Julia Graye
Saint James, NY | Established. Jan 01, 2008 | SELF
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A 16-year-old Long Islander has been named a final round contender in the International Songwriting Competition.
Music has been a part of Julia Graye’s life since she was six years old.
"I was like 'I want to do music' and I went home and my mom's like 'oh, do you want to, you know, start guitar lessons?' and I was like 'yeah,' and so I started at about age seven, eight. Piano, I’ve been playing since I was about six. And then I started writing songs about 10, successfully, cause I’ve been writing songs since I was like seven... but I could never get past like a verse," Julia recalls.
When she was 15, she wrote this song called “Labyrinth,” which will now compete in the final round in the International Songwriting Competition.
The contest is where amateur musicians can have their songs heard by the biggest music professionals in the industry. In the final round, “Labyrinth” will compete against 14 other songs.
A panel of unknown celebrity judges will decide which song has what it takes to place. The winners will be announced at the end of April. - Fios1 News
A Smithtown student with a love for songwriting is a finalist in a worldwide competition.
Julia Graye, a junior at Smithtown High School East, is one of 15 finalists in the teen category of the International Songwriting Competition, a contest for aspiring and established songwriters around the globe.
Graye was selected for her indie folk song, “Labyrinth,” which was produced at Bloom... - Newsday
Saint James, New York – April 26th, 2016. Long Island singer/songwriter Julia Graye, whose song Labyrinth was recently named as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, has been awarded first place. Julia is one of 15 finalists in the Teen Category out of a field of over 16,000 total entries in this prestigious competition. Her First Place award includes a 5 week full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music Music Summer Performance Program.
“I am so honored by this and have no words to describe how happy I am to have been given this award”, said Julia Graye.
"Labyrinth" was produced at Bloom Music NYC in Manhattan and inspired by John Green's 2005 novel, "Looking for Alaska."
About Julia Graye
Julia is a 16-year old singer/songwriter living in Long Island, NY. Julia began piano lessons when she was 7 followed by guitar lessons at age 8, which really sparked her passion for singing and songwriting. She wrote her first song at age 10 and continues to write and perform both her originals and her favorite covers.
In January, 2016 Julia was selected as one of only 16 high school students to attend the prestigious Future Music Moguls program at the Clive Davis School at NYU.
When she was only 14, Julia attended the School of Creative and Performing Arts in New York City (SOCAPA.org) where she recorded her first music video (Sinister Mister) which was also recognized by the International Songwriting Competition in 2014. - Smithtown News
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Julia is a 17-year old singer/songwriter living in Long Island, NY. Julia began piano lessons when she was 7 followed by guitar lessons at age 8, which really sparked her passion for singing and songwriting. In May of 2016, her song Labyrinth was announced as the Winner in the Teen Category of the International Songwriting Competition.
In January, 2016 Julia was selected as one of only 16 high school students to attend the prestigious Future Music Moguls program at the Clive Davis School at NYU.
When she was only 14, Julia attended the School of Creative and Performing Arts in New York City (SOCAPA.org) where she recorded her first music video (Sinister Mister). This song was also selected as a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.
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