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Julia Simone was born in Paris, France. She started playing piano at an early age, but she quickly discovered that she had another talent. Her singing debut was in church when she performed as a soloist for the first time. With her family's love and support she was able to pursue her passion; by the age of sixteen, she had become a freelance background singer working on studio projects and live television shows for MC Solaar, Sheila, Celine Dion, Organiz and many more. The following year, she auditioned for the American School of Modern Music in Paris where she was accepted as a piano principal.
Wanting to expand her musicianship and vocal performance skills, Julia decided to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston where she began an incredible journey that will give her knowledge, credibility, and the opportunity to network with some of the best musicians in the industry. While at Berklee, Julia received the Berklee Achievement Based Scholarship for outstanding scholastic achievement. She was selected to perform for many shows at the Berklee Performance Center including celebrity clinics and residencies. After three amazing years at Berklee, she received a Bachelor's Degree in Music graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2004.
Julia then moved to Los Angeles where she performed live in jazz clubs, coached actors and singers vocally, and recorded voice overs and jingles. She then went back to Paris for two years where she taught voice, piano, and was the choir director for the contemporary department at the "Jacques Juteau" conservatory. She also coached many professional singers at the high profile contemporary music school "l'Ecole de la Voix" created by Richard Cross, and had the privilege to coach and prepare Christophe Willem for his debut at "La Nouvelle Star" (French Idol), which he went on to win. During that time, she also recorded voice overs and worked with numerous artists as a background vocalist.
In 2007, Julia came back to Los Angeles to pursue an opportunity at Interscope Records. She played the important role of vocal coach for the signed band The Paradiso Girls, collaborating with Robin Antin and Gerardo Mejia (Rico Suave). She also coached artists in development at the label.
Julia is now back in Boston where she coaches privately and records jingles and voice overs for Japan. She was featured in commercials for Canon, Sony, Pepsi, BVD, NTT, and Disney. Julia is one of the lead singers for the powerful electronic world music band Clash of Civilizations. They released their first album "Counter Propaganda" a year ago, Julia co-wrote and performed on the track "Les Cites". They are currently working on their second album, Julia can be heard on the pre-released tracks "99 Percent" and "Cold Dead Hands". She recently collaborated with the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Violette on her third album "Simple Is Beautiful", Julia performs background vocals on "Sweet Soul Music" and "Shinin' Your Light". She is also co-writing with producer Take on his upcoming album, and performs lead as well as background vocals on several tracks. Always striving for more artistic collaborations, Julia started "Paris, Je T'aime" publishing and is looking forward to write, produce, and perform on many more projects.