Meet the Teacher
Julia has performed in . . .
a variety of venues, from local coffee shops like The Night Owl here in Fullerton, to the world renowned Carnegie Hall in New York. She has performed with internationally recognized ensembles such as Brightwork New Music, HEX Ensemble, and the Grammy Award-winning Sō Percussion.
Julia Craft is . . .
a music educator, pianist, and composer from Southern California, who is deeply passionate about inspiring students to find their creative musical voice. She began writing music at age 14, using a 10 year old computer and a digital audio workstation. Her music is inspired by jazz fusion, electronic music, post-structuralist philosophy, video-game soundtracks, and American minimalism. She has composed the soundtrack for multiple video games, with an emphasis on electronic and digital sound design.
She earned her M.M. in Music Composition from . . .
California State University, Fullerton, where she also completed a B.M. in Music and a B.A. in philosophy. There, she studied composition with world renowned composers Ken Walicki and Pamela Madsen, and studied piano with Grammy Award-winning pianist & composer Bill Cunliffe. She has had her works performed by multiple collegiate ensembles, performing alongside as both a pianist and running electronics.
Julia has performed in . . .
a variety of venues, from local coffee shops like The Night Owl here in Fullerton, to the world renowned Carnegie Hall in New York. She has performed with internationally recognized ensembles such as Brightwork New Music, HEX Ensemble, and the Grammy Award-winning Sō Percussion.
Outside of music . . .
she has been creating her own game, a 2D ARPG titled Enodia, which has been in development since 2018. She also enjoys reading philosophy, and obsessively scouring the internet for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe.
