Julia Holter
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Born | December 18, 1984 |
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Art pop, baroque pop, electronic, ambient, experimental |
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, she released her first studio album, Tragedy, in 2011. A second album, Ekstasis, followed in 2012. Holter also collaborates with other musicians including Nite Jewel, Linda Perhacs, and Michael Pisaro. After joining Domino Records in 2013, she released her third album, Loud City Song, to resounding critical acclaim. Her success has continued into her fourth album, Have You in My Wilderness, which was released in 2015.
She recently collaborated with the French Electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre on the song "These Creatures" on his latest album "Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise".
Biography
Holter grew up in Los Angeles and attended the Alexander Hamilton High School Academy of Music. After graduating from CalArts, where she studied composition,[1] Holter contributed songs to multiple compilation albums in 2008.[2] In 2010, she began playing with Linda Perhacs' band and released a CD-R titled Celebration and a collection of live recordings.[3]
Her debut studio album, Tragedy, was released in August 2011 on Leaving Records. Inspired by Euripides' Greek play Hippolytus,[4][5] the album received generally favorable reviews and was named one of NPR's "Best Outer Sound Albums Of 2011".[6]
Holter released a second album, Ekstasis, in March 2012 on the RVNG label. The album drew comparisons to works by such artists as Laurie Anderson, Julianna Barwick, Kate Bush, Joanna Newsom, Grouper, and Stereolab, and received many positive reviews.[7] Holter spent three years making the album, whose title comes from the Greek word meaning "outside of oneself."[8] The music video for album track "Moni Mon Amie", directed by Yelena Zhelezov, was also released in March.[9]
In addition to collaborating with other California-based musicians like Nite Jewel (Ramona Gonzalez), Holter released her third album, Loud City Song, in August 2013 on Domino Records.[3] Unlike her first two albums, which were recorded mostly alone in her bedroom, Holter recorded Loud City Song with an ensemble of musicians.[10]
In 2015, Holter released her fourth album Have You in My Wilderness, which became her most successful charting release to date. She also contributed to Ducktails' fifth studio album, St. Catherine, with her bandmates Chris Votek and Andrew Tholl.[11]
Holter is collaborating with Jean-Michel Jarre on a song for the second part of the Electronica double album, due to be released on July 18, 2016.[12]
Personal life
Holter was previously in a relationship with Real Estate guitarist and Ducktails frontman Matt Mondanile.[13] In 2015, she contributed to his Ducktails album, St. Catherine.
Discography
Album | Album details | Peak positions | Certification | ||||||
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US Heat | BE (Vl) [14] | BE (Wa) | CH | NL | NOR [15] |
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Tragedy |
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Ekstasis |
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49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Loud City Song |
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19 | 60 | 140 | 88 | 91 | 20 | 103 | |
Have You in My Wilderness |
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3 | 56 | 107 | – | 36 | – | 29 |
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External links
- Official website
- Live from NYC's Le Poisson Rouge on NPR
- Julia Holter Julia Holter (English)
- Julia Holter by Ben Vida Bomb
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