David Thompson Cullen (born March 19, 1959) is an American guitarist,[1][2] composer, and arranger of various styles of guitar music, including classical, jazz, and world music.

Cullen began playing guitar at age seven.

He joined a rock band at 14 before taking up the classical guitar 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,[3] and the 92nd Street Y New York Guitar Festival in 2004.