Julian Cubillos
Julian Cubillos | |
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| Birth name | Julian Vittorio Cubillos |
| Born | March 21, 1991 (age 33) Torrance, California |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Tiny Montgomery |
| Website | juliancubillos |
Julian Vittorio Cubillos (born March 21, 1991)[2] is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Early life[edit]
Cubillos was born in Torrance, California. He began playing guitar at age 5 and studied jazz and ethnomusicology at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and UCLA.[3]
Career[edit]
In 2013, Cubillos traveled to New York City to participate in the 14th edition of the Red Bull Music Academy.[4][5]
In 2014, he released his third record, Evil, on New York-based record label Tiny Montgomery.[6]
Musical style[edit]
Cubillos' musical style has been described with a wide array of categorizations including "jazzy lo-fi," psychedelic, garage rock and electropop.[7][8][9] His recordings have been described as sounding "terrible."[10]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Youth (2010)
- Grand Prize (2012)
- Evil (2014)
Singles[edit]
- I Explode the Bully with My Mind (2014)
- Bon Courage (w/ Tom Csatari) (2014)
- Scared (2016)
Production credits[edit]
- Outro Waltz by Tom Csatari Band (2015)
- Broken Now by East of Eden (2015)
- BrandCore™ / Escarpments by Uncivilized (2016)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (October 30, 2015). "Review: Uncivilized Defies Conventionality in Concert". New York Times.
- ^ "Julian Vittorio Cubillos, Born 03/21/1991 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ McQueen, Jessica (November 17, 2011). "UCLA student Julian Cubillos to perform unplugged tonight in Fowler Out Loud concert". Daily Bruin.
- ^ "Alumni - Red Bull Music Academy". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ Pinto, Carolina (March 17, 2015). "Musicos Latinos Se Instruyen en Nueva York". Sensible Reason.
- ^ Sarafan, Greg (May 29, 2013). "Julian Cubillos "Evil" Record Release Show @ LPR 4/4/2015". El Diario NY.
- ^ "Julian Cubillos + Levon Henry + Matthew "DEAN" Marsh + Joanna Sternberg + Tom Csatari Band". Time Out New York. March 26, 2015.
- ^ Strauss (January 21, 2015). "Julian Cubillos - I Explode the Bully with My Mind". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ "Julian Cubillos : Red Bull Music Academy Radio". Red Bull Music Academy Radio. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Julian Cubillos' talent shines through his terrible recordings". The Deli NY. October 26, 2015.
- ^ Gompers, Sjimon (March 18, 2016). "Week in Pop". Impose Magazine.