Julie Sokolow

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Julie Sokolow
Born (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987
Holmdel, New Jersey
Origin U.S.
Genres Indie rock, singer-songwriter
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2006-present
Labels Western Vinyl

Julie Sokolow (born April 3, 1987) is an American lo-fi singer-songwriter, writer, and filmmaker. She was raised in Holmdel Township, New Jersey and currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At nineteen, she released a lo-fi indie album, “Something About Violins”, through Western Vinyl that achieved acclaim from Pitchfork, Wire, and The Washington Post. Often drawing comparisons to Cat Power and Mirah,[1][2] Sokolow has gained acclaim for her decidedly lo-fi sound; the entirety of Something About Violins was recorded using the built-in microphone of her PowerBook G4.[3] Her music, which predominantly consists simply of her vocals and acoustic guitar, has been noted for its subtletly and introspectiveness.[3][4] Sokolow has also been heralded not just for the intimacy of her music, but for her awareness of her own fragile emotional state.[5] All of the work on Something About Violins, including mixing, instrumentation, and album packaging art, was done by Sokolow herself.

As a Chancellor's Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh, she focused on writing and film and was awarded two Brackenridge Fellowships and an honorary BPhil degree towards the development of her screenplay, The Subvertebrates, a dark comedy set in suburbia. She also directs documentaries and from 2010 to 2011 she was a finalist in Ridley Scott’s Life in a Day contest, won best director at the Sprocket Guild’s Film Festival, won a Creative Capital Flight School Fellowship, and received a Pittsburgh Filmmakers First Works Grant and Heinz Endowment for various film work. Sokolow is the founder and director of Healthy Artists, an organization that produces a documentary series in which artists discuss their lives, their work, and their struggles with the current health care system. Currently, she is shooting a psychological feature-length documentary entitled Aspie Seeks Love, about a Western Pennsylvania artist/writer named David V. Matthews; the project is being funded by a Creative Development Grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation. Her recent work has been featured on Boing Boing, HTMLGIANT, and Chomu Press. Sokolow’s work often addresses consumerism and escapism in American society and explores the friction between the individual and societal norms.

Something About Violins track listing

  1. "Seasons"
  2. "Your Wrists"
  3. "Alternations"
  4. "Violins"
  5. "Expanse's Net"
  6. "Solid"
  7. "Business As Usual"
  8. "Pictures"
  9. "End March"
  10. "In the Greenhouse"
  11. "Motion Screen"
  12. "All the Wrong Reasons"

Notes

  1. ↑ "Julie Sokolow: "Your Wrists"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2006-11-30. 
  2. ↑ "Julie Sokolow- Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-11-30. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Julie Sokolow". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2006-11-30. 
  4. ↑ "The Singles File". The Washington Post. 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2006-11-30. 
  5. ↑ "Julie Sokolow: Something About Violins". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2007-01-05. 

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