Name Julian Dorio Role Drummer | ||
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Born November 26, 1981 (age 42) Atlanta, Georgia ( 1981-11-26 ) Albums Enjoy the Company, Modern Creation, Mission Control, In the Dark, Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip Similar People Parker Gispert, Timothy Deaux, Hank Sullivant, Jesse Hughes, Josh Homme | ||
Eagles of Death Metal @ Vorst, Brussels, 25/2/2016
Julian Dorio (born November 26, 1981) is an American drummer. He is a founding member of the rock band The Whigs.
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Julian Dorio - Paris Attacks
Biography
Julian started drumming at the age of 6, as an original member of the Flying Dorios. The band included his father and his older brother, Michael Dorio of Trances Arc. A high school graduate of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta and a college graduate of the University of Georgia, Dorio currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Whigs was signed to their current record label, Dave Matthews' eclectic ATO, in 2006. He has been featured in Drum Magazine and Modern Drummer. The Whigs were also invited to perform on the Late Show with David Letterman on January 28, 2008, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 20, 2008.
Career
Julian is the drummer for, and a founding member of, The Whigs, a garage rock band out of Athens, Georgia.
In March 2007, Julian Dorio was awarded an Esky award for "Best Drummer" by Esquire magazine.
In the fall of 2015, Dorio briefly toured with Eagles of Death Metal. He was drumming for band at the Bataclan theatre in Paris during the terrorist attacks in November 2015. All band members survived the attacks.