Keishaun Julien

Keishaun Julien is a steelpan musician that hails from the island of Tobago and has traveled throughout the world sharing his talent. Keishaun has established his brand as a steelpan entertainer and digital entrepreneur and is currently the 2021 NLCB PanoGrama winner. Keishaun was introduced to the steelpan in the year 4 1/2 years old; however, his journey as a professional steelpan musician began at the age of 10 while being a member of the Our Boys Steel Orchestra. During his early years at Our Boys, he was mentored by Leeandro Noray who was responsible for harnessing his improvisational abilities on the instrument. Keishaun went on to partake in several competitions during his early years as a soloist including National Junior Steelband Music Festival, Baker’s Scouting for Talent and Children’s, Showcase just to name a few. After placing 4th in 2020 PanoGrama competition, Keishaun returned in 2021 capturing the top spot defeating pannists from all over the world.
Apart from performing locally, Keishaun enjoys traveling and sharing his talent on the National Instrument with the world. Mr. Julien has represented Trinidad and Tobago in countries such as Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico, Japan, and the United States to name a few. Keishaun also has an international reach via his Youtube channel which has approximately 16,000 subscribers and over 3 million cumulative views on his steelpan covers. His ability to create a such stable Youtube fanbase is something that very few steelpan musicians have been able to accomplish. In 2019, Keishaun graduated from the University of the West Indies with a BA in Musical Arts and went on to co-arrange for Alpha Pan Pioneers for the 2020 Panorama Competition. Apart from performing and arranging, Keishaun also offers online steelpan lessons and has an international student reach. Some of Keishaun’s musical influences within the steelpan fraternity include Duvone Stewart, Ken “Professor” Philmore, Liam Teague and Len “Boogsie” Sharpe to name a few.