Praise from Leanne Pooley
"Working with David is one of my favourite parts of the filmmaking process. Aside from the wonderful music he creates he is also extremely collaborative, reliable and quite simply one of the best human beings I know."
— Leanne Pooley
“Working with David is one of my favourite parts of the filmmaking process. Aside from the wonderful music he creates he is also extremely collaborative, reliable and quite simply one of the best human beings I know."
— Leanne Pooley
Praise from Sean MacDonald
“David’s work reminds me of the Japanese tradition of wabi-sabi — the practice of repairing a broken ceramic with veins of gold. He does this with his music. He deconstructs it and then rebuilds it in a way that is so beautiful and unique”.
— Sean MacDonald
“David’s work reminds me of the Japanese tradition of wabi-sabi — the practice of repairing a broken ceramic with veins of gold. He does this with his music. He deconstructs it and then rebuilds it in a way that is so beautiful and unique”.
— Sean MacDonald
Praise from Carla Van Zon
“David is a wonderful artist; a brilliant guitarist and an extraordinary composer.
As a collaborator with other artists, he is incomparable - kind, generous, brilliant, funny and honest. He crosses musical genres, playing the guitar for ensembles like The Mutton Birds and performing a Gavin Bryers work with classical music group Stroma, to composing music for choreographers such as Tupua Tigafua and Douglas Wright. He is a multi-talented artist whose music inspires and who is an absolute pleasure to work with. After almost 30 years of being both a presenter/producer and an audience member for David and his work, I think he is one of Aotearoa’s most exceptional artists.”
— Carla Van Zon
“David is a wonderful artist; a brilliant guitarist and an extraordinary composer.
As a collaborator with other artists, he is incomparable - kind, generous, brilliant, funny and honest. He crosses musical genres, playing the guitar for ensembles like The Mutton Birds and performing a Gavin Bryers work with classical music group Stroma, to composing music for choreographers such as Tupua Tigafua and Douglas Wright. He is a multi-talented artist whose music inspires and who is an absolute pleasure to work with. After almost 30 years of being both a presenter/producer and an audience member for David and his work, I think he is one of Aotearoa’s most exceptional artists.”
— Carla Van Zon
Praise from Stephen Gallagher
"I believe that there are two kinds of people in the world: Those that love David Long and those that have yet to meet him."
— Stephen Gallagher
"I believe that there are two kinds of people in the world: Those that love David Long and those that have yet to meet him."
— Stephen Gallagher
Praise from Salient Magazine
Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes described David as “one of my favourite guitarists in the world”
— Salient magazine.
Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes described David as “one of my favourite guitarists in the world”
— Salient Magazine