Juliana Tucker is a pop singer/songwriter with an organic draw to crafting thought provoking and playful lyrics that are brought to life with her distinctive soft vocal tonality in the style of electropop, indie pop, pop ballads and melodic rapping.
Born in Los Angeles, Juliana grew up in a family with deep musical roots which eventually led her to sing on American Idol at 16 where Steven Tyler deemed that “you have the IT factor”. After the show, Juliana worked closely with labels. She recorded a demo CD but ultimately the music she was given was not representative of the artist she wanted to be.
What do you enjoy most about being an artist?
My favorite part of being an artist is songwriting. There’s nothing more therapeutic and calming to me than writing a new song and there’s no better feeling than hearing my songs come to life. It’s exactly why I do what I do. It feels necessary to me. It’s as if something would be missing if I stopped.
When you create music, what is your personal purpose or goal?
I write songs that mean something to me at that moment because it’s a way of releasing those emotions out into the world rather than bottling them up. They’re usually about something that’s going on in my life at that moment or something I have gone through in the past, which makes it feel real to me. I used to write songs I thought other people would like, but they never felt true to me, so I stopped doing that and decided to write songs for just myself.
How do you deal with writer’s block?
If I’m dealing with writer’s block, the best thing for me is to usually take a break. I either go for a walk, take a shower, grab a matcha, or get out of my apartment or the studio. I find it best to change my state of mind when I’m in a funk like that so I always try to take a break away from it and by the time I come back to write, my brain is ready. If I try to sit through writer’s block, my thoughts and ideas are usually shit because I’m forcing it. It’s always good to let my thoughts breathe if I’m having a hard time formulating them.
What is the best advice you have been given?
“Trust the process and slow down.” Sometimes I find myself moving a mile a minute since this industry has quickly evolved into an industry that encourages quantity, but at the end of the day, as creatives, we need time to reflect and live our lives in order to create the best possible product. I tell myself this whenever I feel defeated or overwhelmed and it always seems to help.
If you could pass on a nugget of wisdom to the next musical generation, what would it be?
Be consistent and don’t stop. I would also say to be true to whoever you are. Don’t worry about what other people are doing. Comparing yourself to someone else is never helpful because no one is you.
What would be the ideal food to have cooked for you on a date night?
Sushi, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, a glass of wine and a cup of mint tea. Now I’m hungry…
What was the last TV series you watched on TV?
‘The Last of Us’ and I’m obsessed. NEED season 2.
If you were a member of the Spice Girls, what would your spice handle be?
Single Spice!!
If you could learn any language fluently, what would it be?
Spanish! I’m actually trying to learn right now because my godchild is Venezuelan and Cuban and my other best friend is Puerto Rican so I think it’s only fair that I learn Spanish.
If you were talking to a younger version of you, what advice would you give yourself?
I would tell my younger self to breathe. You’re going to be okay, I promise.
On March 3rd Juliana Tucker released her debut EP, The Great Indoors.
Juliana has also issued the official music video for her new single “Fair Warning,” directed and produced by STILLVIKA
The Great Indoors digs deep into raw and honest emotions and what it means to know oneself through the lens of all relationships from romance to friendship. The independent collection beautifully showcases the Los Angeles-born and based artist’s vocal and songwriting talents and is filled with 6 empowering self- reflective anthems: “Alone But Not Lonely,” “Let Me Let Loose,” “Bad Friends” “Breakup High” and the title track “The Great Indoors,” in addition to “Fair Warning.” The tracks off The Great Indoors have already received media support from the likes of UPROXX, E! News, Sweety High, Celeb Secrets, The Honey Pop, and Talk About Pop Music, among others.
“I’ve been working on The Great Indoors for almost 2 years and to see it finally come to life is truly an out- of-body experience,” shares Juliana. “I wrote this EP in the peak of the pandemic because that’s when I felt myself growing up the most. The Great Indoors is meant to be a self-reflective body of work that explores the difficulties and joys of growing up and learning about ourselves. It shows the good and the ugly moments in my life where I endure growing pains and express true vulnerability. While it’s meant to be deeply emotional in some areas, it’s also lighthearted in others, in the hopes people are reminded to not take life too seriously. We’re always changing and evolving, and we might look back at moments in the past and cringe, but that’s the beauty of growing up. We learn the most about ourselves through every experience and relationship we encounter and that’s what I wanted to explore in this EP.”
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