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Chris Julian Irwin (born November 12, 1957), known professionally as Chris Julian', is an American foley artist and foley mixer. Julian earned a personal Emmy® Award for Best Sound for his contribution as foley artist and foley mixer to the film, "Flight 93", which received 8 additional Emmy® Nominations and a win for Best Sound from the Cinema Audio Society. Julian's work as foley artist and foley mixer was also nominated for a Best Sound Emmy® for the film, "Faith Of My Fathers" (The John McCain Story). Julian has performed and mixed foley on 120+ films, TV shows and games, and received a Maverick Film Awards nomination for Best Sound. Julian's training and background prior to post sound (as owner of ImaginePost.com) and foley was as music producer, engineer, songwriter, NYC and LA studio owner.

Calliope Productions
In 1984, Julian, with partners Fortunato Procopio and Joe Teig, founded Calliope Productions, a New York City based production company. The studio became the center for the East Coast hip hop movement known as the "Native Tongues." Julian collaborated with hip hop artists such as De La Soul, Biz Markie, Naughty by Nature, Deee-lite, Tribe Called Quest, 3rd Bass, and P.M. Dawn, "forging a new African American roots awareness, and a progressive, brainy, 'hippy' sensibility within the hip hop community." As producer, composer, engineer, writer, and instrumentalist, Julian's work spanned several genres as he collaborated with celebrities Don Was, Manny Marroquin, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel, Chaka Khan, David Bowie, Isaac Hayes, Vanessa Williams, and David Crosby. Julian, his partners and Calliope earned 23 Gold® and 5 Platinum® records. Calliope closed its doors in 1994.

Grammy Award nominations
Julian's collaborations in the record industry have merited his clients 4 Grammy Nominations:
 * 1) Queen Latifah - Best Rap Performance, “All Hail the Queen" from the album, All Hail the Queen
 * 2) Queen Latifah - Best Rap Performance, “Nature of a Sista" from the album, Nature Of A Sista
 * 3) De La Soul - Best Rap Performance, “Me, Myself, & I” from the album, 3 Feet High & Rising
 * 4) Penelope Spheeris - Best Music Video, “That’s It” from album, Lifers Group World Tour Rahway Prison

BANG Music
During these same years in Manhattan, Julian was the co-owner and co-founder of BANG Music, a youth oriented commercial music production company. BANG, still operating today, continues with their original brash moniker, "We’re the commercial music company that doesn’t do commercial music." At BANG, Julian and his colleagues wrote and produced commercials for Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mercedes Benz, Anheuser-Busch, Ford, Burger King, The American Cancer Society, Procter & Gamble, Sony, and other national sponsors.