Music's Week Staff: Who are your biggest musical influences?
Juliera: Some of my biggest musical influences are Rihanna, Whitney Houston, Demi Lovato, Sia, Kelly Rowland, Tiwa Savage, Michael Jackson, Keri Hilson, and Dido.
Music's Week Staff: When/How did you become interested in music?
Juliera: I've always loved music since childhood. My sister and I would watch Trace TV all day and whenever our favorite songs came on, we would leave whatever we were doing and run to watch the video. I would sometimes sing songs that don't exist when I'm taking a shower and friends/family would ask me what song it was and I'd tell them I just make it all up. Around the time I turned 16, I started writing down songs on paper. My Aunt saw my songs and asked me if I wrote them, I told her yes and she responded, "These are really good." I never believed her though because I felt like she would say the same if they were bad anyway just to because she was my aunt. Just about the time I started college, I browsed through the internet to see what I could do on the side for extra income and I landed on Fiverr. I created my first gig in songwriting and I had an order a few days after. My buyer was so happy with the song I wrote that he rated me 5 stars on my first delivery without asking for any revision. This was the validation I needed because I knew that paying customers would only be happy to pay for a service/product that matched their expectation.
Music's Week Staff: How does this song "Let It Ache" differ with your previous song?
Juliera: Let it ache is different from "hero" in that Hero was a happy song that I wrote at a phase in my life when I was happy. I believed in finding that one true love and staying together forever, doing whatever it took to keep them, while reinsuring them that I would always be there for them. At that point, I had never been in an abusive relationship and I could never even imagine being in one. Let it ache was a song I wrote at a sad and stressful time of my life. I had now experienced what it felt like being in an abusive relationship and my "fairytale" idea of a happily ever after was never going to happen. As a matter of fact, I believed if I stayed in my marriage, I would die young. Though I still loved my husband in my heart, I could no longer respect him as a partner and I viewed my entire relationship with him as a joke. That song was about my decision to use my head, rather than my heart, to walk away forever.
Music's Week Staff: What skills/personal attributes are most important to being successful?
Juliera: I believe that The most important attribute important for success is hard work. A person can learn so many different skills if they are hard working. The next attribute is willingness to learn. I believe a person who is willing to learn, is very hard working, and also thirsts for success will surely be successful one way or another.
Music's Week Staff: How important do you think video is to your music?
Juliera: I believe a music video is a good way to show a little bit of the personality of a singer. I personally love watching videos and I've seen almost all the music videos to the songs that I like (if the videos exist). I'm also naturally I visual learner so if I have an exam, I search YouTube for video tutorials and classes. I will only typically listen to an audio if for some reason I don't have access to or I'm unable to watch the video.
Music's Week Staff: What did you hope to achieve with your music video?
Juliera: I hoped that people would see my music video and understand a little bit of my situation and who I am as a person.
Music's Week Staff: How would you describe your new video to any potential new fan?
Juliera: My music video portrays the idea of past vs present using VHS concept for the past vs brighter high quality 4k resolution for the present.
Music's Week Staff: What set your music apart? What is unique, or at least uncommon?
Juliera: I feel like I was able to tell my ongoing story in my own words and with my voice. The fact that the story I’m telling is not just one from the past but is still ongoing is what I feel sets my music apart. Even I don’t know how this story would end. I’m still legally married to him and I still go by his last name. However, I’m going through a divorce and I can’t wait for this nightmare to be over.
Music's Week Staff: Has your music career journey had a deliberately direction or did it simply gradually evolve in whatever direction it found?
Juliera: My music career evolved in directions that I did not see coming. First, I was having dreams about it and then I started going to the studio. Now I’m surprised to see how far it has gone in no time.
Music's Week Staff: Where can potential fans find out more about you?
Juliera: You can find me on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter @iamjulieraI’m also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/juliera.
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