:: projects

:: music
julie :: singer
julie :: songwriter
emil adler
october project
november project
sylvia tosun
Covered

:: theater & film
[ coming soon ]


:: poetry
[ coming soon ]













julie :: singer

Julie singing her own songs is an extraordinary experience, not to be missed. Her rich translucent poetry is perfectly matched to her unique and beautiful voice. Sincere, authentic, and powerful, she belongs in the company of great songwriters like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen, whose songs take on a new dimension and meaning when heard from their own lips.

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julie :: songwriter

Internationally recognized as an important lyrical voice, Julie infuses each of her many projects with a rich, poetic aura that is uniquely hers.

Often spiritually themed, always deeply lived, her songs map the infinite geography of the human heart—a safe and dangerous place where love and loss inextricably twine in a rich mortal coil of passionate opposites.

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emil adler :: collaborator

Emil Adler’s pop compositional style defines the sound of the seminal band, October Project, and has influenced a decade of subsequent artists. His classic melodies and harmonic language create a musical landscape that is both beautifully simple and richly complex.

Emil’s songs and arrangements reward both the heart and the mind with immediate satisfaction and a deepening pleasure of repeated listening. Emil has also composed extensively for television and film, with songs appearing in major and independent motion pictures, television shows, documentaries and commercials.

As a producer, he discovered and produced Sufjan Stevens’ first band, Marzuki, set the musical direction for Sylvia Tosun, and produced the first recordings of singer/songwriter, Lee Feldman.

Emil’s extreme modesty and tendency to prefer being “behind the scenes” does not keep him from being a very appealing stage performer. His idiosyncratic keyboard style is as compelling and unique as his songwriting; and those who have seen him “live” know he could have had a second career as a comedian. His razor quick wit and warm presence are unforgettable.

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october project

Julie is the co-creator and lyricist of recording artist, October Project, an extraordinary group whose two albums on Epic Records (Sony) influenced a decade of musicians, including Evanescence, Sufjan Stevens, Gregory Douglass and many others.

Renowned for the extreme aural beauty and metaphysical power of its songs, October Project toured the US and Europe in the mid-90’s, headlining and opening for such artists as Sarah McLachlan and the Crash Test Dummies. Powered by Julie’s words and Emil Adler’s music, the group has enjoyed enormous popularity and longevity earned by the timeless beauty of its material and the powerful artistry of its lead singers.

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november project

November Project was a brief but beautiful musical group. It featured the distinctive voice of Mary Anne Marino and the inimitable songs of Julie and Emil, some of which topped the charts of a number of independent and college radio stations. The group’s five-song CD, A Thousand Days, sold out its sizeable production run. Sadly the band’s almost completed full-length album was not released when the band split up.

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sylvia tosun

As the lyricist for recording artist, Sylvia Tosun, Julie penned the words for Tosun’s award-winning debut, Too Close to the Sun, and also wrote the lyrics for ten songs on Jump In, Tosun’s full-length album, whose critical and commercial acclaim have been notable.

Their songs have won awards in the USA Songwriting competition and been featured in film and television (Beautiful People, The “L” Word, Dawson’s Creek). A dance mix of their song, “Sleepless,” hit #8 on the Billboard charts in 2006.

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Covered :: The Songs of Emil Adler & Julie Flanders

Covered is the title of a collection of sixteen remarkable independent artists “covering” songs by Julie and Emil. Not only is it musically beautiful, it is also a delightful expression of music’s ability to create and sustain community through spiritual and aesthetic affinity.

Covered will have its commercial release later in 2007, but is currently available from October Project’s website and iTunes.

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Theatre & Film

In addition to her work as a songwriter, Julie Flanders is a recognized writer and performer in the theater. Particularly esteemed for her one-person, multi-character work, she has also authored several plays and appeared as an actress in the work of other people.

Her highly original, one-woman, six-character show, Living in Pieces, received considerable acclaim during its sold-out run at the off-Broadway One Dream Theater (produced by Laine Valentino).

Living in Pieces was also revised and performed off-Broadway by The Titans Theater Company as an eight-woman piece, receiving the largest grant ever bestowed by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Project.

Other original work by Flanders has been produced in New York at PS 122, HERE, UBU Rep, The Kitchen, The John Houseman, CircumArts, The Harold Clurman, Ensemble Studio Theater and Primary Stages.

She has also appeared as an actress in independent film, notably Four Corners of Suburbia, directed by Elizabeth Puccini, which won the Avignon Film Festival and was featured at the AFI Film Festival in 2006.

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