Julia Holter

Julia Holter
Holter in 2024
Born	Julia Shammas Holter (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984 (age 39) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan (BA) California Institute of the Arts (MFA)
Employer	Occidental College
Musical career
Genres	Art pop chamber pop ambient modern classical
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter composer producer
Instruments	Vocals keyboards organ harpsichord drums
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Leaving RVNG Domino
Musical artist
Website	juliaholter.com

Julia Shammas Holter (born December 18, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, artist, and academic, based in Los Angeles. Her work has received critical acclaim and incorporates elements of art pop, chamber pop, baroque pop and ambient. Following three independent album productions, Holter released Tragedy as her first official studio album in 2011. Ekstasis followed in 2012. After signing with Domino Records in 2013, she released the albums Loud City Song (2013), Have You in My Wilderness (2015), the live-in-the-studio album In the Same Room (2017) and the double album Aviary (2018).

Holter composed the score for the 2020 film Never Rarely Sometimes Always and released Behind the Wallpaper (2023) in collaboration with Spektral Quartet and Alex Temple. Her most recent studio album is Something in the Room She Moves, released in 2024.

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