Hi guys!

My first semester of college ended really well. I finished with a 3.7 and am hitting the hard now to finish out strong for the whole year! Belmont is the perfect place for me to be. It’s in the midst of Nashville which allows me to pursue music as well as enjoy everything the South has to offer. Check out my music page, I’ve uploaded three of my newest songs! Can’t wait to hear what you think

Hi everybody!

I have been so busy with acclimating to college life that I have hardly had time to see straight! It has been amazing thus far, though. Nashville is such a great place to go to school in, whether you are a country music fan or not! Although it is a “city”, Nashville has a quaint feel to it that I love!

On the college end of things, I have been busy studying up as a Mass Communications major. I also joined a sorority and am proud to say I am a member of Kappa Alpha Theta! The friends I have made have been instrumental in making my college experience as great as it is so far

Musically, I have been incredibly busy. I was in the studio this past week recording six songs. I can’t wait for you to hear them! They’ll be up on the site soon! On Wednesday, I’ll be recording a new song with Lonestar singer Cody Collins! I’m obviously SUPER excited about that! Things are great! Thanksgiving break is just around the corner Love you all! Stop by and say hello!

Julienne

Hi everybody!

So, I officially did it this time. After years of trying to take things slowly musically in order to finish high school, I really did it. I made the move to Nashville!!!! Yes, I’m sitting in my apartment as I type! I’ve been here for most of the summer, while taking the occasional trip back home to Maryland. I’ll be in this apartment until next Friday when I move into my new home for the next four years: Belmont University! It’s going to be really hard to go from a cute, studio apartment with a killer location to a dorm…but such is life!

I’ve been writing, meeting people, and integrating myself into the Nashville community. And me, who is quite the homebody, is actually thriving. I’ve enjoyed doing some things on my own!

Anyhow, keep me in your prayers! Thanks for you endless love and support! I’ll be posting pictures of my dorm soon! Yikes!!

Julienne

Hi guys!

Sorry it’s been a little while! I’ve been busy being the teenager that I am! It seems that I haven’t updated since February, so I suppose I will fill you in from there!

March is my favorite month of all because it is my birth month. This one has certainly been a long time coming because it marked my 18th birthday! And I’m not just saying this when I tell you then it was my best birthday yet. It was low key with a few of my closest friends, and simply perfect. My parents surprised me by getting me a Mickey Mouse cake (I love Mickey, for those that don’t know this) and then they treated my girl friends and I to dinner.

Also, the weekend of my birthday, I flew down to Nashville (all by myself!!!) for a quick one day recording session. Let me tell you, I felt like quite the adult! Not much has changed since turning 18 except for being able to sign for myself. That’s really the only thing I have noticed to be a change…and it’s rather strange! I’ve been sick for the past few weeks and I had to sign something at the doctor and it was so funny to not have to go find my dad!

Anyhow, April marks prom, committing to colleges, and then graduating looming around the corner next month! Prom is next Saturday, I’ll be sure to post pictures for you all to see! As far as college goes, I’ll keep that one a surprise until next month

Musically, things are going well! I sing all the time…no surprise there. Last weekend I was asked to sing the National Anthem at the University of Maryland vs Johns Hopkins University men’s lacrosse game. I know most of you don’t live in Maryland, so you don’t realize how huge this game is. Basically, the two teams have been rivals for over a hundred years and this game decides bragging rights each year. My Maryland Terrapins lost in overtime this year…but we’ll come back and get them next time Also, look out for two new shows to be posted on the home page soon. I hope you all can come out and see them!

Love always,
Julienne

Well hello everyone!

I’ve finally made it back to Nashville after almost three months…it felt so nice to be there! I went down to play the Nashville Hootenanny at Westwood Studios. I’ll be putting a link at the bottom of this entry…you should most definitely check it out

I always make all kinds of friends at the Hoot whenever I play it, but this time was even more fun because the theme was Teen Hoot. That meant that everyone was around my age. It was really exciting to see so many talented kids in one place. I was especially excited to meet Devon Werkheiser, who in my eyes, is Ned from Ned’s Declassified School Survival guide. He was one of my big crushes back in middle school!

The rest of the trip was spent in meetings. I won’t bore you all with the details, though! President’s Day weekend was great in the South though! I ended up getting to miss a snowstorm back home AND avoided missing a day of school because schools were closed!

The weekend was capped off by my admission into the University of South Carolina! I’m waiting on a few more schools until I make my decision, but I was oh so excited, and had to share!

Check out the video here…
scroll to 17 minutes and you’ll find me

http://nashvillehootenanny.com/teenhoot-2/

Julienne!

Hi everyone!

Now that the holidays have all passed, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2011! I hope that it will be everyone’s best yet!

Lots of exciting things are in store for me this year! Prom, Graduation, Summer!!!, College, plenty of exciting events with my music! I can’t wait to see what 2011 holds!

