Julia Holter

Julia Holter is a composer, songwriter, performer, and recording artist based in Los Angeles. Her interest in sonic mysteries has led her to record in various settings--in her home, outside with a field recorder, and in recording studios—as well as to perform live, often with a focus on the voice and the space between language and babble. Holter’s music is multi-layered and texturally rich, frequently featuring a varying ensemble of creative musicians. She has amassed a body of work that explores melody within free song structures, atmosphere, and the impulses of the voice. Her academic background in music includes an MFA in Music Composition from California Institute of the Arts and a BM in Music Composition from the University of Michigan. 

Holter released her latest record Something in the Room She Moves on Domino Records in March 2024. Since the release of her previous albums Aviary (2018), Have You In My Wilderness (2015), Loud City Song (2013), Ekstasis (2012), and Tragedy (2011), she has performed at venues and festivals around the world. Julia was commissioned by the Chorus of Opera North to compose a score for the 1928 film The Passion of Joan of Arc, which she and the chorus performed to picture at the Barbican in 2022. She has also written music for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as well as scores for the TV show Pure (2019), and films Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2020), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), and Bleed for This (2016).