Background
The band included his father and his older brother, Michael Dorio of Trances Arc.
The band included his father and his older brother, Michael Dorio of Trances Arc.
University of Georgia.
A high school graduate of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta and a college graduate of the University of Georgia, Dorio currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. The Whigs was signed to their current record label, Dave Matthews" eclectic ATO, in 2006. He has been featured in Drum Magazine and Modern Drummer.
The Whigs were also invited to perform on the Late Show with David Letterman on January 28, 2008, and Late Night with Conan O"Brien on February 20, 2008.
In March 2007, Julian Dorio was awarded an Esky award for "Best Drummer" by Esquire magazine. He is currently touring with Eagles of Death Metal.
Dorio was playing with the Eagles of Death Metal at the Bataclan theatre in Paris during the terrorist attacks in November 2015. All band members survived the attacks.
He is a founding member of the rock band The Whigs and is currently a touring member of Eagles of Death Metal. Julian started drumming at the age of 6, as an original member of the Flying Dorios. Julian is the drummer for, and a founding member of, The Whigs, a garage rock band out of Athens, Georgia.
