Julian Lorian Prince is a multimedia art project by musician and producer Dmytro Volchanov. An experiment built around one question: where does the image end and the artist begin?
According to the project’s official lore, Lorian was born on November 8, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. His visual identity is crafted through digital tools — the music is written and produced by Volchanov, and sounds like something deeply human.
Debut single “Unreachable Star” and the latest release “Leave the World Behind” are available on all major streaming platforms. He doesn’t explain himself. We tried asking anyway.
In a rare, exclusive exchange, we stepped into Lorian’s cinematic universe to discuss his sudden arrival, the anatomy of his latest single, and the philosophy of observing the world from the outside. Here is what the enigmatic artist had to say.
Q: You came out of nowhere. No promo, no teaser, just a track at midnight. Why?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “Because announcing something is already controlling how people receive it. I didn’t want anyone to decide what it was before they heard it. Let the music come in first.”
Q: Let’s talk about “Unreachable Star.” Where did that song come from?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “From watching people. There are things people spend their whole lives reaching for — and the distance itself becomes the meaning. Get too close and the star disappears. Sometimes the gap is the whole point.”
Q: Your visuals — red carpets, black suits, camera flashes — look like someone who owns the room. But the music sounds like a 3 a.m. spiral. Is that tension intentional?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “That’s not tension. That’s accuracy. The world I observe is exactly that — polished on the outside, completely alone on the inside. I just don’t pretend one cancels out the other.”
Q: There’s almost nothing about you online before the debut. No digital footprint. Was that a choice?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “Or it’s just honesty. Most people have an archive of random moments they call a personality. I only have what I create deliberately. Maybe that makes me less real. Maybe more.”
Q: Your new track “Leave the World Behind” feels like a completely different side. “Unreachable Star” kept its distance — this one asks to come closer. What shifted?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “Nothing shifted. The first time I was describing what I see from the outside. The second time — what happens when the armor cracks. It’s not an evolution. It’s the other side of the same thing.”
Q: “Leave the World Behind” feels cinematic — like a specific scene is playing. Do you see it?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “Late evening. The city is loud outside. But inside — complete silence and happiness. Because when the right person is next to you, the “noise” stops existing. It’s not about leaving the world behind. It’s about finding the one person who becomes it.”
Q: “Press your beating heart right next to mine” — that’s very physical. Very close. For someone who usually keeps distance, that’s a lot.
Julian LORIAN Prince: “That’s exactly why it’s frightening. Distance doesn’t scare me — closeness does. When someone is close enough to see everything.”
Q: “I never knew I had so much to give / Until you showed me what it means to live.” Is that about a specific person?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “Yes. There is someone. But some things exist precisely because they stay out of the light. All you need to know is in the song.”
Q: You keep saying ‘observe’, ‘from the outside.’ Are you always watching?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “I exist exactly as much as what I make exists. No more, no less.”
Q: What’s next — album, live shows?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “Whatever moment needs to be captured next. I don’t plan forward. I document what’s already happened inside.”
Q: Last question. Are you real?
Julian LORIAN Prince: “That depends on what you call real. The music is real. Everything else is your call.”
