About Julian D.

  

Teaching Since:                      2007

 

Julian Teaches:                      Children ages 4-12

                                               Children ages 12-18

                                               Adults

                                           

 

Where Julian Teaches:          Will travel within 55 miles of San Francisco

                                                                                            

                                              

 

 

 

Overview

 

Hello! I am a young musician, who is passionate about playing and teaching. I am a motivated teacher and an experienced musician. All styles, and ages, are welcome and encouraged.

Experience (include years, e.g. 2008-2012)Billy Boy on Poison (Band), Los Angeles, CA 2006-2009
Bass Player 
• Signed to successful actor Keifer Sutherland’s label Ironworks
• Played venues throughout Hollywood regularly (The Roxy, The Key Club, Whiskey A-Go Go…)
• Toured the southern U.S. and Las Vegas, opening for Stone Temple Pilots
• Recorded and released album “Drama Junkie Queen” (2009), which released at major record stores such as Best Buy and Amoeba Music

 

Experience

 

Musician, San Francisco, CA 2009-Present
• Perform regularly in Bay area (occasionally Los Angeles) as jazz musician for weddings, parties, corporate and club gigs with other jazz musicians 
• At SFSU was member of the University Choir, Jazz Combos, the Afro-Cuban Ensemble, and the SFSU Orchestra
• Bassist/Singer/Keys/Songwriter in rock group “O”; play venues such as The Independent, The Chapel, Slim’s, New Parish, Rickshaw Stop, Boom Boom Room, Brick N’ Mortar, etc
• Several blogs have been written about “Black Cobra Vipers” band, including one in SFDELI.com for San Francisco band of the month and top 5 emerging bands in bay area in 2014
• Bassist/Singer/Songwriter alternative/hip hop group “Nova Noir” and Bass player on pop rock band “Beggar’s Who Give” first album 
• Music Producer and sound engineer
• Singer/Songrwriter in group Paisano
• Recording Engineer @ Lava Rat studio

Education (include years, e.g. 2008-2012)San Francisco State University 2009-2013
• Music Major (Jazz Performance-Double Bass Emphasis)
• 3.5 GPA

 

Education

 

Cleveland High School Graduated 2009
• Humanities Magnet 
• Honor roll graduate
• Voted class activist 

 

Additional Information/Awards

 

• Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish
• Strong work ethics/good team worker
• Very Organized
• Tree People volunteer (http://www.treepeople.org/)
• “Earth Bound” - co-founded High School environmental club 
• 2012 Presidential Elections phone bank volunteer 
• Organized a Non-Profit/ Benefit show in venue in Los Angeles with my band and other local bands to help raise money for a good friend who was hit by a car and became paraplegic 
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