EXPERIENCE
1998 - 2004 - House Keyboard player for BLACK 2 BASIC afro/funk/latin jam sessions attracting world reknowned session players.
2001 - 2003 - Lead Jazz Piano Trio for KATE DIMBLEBEY in her theatre tours of UK and Australia and NZ and runs at Edinburgh Festivals.
2001 - Wrote and produced "SOUNDSONGS" an original theatre piece for Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
2003 - 2008 - Played and arranged for EMI Italy's artist "Z-STAR" (rock/soul/world) including two albums and numerous Italian and UK shows.
2004 - Was resident musician for 'SixOfOne' Theatre company including the music for the critcally acclaimed devised piece "SKINLESS" - a burlesque cabaret.
2005 - Collaborated with Indian classical musicians from THE ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION includings recordings and performances at London's Bloomsbury Theatre and Wembley Arena.
2005-2007 - Musical Director and Producer for UK folk/world artist Bev Lee Harling including Germany tours and "Impossible Human" EP.
2007 - Released self-produced debut album "My Precious Life" as singer/songwriter.
2008 - Began collaborating with Fred Portelli SONY selected remixer for the last 5 BEYONCE singles. Now doing string arrangements for his new album.
2008/2009 - Wrote the music for director Mal Woolford's short films "REDBLACK" and "ARK" electronic and piano based.
2008 - Produced the music for CHANNEL 4 one-off drama "Thinspiration" (Mediaeval vocal/string score)
2009 - Put together my own project as artist - "JULIAN AND THE SUPER FANTASTIC BAND" (world/folk) running a monthly residency in North London and completing "The Precious Sessions EP".
2009 - Began work producing new artist for SARM management.
Late 2009 - Currently working regularly for TREVOR HORN mainly on a "classical" sound ideas for artists.
2010 - Currently having sweaty rehearsals in my studio for a new band playing Cuban and Brazilian music.
- Seeking publishing and management.
- Arranging for and running Finchley Youth Jazz String Orchestra
AFFILIATIONS
Member of -
Musician's Union
PRS
PPL
GTC
EDUCATION
1st Class BA Hons in Music (jazz and world music) from Middlesex University 1999
GCSE and A-Level Music A grades
Piano - ABRSM Grade 8
TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT
MAC running LOGIC PRO 9
KONTAKT running LA Scoring Strings and PROJECT SAM Brass
BATTERY, RMX STYLUS, RMX Omnisphere.
Yamaha C1 Grand Piano with DAV BG1 pre and OKTAVA 319MOD matched pair.