Julie Dorne Brown, better known as Downtown Julie Brown, is a British television personality and DJ. She is best known as the host of the groundbreaking music show Club MTV, which ran from 1987 until 1992. Julie Dorne Brown, better known as Downtown Julie Brown, is a British television personality and DJ. She is best known as the host of the groundbreaking music show Club MTV, which ran from 1987 until 1992.