Julian Dorio

Julian Dorio
Ottawa, Canada. April 2010
Ottawa, Canada. April 2010
Background information
Born (1981-11-26) November 26, 1981 (age 42)
Atlanta, Georgia

Julian Dorio (born November 26, 1981) is an American drummer. He is a founding member of the rock band The Whigs.

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' 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.[citation needed]

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.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The 2007 Esky Music Awards: Best Drummer" Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, from Esquire Magazine, 26 June 2007.
  2. ^ EndPlay (13 November 2015). "Paris Attacks - Atlanta drummer Julian Dorio escapes theater..." Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.