Julia Holter

Julia Holter
Julia Holter at Haldern Pop 2013
Background information
Born	(1984-12-08) December 8, 1984 (age 32)
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Art pop baroque pop electronic ambient experimental indie pop dream pop
Occupation(s)	composer, musician
Instruments	Vocals, keyboard, organ, harpsichord, drums
Years active	2006 – present
Labels	Leaving, RVNG, Domino (current)
Associated acts	Nite Jewel, Linda Perhacs
Website	http://juliashammasholter.com/

Julia Shammas Holter (born 18 December, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and artist, based in Los Angeles. A CalArts graduate, Holter released her first studio album, Tragedy, in 2011. A second album, Ekstasis, followed in 2012. After joining Domino Records in 2013, she released her third album, Loud City Song. Her fourth album, Have You in My Wilderness, was released in 2015.

Holter has also collaborated with other musicians, including Nite Jewel, Ducktails, Linda Perhacs, Michael Pisaro and Jean-Michel Jarre.

Holter was born in Milwaukee, WI. At age six her family moved to Los Angeles, where she later attended the Alexander Hamilton High School Academy of Music. She studied music at The University of Michigan for four years, graduating with a degree in composition. After seeing Michael Pisaro perform an avant-garde composition in Michigan, she was inspired to study with him at CalArts, where she graduated from another composition program. Holter contributed songs to multiple compilation albums in 2008. In 2010, she began playing with Linda Perhacs' band and released a CD-R titled Celebration and a collection of live recordings.

Her debut studio album, Tragedy, was released in August 2011 on Leaving Records. Inspired by Euripides' Greek play Hippolytus, the album received generally favorable reviews and was named one of NPR's "Best Outer Sound Albums Of 2011".