Brian CullmanBrian Cullman is a writer and musician based in New York City. A three- time winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for writings on music, he is a regular contributor to The Paris Review. Cullman has written for Rolling Stone, Creem, The Village Voic, and Details. He produced the soundtrack to the documentary Gypsy Caravan, and scored Padre Nuestro, winner of the grand jury prize for best U.S. drama at the 2008 Sundance Festival. His CDs include Winter Clothes, The Opposite of Time, and All Fires the Fire. He is a founding member of Lisbon-based group Rua das Pretas, which he described as a United Nations of talents: "...samba players from Brazil; fado singers from Lisbon; bass players from the world of jazz; singers from Cape Verde; Ameri- cans like me who fell in love with the sea and the cool night air..." Read More Read Less