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May 10th – Jullian James live at Dominion NY

Jullian — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:41:43 +0000

Happy to announce my upcoming show at Dominion NY on Thursday May 10th! Should be a great show with lots of love and laughs, so bring a friend. Live~

Jullian James
Live at Dominion NY
Thursday, May 10th
428 Lafayette NY 10003
Tix: $10 advance | $15 at the door
www.DominionNY.com | www.EverfinePresents.com

The Rising Hollywood

Jullian — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:28:50 +0000

Greetings! Check out my new interview on TheRisingHollywood.com Sharing~

http://www.therisinghollywood.com/2012/04/23/jullian-james-singer-songwriter-its-about-feelin-good/

Metaphorically Speaking

Jullian — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:39:27 +0000

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.” – Henry David Thoreau

I had always been a tad off beat, a little backwards reading most books, and articles from back to front to know the outcome before the cause. I wanted to feel safe in knowing that what I was spending my time reading, and learning was really worth my energy. I think it was a sort of safety mechanism. “What happens if I read this, and by the end what I have learned gets me nowhere?” “If I get nothing from this what was the point?” So after moving to New York City a year, and some months ago now, I have taken on more of an iridescent view on life, really seeing there is more than meets thee eye to the outcome of anything, and that there is more to be learned in the cause. I look back thinking how ignorant it really was of me to think of receiving an outcome before a cause, how could I really enjoy the fruits with out the labor anyway? It’s a sobering beauty, life and it’s lessons being able to get through the scrambled, the erratic, the deranged, and the delirious. Letting the dust settle to see, and most importantly feel the difference, and knowing the importance to its reason. What a relief huh? Discipline, and a little ingenuity pay off! Metaphorically speaking the outcome of the books we read we may not enjoy, we may not appreciate, and we may not agree with, but the cause from page one into the final chapter tell tale to how we arrived there, and that my friends is most important. When latter days come, and life does it’s circular motion it will always do the same synopsis will show it’s pages, and it is our job to not take our lessons in vein, but the second time around to make a rational, intelligent decision with ALL the information… And so life becomes an intuitive read… Metaphorically Speaking

NEW SINGLE – Its About Feelin Good

Jullian — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:32:34 +0000

Its HERE! So excited to share my new single with you cause “It’s About Feelin’ Good” NewMusic~ Joy~

Click here to listen: http://soundcloud.com/iamjullianjames/its-about-feelin-good
Click here to buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/GSHKwl

Lifestyle & Charity Mag

Jullian — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:54:50 +0000

Thanks to Lifestyle & Charity Magazine for the great feature! L+C~

Dragonflies

Jullian — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:52:21 +0000

Adapting to change with indescribable ease, reflecting multiple colors with changing angles of light. Capable of flight in all directions, up, down, left, right, forwards and backwards. The nature of the fly is that of a human to me. The dragonfly is so parallel with man that it’s spiritual meaning seem to be exactly what we all pray for on our own journeys to strength, and happiness. Have you ever found yourself caught in the path of the flies making way, floating fast with a slight bob in the air like the free spirit of a child? The presence of this leaves you captivated, like they know, they understand the will of living, and the rewards of a happy existence. I believe the world to be so powerful. Inspiration floating right in front of our faces, all we have to do is be willing to take a chance, and break through this mold, this barrier we have found so vital to our acceptance. Did you know the dragonfly does not beat their wings in unison like other insects do? Their front wings can be going up while their back wings are going down! I call it “living in between the beats of music; Being different.” We are so afraid to fly our own way in our own direction that we change ourselves to fly in others paths, because it’s safe, and it is “acceptable.” I find it ironic though, because we are all so enamored with the lives of those who don’t conform, who seem to flap their wings a little differently. We fall in love with them, we want to learn from them, take on their ways, and do the things they did to make them happy… But how does that fare, when everyone one of us is beautiful in our own right? We all carry beauty, we all have our own trinkets, our own special rhythm. We get so caught up in trying to be something what we are not personally, and spiritually, that in turn we literal lose ourselves, and forget truly what makes us as individuals, as “dragonflies” happy. I can not conform to someone I am not. I will work, and I will fight for what I believe. With my music I want to help people see it is ok to move to your own beat, and fly your own path. Oh how beautiful it would be to remain individuals, and enjoy the beauties of others. Because we are all Dragonflies~

