Julianne Wilson Joins SixtyFour Music

SixtyFour Music has restructured their New York team, welcoming Julianne Wilson as the new senior music supervisor.

With a decade of music supervision, on set, and post production experience, Julianne has provided music and sound solutions for hundreds of clients including Planned Parenthood, Google, Pinterest, Nike, Tik Tok, The Red Cross, The Democratic Committee, Lincoln, Coach, and a number of independent filmmakers. Over the course of her career, she's had the pleasure of working with acclaimed artists including U.S. Girls, Wye Oak, Emile Mosseri, The Album Leaf, Dan Romer, Phony Ppl, Photay + Madison McFerrin, Tank and the Bangas, Sylvan Esso, and Gabriel Garzón Montano. 

Julianne holds dual degrees in Film and Media studies / Writing Seminars from The Johns Hopkins University, and a masters degree in Global Entertainment and Music Business from Berklee Valencia in Spain. During her time in Valencia, Julianne served as label manager for Berklee College of Music's label, Disrupción Records as her thesis project.

We sat down with Julianne to ask her a few questions about her new role, past work, and relationship with music. 

Q> No better way to learn more about someone than getting their all-time top 5 album list, so give it to us!

Julianne> Tough to choose, but here are some albums that were wonderful soundtracks for different chapters of my life: 

Vampire Weekend - Contra

Portishead - Dummy

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Joni Mitchell - Blue

Q> Working in music isn't easy, but here we are - and of course, we wouldn't have it any other way. Was there a moment that fueled your drive to work in the music industry, despite its challenges?

Julianne> I studied film and creative writing in college, but I could never escape music! At first, I thought I wanted to be an editor, but it wasn't long before I realized that the best part of it for me was to find the songs that'd help tell the story.

I love working in sync because it's one of the few avenues at this point where musicians can earn a substantial paycheck. Beyond the magic of finding the perfect song for picture, it's important to me to help create conditions where artists can thrive and create. 

Q> Describe your dream project (and think BIG - who knows, maybe there's a reader who can hook you up...)

Julianne> I'm going to go to the Japanese life philosophy of ikigai for this one - a venn diagram that asks the questions- what do you love, what are you good at, what does the world need, and what can you get paid for. 

I love comedy, I'm good at lyric writing and at finding the best talent for briefs,  and I believe the world needs more people who care, plus levity wherever we can find it. A dream project would be to partner with a curated group of musicians on a musical comedy current events bulletin - artists would pick a cause of their choice, write a song about it, and viewers would need to donate in order to access the content.  And for the "what you can get paid for" part of the ikigai - ideally this would be backed by a brand or organization with a strong moral compass and sense of humor. 

Q> Looking back on your career so far, what achievement brings you the most pride?

Julianne> Working on music for the Democratic National Committee's 2020 campaign. I worked on the music for two spots - one spot I placed an instrumental of Regina Spektor's "Us" and for the other I licensed Flying Lotus's "Siren Song" for a piece directed by Savannah Leaf and narrated by Nikki Giovanni. Obviously, it was an important election, and it meant a lot to harness the power of great music for a meaningful cause. 

Q> What excites you about working at SixtyFour?

Julianne> The collaborative nature of SixtyFour! I love being a part of an international team with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. SixtyFour and our sister company Wave Studios have worked together on the music and sound for incredible films including The Favorite, Nope, and The Lobster. For me, it's not just the work you do, but with whom you work. 

Q> ​You don't just produce - you write and perform music yourself. Where can everyone go to have a listen?​

Julianne> I'm part of an artist project called Sharon is Karen, and you can find us on all DSPs. I've been writing songs for years, but felt inspired and compelled to start recording them while getting my masters at Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain last year. I loved being part of that creative and supportive atmosphere, and was lucky enough to collaborate with a number of incredibly talented artists on our first single, Guy From The Internet.  

Here's a playlist I made featuring songs that Guy From The Internet would happily be filed next to, plus some tunes from my awesome bandmates' projects.