Julian Mandrake (born
San Diego, CA) is a
guitarist from
Austin,
Texas best known for his work with the bands
Blue October,
Canvas, and Mothers Anthem.
Julian's career in rock music began in
Lubbock, Texas where he found his passion for music at a young age. Julian is most notably recognized for his work with the band
Canvas and with platinum recording artists,
Blue October. He played lead guitar in the band Canvas from 1999 until the band parted ways in 2006. That same year, Julian played guitar on Blue October's
Foiled tour, covering
Justin Furstenfeld's guitar parts while Justin was injured. Julian's guitar playing can be heard on Blue October's August 4, 2006
Lollapalooza performance, as well as their June 28, 2006 performance on
Jimmy Kimmel Live. He can be seen performing with Blue October during their 2006
VH1 sessions and he also played Blue October's first shows in
Europe,
Mexico and
Canada. Most notably, Julian performed with Blue October during their November 14, 2006 concert, opening for
The Rolling Stones. Prior to joining Canvas, he was the lead guitarist for the Teri Timms fronted rock band
Onyxx from Austin, Texas. Following the breakup of Canvas, Julian played guitar in
Joseph King's band which eventually became
Deadbeat Darling, as well as setting out to build a new band of his own. After several lineup and name changes, Julian's new band
Mothers Anthem made their live debut on June 15, 2007. The band recorded an album
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