A New Years Resolution

Jullian — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:56:30 +0000

The eve of this new year brings me great joy and excitement! I couldn’t have asked for a more fulfilling 2011. For this new year, my new years resolution… Is to just keep pushin’ forward and to stay on my steady path to great unconditional love, relationships, and success in my art! I feel beautiful things for myself, my loved ones, and the world. I feel 2011 has helped us shift, has helped lights shine, has cleared roads, made paths, has broken some of us down so intensely that our uphill climb may now begin. 2011 has enabled us to be a little less fearful of taking chances and moving outside the box. It has set us up strong! I believe we should all take strong consideration into what we pray for this year. What boils our blood or thins our tears? All of our yearning desires must be put into account because, for some reason, this year just feels so right, so plenty, so huge in such a lovely way… This is not a year for time. This is the time for a year… Amen~

In Between The Beat Of A City’s Tune

Jullian — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:25:10 +0000

Lifted brow to the sky, mild mood, hands held high. “Just give me a beat!” the old fashioned man said. Dressed from head to toe in everything but shirt to shoe cohesion, miss-matching with a bright pink top. Hat to boot, the man couldn’t be more content. All he wanted to do was sing, turning noise into music at every turn, his spirit was as energized as a young boy on Christmas morning awaiting the new family pet to show face from under the tree! This blind man made his way to what we call the city of dreams. To him it was music, the city of noise! At every corner, a new instrument, from the gallop of a horses hoof, to a dogs bark, to a taxi horn, all just enough to inspire a tune! A man most would call homely and unfortunate, on the contrary, he would say, “just consider me the lucky one. I have a gift. I hear sounds most never hear.” When asked to explain, he would reply, “have you been to the park in the village where the pigeons meet? It’s like an arrangement of bells and whistles, an ensemble of feathers, a living breathing orchestra! Or maybe under the streets where millions of feet scurry, shoes are clacking, people huffing to achieve their destinations while trains come to screaming halts. I hear subway vocalists resembling a chorus of sorts to these scurrying entities. Just give me a beat. Sight means no more to me than the excitement of your new sparkling shoe. My ears are my gratitude. The world is my symphony. I need not see what I hear so clearly…” You will find this miss-matched man dancing in the streets, a slanted grin to the left side of his face aimlessly scouring the city for the next big hit! A grateful man, we should say, a free spirit, an angel. How sweet to meet people that dance to different beats, that live and breathe in between the notes of life. How fortunate we are to experience these off-the-beat souls… Refreshing, I’d say. Grateful. I welcome you.

