Julian Cubillos

Julian Vittorio Cubillos (born March 21, 1991)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist.

Julian Cubillos
Birth nameJulian Vittorio Cubillos
BornMarch 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Torrance, California
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2010–present
LabelsTiny Montgomery
Websitejuliancubillos.com

Early life

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.[2]

Career

In 2013, Cubillos traveled to New York City to participate in the 14th edition of the Red Bull Music Academy.[3][4]

In 2014, he released his third record, Evil, on New York-based record label Tiny Montgomery.[5]

Musical style

Cubillos' musical style has been described with a wide array of categorizations including "jazzy lo-fi," psychedelic, garage rock and electropop.[6][7][8] His recordings have been described as sounding "terrible."[9]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Youth (2010)
  • Grand Prize (2012)
  • Evil (2014)

Singles
  • I Explode the Bully with My Mind (2014)
  • Bon Courage (w/ Tom Csatari) (2014)
  • Scared (2016)

Production credits
  • Outro Waltz by Tom Csatari Band (2015)
  • Broken Now by East of Eden (2015)
  • BrandCore™ / Escarpments by Uncivilized (2016)[10]

References
  1. "Julian Vittorio Cubillos, Born 03/21/1991 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  2. McQueen, Jessica (November 17, 2011). "UCLA student Julian Cubillos to perform unplugged tonight in Fowler Out Loud concert". Daily Bruin.
  3. "Alumni - Red Bull Music Academy". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  4. Pinto, Carolina (March 17, 2015). "Musicos Latinos Se Instruyen en Nueva York". Sensible Reason.
  5. Sarafan, Greg (May 29, 2013). "Julian Cubillos "Evil" Record Release Show @ LPR 4/4/2015". El Diario NY.
  6. "Julian Cubillos + Levon Henry + Matthew "DEAN" Marsh + Joanna Sternberg + Tom Csatari Band". Time Out New York. March 26, 2015.
  7. Strauss (January 21, 2015). "Julian Cubillos - I Explode the Bully with My Mind". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  8. "Julian Cubillos : Red Bull Music Academy Radio". Red Bull Music Academy Radio. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  9. "Julian Cubillos' talent shines through his terrible recordings". The Deli NY. October 26, 2015.
  10. Gompers, Sjimon (March 18, 2016). "Week in Pop". Impose Magazine.
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