Julian Wharton is a composer, producer and audio engineer from East London. He cut his teeth in London's live music scene as a guitarist and songwriter for dream-pop band, Dios Mio. The band's music was featured on Made in Chelsea, NME, BBC Radio 1, XFM and more before eventually parting ways in 2017.
Since then Julian's work as a composer and producer has been featured in productions by Netflix, BBC, ITV, NBC, Channel 4, Sky, with syncs to TV shows including Love Island USA. He has also produced commercial work for brands such as Tag Heuer, Nintendo, Glenlivet and David Morris, as well as production music for SATV and BMG.
In February 2024, Julian composed the original score for the short film ‘Lessons’. This is his sixth original film score. Previously, he has scored narrative dramas which have been featured on Sky Arts and Channel 4.
In 2023, Julian wrote the original score to the live culinary event ‘Flavour & Some’ at Battersea Power Station with co-composer Stephanie Singer. He also produced original music for ‘Bodies Tilted’, a live experience commissioned by, and based on the music of, Christine & The Queens, at The South Bank’s Meltdown Festival.
Being a voracious podcast listener, Julian has written original scores for many long-form podcasts, including the chart-topping ‘Coffee & Flowers’, developed with and about acclaimed Grammy-Award winning band, The National. Most recently he scored the 12 episode podcast series ‘Techtonic’ for human rights charity, Article 19.
In addition to his work as a composer, Julian continues to make records and has worked with a range of artists, as a songwriter, producer and mix engineer.