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The idea of letting a recording be a moment in time appealed to me. With digital recording, it's easy to create a perfect text of whatever song you have.

David Longstreth

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David Longstreth
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: December 17
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Southbury
Connecticut
Easy
Letting
Moments
Digital
Ideas
Create
Time
Whatever
Perfect
Moment
Appealed
Idea
Recording
Song
Text

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