JULIA ROSS
Determination and passion never looked so good as it looks on Julia Ross, singer, songwriter, and vocal section lead of various significant artists. Spending her entire life on a journey requiring her to fight for her music and impact, Julia Ross is the role model we all need when pursuing + seeking our role within the passion our hearts are led towards.
Julia’s story literally begins when she was quite young: starting a band with her siblings (EVERLIFE), and having her family believe in her so much that they supported 100% (something rarely seen in today’s world). Working as her personal label, her family put forth a lot of money, energy, and time; they were determined to push Julia beyond through the various difficult ropes crossing the path of becoming a musical success. Unfortunately, as many people find, not everyone in the industry, or who claims to be in the industry, is promising and true. Learning the hard way, the family encountered a manager who took advantage of this highly optimistic bunch, and ran off, stealing much of their funds.
But this didn’t stop the family, nor Julia. Ever determined, they continued on, learned from their mistakes, and finally began to see the light. With the universe opening up for her, Julia and her band received opportunities to open up for major Disney artists, an opportunity that comes once in a lifetime.
Despite this awesome success, with years of hard effort behind them, and more struggle in the foreseeable future, the band decided to turn in, and call it quits. But this wasn’t the end of the road for Julia. With all of these wonderful connections recently made, she found herself surrounded by opportunities to sing back up vocals for major artists. Now, anyone who is seeking the main stage can understand the inner conflict that comes in accepting a backup role. And for many years, this was a reality for Julia - the main stage was always her dream.
All the same, recognizing the opportunities and connections that going along with this path would bring, she did find a way to accept these blessings, and what a great decision it ended up being for her. She found herself being sought out as a Vocal Section Leader for major musical acts, including Miley Cyrus, The Chainsmokers, Jordan Fisher, Ke$ha, and Carly Rae Jepsen, to list some.
With this achievement behind her, she decided to try her hand at songwriting. Despite her great skill, this did not come with easy terrain, and it resulted in her questioning whether music was the right career for her; if her destiny truly aligned with her dreams and passion. All the same, she chose to bet on herself, and stood strongly through it. This determination landed her a lucrative songwriter credit with K-pop sensation, BTS.
Nothing short of a major life achievement, Julia recently scored two Billboard #1 records as a co-writer on BTS, Map of the Soul Persona, and Map of the Soul : 7. Firing up her passion + belief in herself, Julia began re-discovering herself as an artist, and recognized her capabilities. Back on track, Julia is continuing to pursue her dreams of being a solo, main-stage artist.
“Artists can be off the wall, out of the box and whatever they want to be. I have changed so many times in my life … from being a nomad, to a Disney star, to living a normal life, to traveling the world again on my own. Whether it’s heartache holding my hand or complete happiness… I’m okay with the waves as long as I flow with them. The only things that have never changed or faltered are my family, my love for singing and big hoop earrings”
Having created and/or shared the stage with various artists, Julia has performed on SNL, Jimmy Fallon, Ellen, VMAs, EMAs, AMAs, BBC Live Lounge, MTV unplugged, and The Disney Channel. She is featured on various tracks, and has over 100 million streams on Spotify alone from her collective works. From being an active artist herself, to top lining + vocal producing for other artists, Julia is just getting started, and easily on her way.
If you find another soul who is just as passionate and determined as Julia, you let me know. Until then, I nominate the award for Julia Ross. Give her a listen, and you’ll find you’re right beside me on this.