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Q1. Where are you from?
New York, USA
Q2. Musical influences?
’70s Funk, ’80s Soul
Q3. What’s your song writing process?
My writing process is pure stream of consciousness. The creative stream may start anytime anywhere. Sometimes I head sounds or entire music pieces playing in my head, later on I go to a recording studio and record the musical stream, sometimes playing all the instruments by myself.
Q4. Most bizarre gig experience?
Performing at the Jimi Hendrix Tribute night 2005 at ADM Club in Tokyo without knowing the set list! I was performing with an 8 piece band and my main instrument was a soprano electric guitar, everybody were dressed in the Woodstock Festival hyppie style except me!
Q5. If you could share the stage with anyone, who would it be and why?
Bootsy Collins! My main instrument is bass guitar, and Bootsy is the king of bass funk!!!
In their own words
Julyo is an award winning music producer/film scoring composer and DJ, his music has been featured worldwide on national TV channels (NBC, T&M Japan, O3 Austria, etc.) and some of his instrumental music pieces are currently used by Coca Cola, Calvin Klein and D&G.
Julyo has performed worldwide with international acts and collaborated with historical artists like Mark Mangold ( Cher, Mark Bolton ), Laurence Gartel ( Andy Wharol, Nam June Paik ), Posh!, The Prince and D&G Fashion.
Currently he has performed on RTE One on the Tubridy Tonight Show and is the resident DJ at the Village Club for the King Kong Club nights.
Julyo is the founder and owner of indie label GD Seventy Eight Music Inc., and the pioneer of the ‘colour – sound’ technology known as ‘photosonic guitar’.