Julian Hamilton

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Julian Hamilton
Born 1976
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genre(s) Electro
Occupation(s) Lead singer, songwriter
Instrument(s) Lead vocals
Keyboard
Years active 2001 - present
Associated acts The Presets

Julian Hamilton (born 1976) is one half of a Sydney electronica duo, The Presets. The other half of the group is Kim Moyes, who plays drums and keyboard. Julian does vocals and also plays keyboard. In the past Julian played for The Dissociatives (2004) and Silverchair (2001 - 2003). He attended St Andrew's Cathedral School and completed the HSC in 1994 before studying music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music . Hamilton worked with Australian group The Sleepy Jackson to record their 2006 album Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird he is credited for Orchestral Arrangements & Additional Production, he also played keyboard and synth on many of the songs. He also co-wrote songs with Daniel Johns for the 2007 Silverchair album Young Modern, including the single "Straight Lines".