The Singing Dragon

Jullian — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:58:23 +0000

By chance, my producer, Nathanael Nicol, heard the charms of the magnificent man’s chords. Hearing this man, he immediately pulled out his voice memo recorder. In knowing me, he knew a special moment in time would be captured if he could get us both into the same room to do what we have done all our lives apart. Nathanael phoned me in the middle of a meeting with my manager on the Upper West Side. With a certain gratefulness to his voice he said, “Jullian, there’s something really special I want to share with you when you come in today, something we have been searching for this whole time!” Needless to say, I was very curious and thought to myself, “more magic? WOW!!!” I walked into Nightlife Studios a few hours later centered and ready for whatever news he had for me. On the contrary, it was never, ever what I could of imagined. He explained a little, pulled out his voice memo recorder, pressed play and my whole life instantaneously flashed before my eyes. His years, his pain, his knowledge, his passion flew like a cupids bow straight into my spirit. I dreamt of this man my whole life. I needed to be in his presence. I told Nathanael, “my life is about to change, please make this possible.” He responded by saying, “we’ll see buddy, I will do my best. It’s a very interesting situation. We already have the song. It’s complete, but this would take it to that magical place that we have been searching for.” A few days later, with time to brew on how to approach this amazing man with multiple names, Nathanael did it. He made it happen. I was about to experience something so important to my soul, something I truly needed to feel, something that would give me the strength to believe, and something that would just help me understand my sound. Honestly though, to just overall meet an angel was more than enough. What more could someone truly ask for? The morning of our meeting I shook, I was overwhelmed, I was scarce for words. I didn’t know how to feel or act. I didn’t know how to be. I was so grateful I couldn’t move… until I ran into him on the street. We were walking opposite directions. He was on his way to the studio barring a Yankees cap, an orange and black sweater, and a broken down cart carrying all the necessities to make a living down in the subway singing cover songs. It carried, from what I could tell, an old CD player, a big speaker, and an extra fluffy jacket. At first, I wasn’t sure exactly how to get his attention for he went by so many names, including Danny Smalls, Geechee Dan, The Singing Dragon, and The Subway Soul Singer so I just yelled out “DANNY SMALLS!” HAHA! He turned and smiled. I got the feeling it made him happy to hear his name. He has become such an internet success, he must carry around such a beautiful strength knowing people acknowledge this gift from God. I walked up and introduced myself. I felt like a child meeting his idol. All I could say was how grateful I was and what a blessing he was to me personally. I told him he was beautiful and that working with him on this tribute to Sam was more than I could have ever imagined. I’m pretty sure he was confused and didn’t understand why I was out of nowhere baring my soul, but I couldn’t help myself. Who could?… Boy oh boy, could The Dragon talk! He went on about this and that. Every word I soaked in. I asked him questions and was in awe of his responses. He had so much knowledge about the type of music I believed in, so much first hand experience with a lot of the artists that I look up to and most of them being from his time! He told me he talked to Michael Jackson coming out of the Apollo Theater when he was a part of the Jackson 5, a huge point in Michael’s career and in history. I guess they used to sing together backstage. He joked about how tall and big Michael’s afro was. He said, “It looked so heavy, I was surprised he wasn’t walking sideways.” He cracked himself up! Right before we made it up to the studio on 10th ave., he shared a dream with me. He said, “I would like to open for Aerosmith. Those guys make all the girls go crazy. They are so raw when they get on stage, they don’t give a damn about sounding pretty, they just lay it out,” and with that, we finally made it into the studio. When he first heard the tribute to Sam Cooke & his song “Bring It On Home To Me,” he was a little taken back and seemed a little hesitant. Then my producer said, “why don’t you guys just sing it together, see what happens, and remember nothing is written in stone.” Now there are times that you question fate. What is meant to be? Then there are times like these where there is no question, just blatant honesty and truth. Magic. When something happens that was always set to happen, there is a certain thickness in the air, a certain mood, and a certain “knowing” that goes on. It’s just “meant to be”. When we were done with our first round of soulful stature, Dragon said, “yahhh, I think I like it. It’s like an old Mississippi tune,” and from there he would just close his eyes, squeeze his brows together, and feel the music as if our voices were a drug circulating the room. We proceeded to make beautiful music in the booth together, laying our hearts out on that microphone like we were sharing the same exact story with the same meaning from two completely different worlds. He turned to me at one point, took his headphones off, and said, “oh it’s Aerosmith” and I started laughing, overwhelmed. I couldn’t believe he said that. I couldn’t believe this was happening. Nathanael captured this laugh on recording and said, “I’m keeping that in.” I thank this man. He has changed my life and he just doesn’t even know it. For the rest of my life, till the day I die, I know that I have met my idol and great gift of a man I call friend. When I asked him what he wanted to be called on the record, he said, “The Singing Dragon.” Thank you friend~

Please take a minute, and enjoy,
The Singing Dragon

The Summer of Soul

Jullian — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:36:25 +0000

I call this summer The Summer Of Soul. My team and I are cracking down on the album “From My Integrated Soul”. We are going into overdrive to write and produce the most soulful mixings of sound, lyric, and possible color for the album. We are staying true and bringing back old sounds from the 50s & 60s. Live musicians, a little big band, soulful stories, and a lot of feel good music! Stay Tuned!