Born into a family of
musicians, Julian Mock has made music pretty much
all his life. His formal
study of classic guitar began at the ripe age
of two and a half, and by
the age of five he was performing with his
brother, sister, and
parents in a classic guitar quintet. Using their
west Texas home-base as a
jumping-off point, the Mock Family Guitarists
toured the eastern United
States and Europe, as well as Colombia and
Mexico, gigging and
busking to enthusiastic audiences in churches,
concert halls, circuses,
schools, and on street corners.
Julian supplemented his musical training with cornet as a teen, then
began concentrating on
electric guitar. His classical background served
him well as he moved into
rock and jazz. He became fascinated by the
intricacies, subtleties,
and interrelationships of all manner of sound
and and music, and much
of his subsequent work is based on a refined
mingling of styles and
techniques.
Julian has played in a wide range of ensembles, from heavy rock and
free form fusion, to
backing folk singers.
In 2002 Julian composed, produced, and recorded a 16-song CD entitled
"Sound Travels". Each
composition was designed to focus on and develop
a specific technique,
without sounding like an exercise. On this album
you will hear solo
acoustic guitar being strummed, hammered, picked,
pulled, muted, fingered,
tapped, and stroked to produce intricate,
unique, and delightful
melodies.
In addition to working on a variety of sound art and video collage
projects, Julian is
preparing to release his second album of compositions
for solo acoustic guitar.
The Mock Family
Classic Guitar Method
available by request
The Mock Family
Classic Guitar Method
available by request