Let me know what exciting things you are looking forward to this year

Julienne

Well hello there!

Hope you all had a restful Thanksgiving! It wouldn’t be the same without the Macy’s Parade

Anyhow, this past weekend my dad and I headed down for another Nashville trip! They sure like to keep this little girl busy We flew in Thursday night and I spent the entire plane ride and much of the trip with my nose in Frankenstein. It was for a school project. Oh, the woes of senior year! Friday morning I met with my attorney and we headed over to BMI and spent the rest of the talking about what to prepare for in the year to come. College, college, college, music, music, music.

Saturday was the big day. We set up camp at Westwood Studios to film my EPK. An EPK is an Electronic Press Kit. Kind of like a miniature music video with interviews and such. It’s a way of getting to know me and can be sent out to whoever may be interested. I got to have my hair and make up done! What girl doesn’t love that? And then I had an interview and filmed myself singing some of my songs. Fun day! My dad also treated the crew and I to these amazing popsicles. The store is called Las Paletas. If you’re in Nashville PLEASE check it out! My new obsession is currently the Cookie flavor. There is a real chocolate chip cookie made into the center of the popsicle. AMAZING!!!

Sunday I had a writing session with ther ever-talented Brandon Hood and Melissa Peirce.

Great weekend! Merry Christmas all! I’ll catch you soon

Julienne

Hi everyone!

Did you all watch the CMA’s? Great show, right?! This year, for the first time, I went to the CMA’s….

They’re pretty much like a glorified concert with an all-star cast. I had great seats, very close to the stage, on the right-hand side. Seeing everyone up close was so cool and I especially loved getting to watch the behind-the-scenes aspect of the show. Every performer was excellent, and I’m not just saying that, but Sugarland really brought down the house. Everyone could feel the energy. I also really loved Dierks Bentley! My favorite girl, Miranda Lambert, really cleaned up all the trophies, which was so exciting too. It was a magical night! I wish I had some kind of amazing story to put in here…but I know you all watched the same show…so I’m not telling you anything you don’t know!

Also, I didn’t bring my camera in…so I don’t really have pictures. My dad wore a tux though! (so cute!!) and I wore a black strapless dress…it as cute too!

Tell me what you all thought of the show!! …Hope I’m on it soon

Julienne

Hi guys!

I’m prefacing now… this is going to be a LONG one…

This past Wednesday night, I flew down to Nashville yet again. Everytime I go, it gets a little bit more exciting. Wednesday was just a travel day. Thursday is when the action started.

Thursday- I spent my day travelling from publishing house to publishing house asking for songs. While I have begun to write my own music, it’s still new to me, so as well as writing, I look for songs that have already been written as well. My helper, Spoon (yes, that’s his name. cool right?), and I went a-knocking and found some keepers. I won’t tell you about them just yet…but I can assure you that some of them will be on my website in the weeks to come. I know you all like new songs!!

Friday comes along. It’s funny, when I’m working, working, working all day I tend to start losing track of which day it actually is. Anyhow, my dad had a long morning meeting with my attorney going over some logistical things (exciting info came out of that!) and then in the afternoon I had a co-write with Kristen Hall (formerly of Sugarland. Such a cool lady!!) and Garrison Starr (equally cool and fun). They were so kind and patient with me, as writing doesn’t come as naturally to me as it does to them, and we ended up finishing out the day with a song, and I’d say a good one at that! When writing with people as easy-going and friendly as Garrison and Kristen, it loosens me up and helps me become more fluid and open with my thoughts and ideas. All in all, a good, learning experience. I hope to do it again soon!

Sunday- So let me just say, this was one of the coolest events I’ve ever attended. My attorney had me extend my trip in order to attend the NSAI Hall of Fame dinner. All dressed up and ready, I headed to the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville. It was like a mini-awards show, but with no audience of “fans”. Just insiders and families of the recipients. I felt so privileged to be there. I mean here I am, rubbing shoulders with some of my favorite artists. I walked right by Jimmy Wayne first, then Joey + Rory. Obviously they didn’t know who I was, but that didn’t matter to me. I certainly knew who they were! The event honored the best songs written over the past year (Taylor Swift won Writer of the Year. It was beyond surreal to be in the same room with her again!) and later inducted new members into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Those in the Hall of Fame include Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, etc. Talk about good company! Inductees were Stephen Foster (folk song writer), Steve Cropper (he blew me away!), Paul Davis (I was brought to tears!), and Pat Alger. Alger was the last to be inducted and Garth Brooks (yes, GARTH BROOKS!!!) came out and sang some of Alger’s best known songs, which happened to be songs made famous by Garth. As I’m typing this, I still can’t believe I saw Garth Brooks perform live in front of me. Sunday felt like a dream.

I’m going to the CMAs next month. Still not sure if I can even fathom that!! I can’t wait to write the blog for it! Leave some comments, I love to know what you’re thinking

Now you can see why it was an incredible weekend!