Julian Mandrake

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.^[1]

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 band Brother Love as well as 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 Save The Fallen which was released in 2009.

In 2010 Julian rejoined Blue October as their lead guitarist.

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