Biography
Spanish musician and producer (Madrid 1979). “Degree of Bachelor of arts (music) with Honours at LIPA (Liverpool Institute for performing arts)”. Julián has recorded and played live with: Malú (2002-2024), Juan Carlos Calderón, Arijit Singh, Diana Navarro, Pastora Soler, Canteca de Macao, María Carrasco, Pepe Habichuela, Los Chocolatinos, María de la Flor, Valeria Castro, Sheila Blanco, Patricia González etc…
He has also produced music advertising, theater and tv shows and has arranged, recorded and produced many albums (Ethnómada, A tu vera, Amaury Muro, Ermanno Panta, Holidays in the sun, El Combo Batanga etc…)
His first solo album was released as part of Madrid’s jazz festival in October 2023. He has also performed at Recoletos Jazz, Café Central Madrid, Canary Islands tour…
“Julián Olivares is a musician with extensive artistic experience. He masters traditional and roots music styles as well as modern and advanced ones. Among his interests is fusion music such as jazz, bossa nova, Cuban son, flamenco, etc. His goal is to communicate and express the emotion, passion and power of Spanish and latin music and the interaction with other sounds from world music.”
Musical formation: Classical music and guitar at Real Musical, modern music at Emc, Degree of Bachelor of arts (music) with Honours de LIPA (Liverpool Institute for performing arts).
Guitar training: Alfredo Capriles, Ricardo Modrego, Josep Salvador, Gary Boyle, Guillermo Pompa, Enrique Vargas.
Composition and arrangement: Miguel Blanco, Ian Gardiner, Paul Mitchell Davidson.
Live: Gloria Mazzantti, Sweetmonk, Malú (2002-2022), Juan Carlos Calderón, Descemer Bueno, Arijit Singh and the world musicians (Sudáfrica e India, 2017), Diana Navarro, Canteca de Macao, Pepe Habichuela, Joe Bataan, Anthony Ocaña, Adriana la Pimienta, Gaudea, Hijas del Sol, Los Chocolatinos (2005-2021), El Chúngaro & MDMB, Arita Mitteenn, Habana Abierta, Olivares trío (Madou Sidiki Diabate), Picadillo, La Camaradería, Ethnómada, El Combo Batanga, Roko, María de la Flor, Valeria Castro, Sheila Blanco, Patricia González, Zenit.
Studio: Malú, Juan Carlos Calderón, Canteca de Macao, Descemer Bueno, Chiki Lora, Maria Carrasco, Gaudea, Amesmalúa, Chabola Vip, Juan Peña, Manolín el médico de la salsa, Jose de Lucía, Enriquito, Henning Fuchs.
Production: Sound track for Ruta Quetzal 2006-2013, jingles and music for tv (Ministerio de sanidad, Multiópticas, Entre mundos, Tele 5, Línea directa, Kauki, Vodafone…), Facebook sound collection, Amaury Muro (“Mil formas de estar”), A tu vera (“De oeste a Este”), Ermanno Panta (“Isla Musa”), Ethnómada (Keseredes), H.I.T.S. (Hotel. India. Siesta. Talgo.)