstreth.
s t a r g a z e
is a European orchestral collective of contemporary musicians, an ever-evolving project marrying modern composition with alternative attitudes and sounds, working in innumerable collaborations with renowned artists and locations, continually closing redundant gaps between classical and popular music. s t a r g a z e has worked in the past with Terry Riley, John Cale, Julia Holter, Lee Ranaldo, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, and many others.
André de Ridder
stylistic versatility from Baroque to contemporary music makes him a much in demand conductor. He founded s t a r g a z e in 2013 and has recorded works by Max Richter, Bryce Dessner, and Jonny Greenwood among many others. de Ridder initiated the recording of Terry Riley’s In C on the album Africa Express Presents: Mali, with Malian musicians, Damon Albarn, and Brian Eno.
