Julia Holter

Julia Holter
Julia Holter at Haldern Pop 2013
Background information
Born (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres
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 December 18, 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, Laurel Halo, Ducktails, Linda Perhacs, Michael Pisaro and Jean-Michel Jarre.

Biography

Holter was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At age six her family moved to Los Angeles, where she later attended the Alexander Hamilton High School. She studied music at The University of Michigan for four years, graduating with a degree in composition.[1] 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.[1][2] Holter contributed songs to multiple compilation albums in 2008.[3] In 2010, she began playing with Linda Perhacs' band and released a CD-R titled Celebration and a collection of live recordings.[4]

Her debut studio album, Tragedy, was released in August 2011 on Leaving Records. Inspired by Euripides' Greek play Hippolytus,[5][6] the album received generally favorable reviews and was named one of NPR's "Best Outer Sound Albums Of 2011".[7]

Holter released a second album, Ekstasis, in March 2012 on the RVNG Intl. 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.[8] Holter spent three years making the album, whose title comes from the Greek word meaning "outside of oneself."[9] The music video for album track "Moni Mon Amie", directed by Yelena Zhelezov, was also released in March.[10]

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.[4] Unlike her first two albums, which were recorded mostly alone in her bedroom, Holter recorded Loud City Song with an ensemble of musicians.[11]

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.[12]

Holter collaborated with Jean-Michel Jarre on a song for the second part of the Electronica double album, released on July 18, 2016.[13]

In November 2016, she curated her own program during the tenth anniversary edition of Le Guess Who? Festival in Utrecht. This program included performances by Laurel Halo, Josephine Foster, Maya Dunietz, Jessica Moss and other artists.

In September 2017, she performed a world premier of her scoring of the 1928 silent French film The Passion of Joan of Arc on September 29 at the FIGat7th in downtown Los Angeles.[14]

Personal life

Holter was previously in a relationship with former Real Estate guitarist and Ducktails frontman Matt Mondanile.[15] In 2015, she contributed to his Ducktails album, St. Catherine. On October 24, 2017, after the emergence of allegations regarding Mondanile's inappropriate conduct towards multiple women, Holter shared her own past experience with Mondanile, calling him "emotionally abusive to the point where I had to have a lawyer intervene and was afraid for my life."[16] After the allegations surfaced, Mondanile left Real Estate to focus on solo work. [17]

Discography

Album Album details Peak positions Certification
US Heat BEL
(Fl)
[18]		 BEL
(Wa)		 NLD NOR
[19]		 SWI UK
Tragedy  –  –  –  –  –  –  –
Ekstasis
  • Released: March 8, 2012
  • Label: RVNG
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
 49  –  –  –  –  –  –
Loud City Song
  • Released: August 19, 2013
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
 19 60 140 91 20 88 103
Have You in My Wilderness
  • Released: September 25, 2015
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
 3 56 107 36  –  – 29
In the Same Room
  • Live album
  • Released: March 31, 2017
  • Label: Domino Documents
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
  – 126  –  –  –  –  –
Aviary[20]
  • Release date: October 26, 2018
  • Label: Domino
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
  –  –  –  –  –  –  –

References

  1. 1 2 Nite Jewel. "JULIA HOLTER". Issue Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2012-03-04). "Week Ahead - Pop". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  3. ↑ LA Road Concerts (September 17, 2009). "LA Road Concerts website". Los Angeles Road Concerts. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Julia Holter - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  5. ↑ Wappler, Margaret (2012-01-06). "In rotation: Julia Holter's 'Tragedy'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  6. ↑ Powell, Mike (2011-10-19). "Reviews: Julia Holter - 'Tragedy'". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  7. ↑ Gotrich, Lars (2011-11-30). "The Best Outer Sound Albums Of 2011". NPR. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  8. ↑ Ekstasis reviews:
    • Pitchfork: Richardson, Mark (2012-03-02). "Reviews: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • NME: Donahue, Anne T. (2012-03-16). "Album Reviews: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". NME. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • BBC: Ashurst, Hari (2012-03-08). "Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis' Review". BBC. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • The Quietus: Martin, Erin Lyndal (2012-03-02). "Reviews: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". The Quietus. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • PopMatters: Alford, Robert (2012-03-09). "Reviews: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • Consequence of Sound: Trunick, Austin (2012-03-06). "Album Review: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • Beats Per Minute: Ryan, Will (2012-03-09). "Album Review: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • Drowned in Sound: Skinner, James (2012-03-05). "Releases: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • musicOMH: Paton, Daniel (2012-03-12). "Album Reviews: Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
    • FACT: Shaw, Steve (2012-03-10). "Julia Holter - 'Ekstasis'". Fact. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  9. ↑ Pizzicarola, Elano (2012-03-06). "Julia Holter Talks Ekstasis and Recording Stuff Like Chatter and Fireworks". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (2012-03-27). "Video: Julia Holter, 'Moni Mon Amie'". The Fader. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  11. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (2012-02-12). "Rising: Julia Holter". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  12. ↑ Lindsay, Andrew. "Knowledge & Virtue: Ducktails + Real Estate's Matt Mondanile". thereprise.org. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  13. ↑ Allen, Jeremy (2015-09-22). "A rendezvous with electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  14. ↑ "Julia Holter". artsbrookfield.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  15. ↑ John, Lucas (August 26, 2015). "Ducktails draws you into a different sonic world". Straight. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ Connick, Tom (2017-10-25). "Julia Holter details emotional abuse from ex-Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile". NME. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  17. ↑ Aswad, Jem (2017-10-13). "Real Estate Say Guitarist Matt Mondanile Was Fired for 'Unacceptable Treatment of Women'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  18. ↑ "Julia Holter - Loud City Song". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  19. ↑ "Ola discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "Aviary – Album by Julia Holter on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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