| Julian Hamilton | |
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Julian Hamilton (left) and Kim Moyes (right) after a performance at the Folsom Street Fair in September 2008. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1976 |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Electro |
| Occupations | Lead singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Lead vocals Keyboard |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | The Presets |
Julian Thomas Hamilton (born 1976) is a singer, song-writer and keyboardist, who, with bandmate Kim Moyes, makes up successful Sydney electronica duo, The Presets.
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Hamilton attended St Andrew's Cathedral School and completed the HSC in 1994 before studying music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he met Kim Moyes.[1] Hamilton and Moyes were members of the band Prop before forming The Presets.[2] Julian has played for Silverchair (2001–2003) and The Dissociatives (2004). 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 and additional production, and also played keyboard and synth on many of the songs. He also co-wrote with Daniel Johns for the 2007 Silverchair album Young Modern, including the single "Straight Lines".
Hamilton lives in Sydney with his partner of many years, Janice Petersen, co-anchor of the SBS evening news. The couple have one child.[3]
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