Complex sentence: Julian Wachner was born in 1969 in Hollywood, CA into a musical household--his mother, Mary Spire, was a pianist, and his former stepfather, Robert Cole, was a conductor.
Split into simpler sentences: Julian Wachner was born in 1969 in Hollywood, CA into a musical household. His mother, Mary Spire, was a pianist, and his former stepfather, Robert Cole, was a conductor.