Through these performances, Segal quickly formed a prodigious network of musicians, which went on to become the foundation for Segal’s nonprofit organization, QuaranTunes.įounded at the start of quarantine, the group pairs teen musicians with children for virtual music lessons. I’ve been in choirs and groups before, but it was totally different when they were performing my music.” “That was one of my first experiences collaborating with other musicians on music that was mine.

“We actually performed at CoHo!” Segal said. Until COVID-19 hit, Segal and Reverie performed every weekend at venues across the Bay Area.

“My first impression of Julia was that she’s hella funny and a lot of fun to hang with,” Kochnev said. Kochnev also introduced Segal to Nicco Sanchez, who produced “Staring at Ceilings.” It’s just a bit hidden.”Īt that concert, Segal met Greg Kochnev (stage name Citxzzen), who would soon become a collaborator and bassist in Segal’s newly formed band, Reverie. “The venue was filled entirely with musicians, and there was just such a cool energy radiating around the room.” There Segal discovered the city’s underground music scene: “Although Palo Alto isn’t New York City or Los Angeles, there’s still a pretty big music scene. “The energy in the air was so high,” Segal recalled. Soon after the arts camp, Segal’s friend invited her to a concert in Palo Alto where several local bands were performing.

(Photo: NIKOLAS LIEPINS/The Stanford Daily) “But I started to understand how I can tell my stories through music, and also see viable paths forward.” Julia Rose Segal ’25 and Caleb Liu ’25 performing at the release event for Segal’s EP, at Florence Moore Hall on Sept. “Before Interlochen, my songs were often based on fictional things because I didn’t think I had anything to write about,” Segal said. Throughout the camp, Segal was prompted to write from her own experiences and emotions. It wasn’t until the summer before her sophomore year of high school, however, that she claimed this identity of a singer-songwriter at Interlochen, a summer arts camp in Michigan. Though the EP is Segal’s first collection of released music, she has been writing songs for years. “Choir actually shaped a lot of my sound as a musician, and shaped the way that I layer harmonies and assemble a choir using my voice, which is something that comes up in a few songs,” Segal said. She also sang with iSing Silicon Valley Girl Choir for eight years. Segal, who grew up in Palo Alto, was introduced to music at the age of four when she started piano lessons. And maybe the songs in this EP can make it a little easier for someone to get through something that I went through.” “I hope that whether it’s the feeling of not being content with your life in the title song, ‘Staring at Ceilings,’ the feeling of replaying scenes from a night out over and over, in ‘What I Did Last Night’ or the feeling of wanting someone to be a person they’re not, in ‘3 a.m.,’ everyone can find a song or emotion that they can relate to. “In my very first collection of released songs, I explore all of the feelings and emotions I went through during a seemingly endless quarantine,” Segal said. The inspiration for the EP’s six tracks ranges all the way to Disney’s “Moana” and Eminem. Then, just one week into her first quarter at Stanford, she released her debut EP, “ Staring at Ceilings.” With over 1,000 streams in the first week after its release, “Staring at Ceilings” is already making waves. Before starting her frosh year, vocalist and entrepreneur Julia Rose Segal ’25 had already formed her own band, started a nonprofit and made a guest appearance on the Kelly Clarkson show.

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