Julian's Background
“ The World’s Youngest Drummer!”®
“ The World’s Youngest Inventor!”®

Playing the drums while sitting atop his father's lap since the age of three months, this rhythmic child began keeping a steady beat in his mother's womb! Now, just 5-years old, he plays a 22-piece custom drum set with 17 cymbals and a double kick. He plays rock, funk, fusion and jazz beats with his Vic Firth Signature Series sticks on ddrums, Sabian Cymbals and Sennheiser Microphones – all four companies having given him full artist endorsements! He also has an endorsement with Ful travel gear and prefers Remo drum skins. His favorite bands to rock to include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Chicago, TOTO, Rush, Earth, Wind & Fire, Journey, Parliament, Stephanie K and The Detroit Katz, Miles Davis and Santana.

Julian is considered a musical prodigy by many. Joe Billingslea, who founded THE CONTOURS, likens Julian to a "modern Stevie Wonder" and thinks the kid has "serious soul". He was offered a contract to be a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Drumline at age 15 months (the youngest member by 16 years!). Then, at 20 months, Julian recorded a CD, "Go Baby!", with legendary bassist Ralphe Armstrong. Trapper Jack, from Cleveland’s radio station, WDOK 102.1, broke the story and Julian has been shocking audiences ever since. Since then, he has received worldwide media coverage with more than 10,000 newspaper and magazine articles published about him.

He has also appeared on more than 100 Television and News shows, including "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Good Morning America", "The Maury Show", "Martha Stewart", "Inside Edition", "MSNBC", "WGN", "FOX News Dayside", "Good Company" and Japan’s #1 television show, "Amazing Stories", twice. He has also starred in a television show pilot, "Finding Julian’s Band"®, created by Rocky Seprino and had a documentary about him produced by Korea’s Seoul Broadcasting Systems.

He has performed live on numerous radio stations around the world and for many concert venues, including the legendary Whisky A Go-Go (the youngest ever to perform at this venue), House of Blues and Hard Rock Cafe. He has performed for the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs and at the Cleveland Grand Prix.

He has inspired a series of children’s books, produces his own healthy snack, Go-Baby Fruit Bars ™, has a signature pasta, "Julian’s Mac and Cheese", has a signature sushi roll "Julian’s Drum Roll" (found at Umi Sushi, Macomb, MI.), led to the formation of Harmonie Network (a national entertainment and music company), and influenced the launch of his own clothing line.
He invented and received a patent for "Abracadabra"® Stain Cover-up, now also making him "The World’s Youngest Inventor!"®. His SECOND invention, "Julian’s Drum Gloves" ™ is patent pending.

He has received numerous honors and awards, including "Maury’s Most Talented Kid" of 2009 on The Maury Show, "The 2007 Rock and Roll Lifetime Achievement Award", a Special Declaration of Tribute from the State of Michigan, and was named "A Shining Arab American Star" by the Lebanese American Heritage Club. He has been featured in "Ripley’s Believe it or Not", and was one of the performers in the "288 Hour Assembly Line Concert" that won a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for "The Longest Concert by Multiple Artists." He was named Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for 2009 and also serves as The Miracle League of Michigan’s Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for 2009-2010. He has also partnered with Life Ionizers™ to support Dr. Craig Oster’s fight against ALS.

Julian and his talent are being nurtured and supported by a tremendous group of instructors, including William Winfield, III (drums), Dom Famularo (drums), Ron Strnad (drums), George Dunn (drums), Dennis Sheridan (percussion), Francesco Cavallini (voice, guitar) and Ralphe Armstrong (bass guitar). He has a scholarship and takes Dance Lessons at Dancer’s Edge Studio in Macomb, MI. and attends University Liggett School, a private, college-preparatory day school that is Michigan's oldest coeducational, independent school.

Multi-award winning production company, WonderWorld Entertainment, signed the prodigy drummer to 13 episodes. Julian will star in and co-host the show, "All You Need Is Music", with Michael J. Powell (4-time Grammy Award winning producer). He will travel to major U.S. cities on a quest to find out about the birth and evolution of various types of music throughout the country.
Most recently, Motown music icons, The Contours with Joe Billingslea, best known for their 1962 hit "Do You Love Me," have added Julian to their group. Julian will be singing, dancing, drumming, and touring with members, Joe Billingslea, Charles Davis, Al Chisholm, Gary Grier and Odell Jones.
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