Most parents remember their child’s first words. But with Julia, her parents remember the first song she sang. With only a few words under her belt, Julia listened to “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor. It was only her first time hearing the song but by the time the final chorus played, Julia sat up in her car seat and sang along, the melody ingrained in her mind, the words memorized like a true pro. She wasn’t even two years old.The Upstate New York native was always thinking like a musician, putting on shows at department stores for strangers, writing lyrics on the sidewalk with chalk, and gathering the neighborhood kids together to perform self-written musicals for an audience of parents, neighbors, and the mailman. When her mother’s friend inherited a piano, she passed it along to Julia thinking the two might connect. It was love. Real love. Julia stared at the black and white keys for hours before she sat down and taught herself how to play.But Julia was also an internationally competitive gymnast, so as her training schedule became more and more demanding, songwriting took a backseat to her rigorous lifestyle. Julia made the transition from gymnastics to springboard diving by her junior year of high school. Several years later, she took her athletic career to the next level when she joined the University of Miami’s Division I diving team, where her teammates were either prior Olympians or were training to compete in the upcoming Trials. Unfortunately a re-occurring back injury forced Julia to make a tough decision at the end of her sophomore year, and she chose to walk away from the sport for good. Following her graduation with a dual degree in Broadcast Journalism and Creative Writing, Julia started an internship at Good Morning America in Times Square, NYC. Her plan was to work there for a few years before starting her life as a news reporter. Yet plans changed when Julia got a call from a college friend who was on tour with his band. He said he remembered hearing her perform in Miami, and then asked her to open for his band at their Bitter End show in New York. She agreed, and the night she took the stage changed everything. She quickly realized that this was what she wanted to do: the stage just felt like home. Soon after that, former GMA anchor Chris Cuomo discovered Julia’s talent and brought her on the show as a musical artist to watch. He encouraged her to drop what was now her “Plan B” reporting career, saying that music was a full time job and that if she was serious about it, she shouldn’t hold back.Julia left GMA and became a regular on the New York City singer/songwriter circuit. She toured the country, playing in venues from Hotel Café in Los Angeles to World Café Live in Philadelphia. After her first tour came to a close, Julia started recording her first EP. The first single on the EP, 'Girlfriend' is now available on iTunes! Her style is similar to Regina Spektor, Carly Simon, and Sara Bareilles; her voice is pure with a touch of rasp and her honest lyrics are both witty and heartfelt.

music

CLICK HERE to buy julia's first single, 'Girlfriend' from her upcoming EP, "Stories Between the Avenues" on iTunes!

lyrics

girlfriend by: julia price

i like you, you like methis could be so easyit's early, still learningonly one kiss down and lots of flirtingsleepover and all nightyour hand crawls closer up my thighit's all so innocenti cant wait to see where this thing headsbut i heard the funniest thing thatyou forgot to tell mewhen your friend came up to me i didn't see it comingCHORUSand you didn't wanna sayyou got a girlfriendbut i found out anywayyou got a girlfriend badum badum i like you, you like methis could be so easyyou say it's complicated babybut it comes down to one simple thingtwo answers, yes or nodo you have a girlfriend? you say yea, so i go'cause i won't play like thati'm a whole girl can't make me a halfbut you still want me to stayto see what happensbut i'm single and there's way, waytoo many optionsCHORUSand you didn't wanna sayyou got a girlfriendbut i found out anywayyou got a girlfriendyou play the victim, oh it's hardyou're juggling so many hearts and youyou've never done this before (i'm sure)come on the game you play, i see right throughBRIDGEi bet she's prettyit was probablyjust an attraction thing with meyou might get marriedand be so happybut in a year i bet you'll cheatCHORUSand you didn't wanna sayyou got a girlfriendbut i found out anywayyou got a girlfriendyou play the victim, oh it's hardyou're juggling so many hearts and youyou've never done this before (i'm sure)come on the game you play, i see right throughyou got a girlfriendbadum badum you got a girlfriendbadum badum you got a girlfriend
press

press

*since Julia just shortened her name from her long, Polish, and really hard to say last name to her middle name (Price), most press is currently under Julia Ilowiecki.

julia on Good Morning America

julia in The Huffington Post

julia on NBC's PA Live

julia in Trendy Hungry

julia on the cover of Lemonade Magazine

pictures

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photo: tyler shumway
photo: leigha hodnet
photo: leigha hodnet
photo: nadav vee
photo: caleb bryant miller
photo: Jamie Rosenthal
photo: Jamie Rosenthal
photo: Monroe Celine
photo: Monroe Celine
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Michael Creagh
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Chris Doherty
photo: Angel Irun

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Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
showcase at 512 Bar Rooftop
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller
Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller

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hotel cafe - photo by seikou

photo Edward Bruhn

photo Edward Bruhn

The Bitter End. JPZ image

KISS 107FM interview

WEXT Radio Recording

Chuck Liddell for JP

NYCties Event

NYC

Tacoma

New Mexico

Chicago

Cleveland

Texas

DC

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studio pics

studio pics

studio pics

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studio pics

studio pics

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studio pics

studio pics

studio pics

studio pics

studio pics

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studio pics

tour

upcoming shows

view julia's FALL 2011 east coast tour dates HERE

the lighthouse cafe hermosa beach, CA (7pm) March 4, 2011

*SXSW SHOWCASE* 512 bar austin, TX (2:30pm) March 16, 2011

hotel cafe - with Clara C los angeles, CA (7-9pm) March 19, 2011

googie's lounge new york, NY (8:30pm) April 16, 2011

the bitter end new york, NY (9pm) April 20, 2011

hotel cafe los angeles, CA (7pm) April 22, 2011

hotel utah san francisco, CA (9pm) April 23, 2011

genghis cohen * BMI SHOWCASE los angeles, CA (9:30pm) Aug. 1, 2011

room 5 los angeles, CA (8pm) Aug. 13, 2011

hotel cafe *JULIA's BDAY SHOW! los angeles, CA (8pm) Aug. 28, 2011

club passim *CAMPFIRE ROUNDS* cambridge, MA (6-7:30pm) Sept. 3, 2011

videos

Come on Tour with Me! - Julia Price

You Got a Girlfriend - Julia Price

Style Me Vintage: Urban Outfitters Musical Photo Shoot

contact

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