Julian Hamilton

Julian Thomas Hamilton (born September 1976) is a singer-songwriter and keyboardist, who, with band mate Kim Moyes, formed the electronica duo, The Presets in 2003. They have issued three studio albums, Beams (September 2005), Apocalypso (April 2008), and Pacifica (September 2012). Both were previously members of another electronic group, Prop, which released two albums, Small Craft Rough Sea (2001) and Cook Cut Damage Destroy (early 2003). Hamilton has also worked as a session and touring member of Silverchair (2001–2003) and The Dissociatives (2004). At the APRA Music Awards of 2008 Hamilton and Daniel Johns (of Silverchair) won Song of the Year and Most Played Australian Work for Silverchair's single, "Straight Lines". In 2009 Hamilton and Moyes won Songwriters of the Year for their work on Apocalypso for The Presets.

Biography

Julian Thomas Hamilton, was born in September 1976 and grew up in Sydney. He attended St Andrew's Cathedral School, where he sang in the associated Cathedral Choir. He completed his Higher School Certificate in 1994.

The Presets

The Presets are an electronic music duo consisting of Australian musicians Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs (Blow Up, Girl and the Sea) in advance of their debut album, Beams, released in 2005 to positive critical response. After two years of touring, including as the Australian support for Daft Punk, the band's 2008 release, Apocalypso, debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, and went on to win six awards at ARIA Awards 2008, including Album of the Year.

In 2009 Hamilton and Moyes won an APRA Award for Songwriters of the Year and another ARIA Award, this time for Best Dance Release for "Talk Like That". They released their third album, Pacifica, in Australia in September 2012. It reached No. 3 the ARIA Albums Chart. The Presets are known for their dynamic live show, with one reviewer describing their performance at Coachella 2011 as "unequivocally the best live set I’ve ever witnessed in my entire life."

Hamilton

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Julian

Julian is a common male given name in Austria, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France (as Julien), Italy (as Giuliano), Spain, Latin America (as Julián in Spanish and Juliano or Julião in Portuguese) and elsewhere.

The name literally means, in Latin, "belonging to Julius", hence its use for the Julian calendar introduced by Julius Caesar. Some families have taken it as a female name, possibly due to the influence of the French feminine form, Julienne. Juliana is the feminine form of this name in the Portuguese and the Spanish languages, and Giuliana is its Italian version.

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Some variations of the name are:

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Notable people named Julian/Julien include:

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Kris Menace

Kris Menace (born Christoph Hoeffel) is an electronic musician and music producer.

History

Christophe Hoeffel began to work as a producer and writer in the mid 1990s for different projects and started using the pseudonym "Kris Menace" in 2005.

Menace's debut single (in collaboration with his friend Lifelike), "Discopolis", was released on Alan Braxe's label Vulture Music in 2005 and was one of the most anticipated house tracks and an Ibiza anthem within the same year. "Discopolis" was later picked up by Defected Records and re-released with various remixes (Kerri Chandler etc..) and a video directed by Seb Janiak.

Menace later formed his label "Compuphonic" and continued to release singles under its imprint. In 2006, his track "Jupiter" became one of the most downloaded tracks on the electronic music download platform Beatport. In 2006, Kris also started DJing with Alan Braxe, who was part of "Stardust" with Thomas Bangalter from Daft Punk, and together they released the single "Lumberjack" in June 2007 on Vulture Music.