Julie Giroux

From Wind Repertory Project

Biography

Julie Ann Giroux (Born 12 December, 1961 in Fairhaven, Massachuesetts)began playing the piano at the age of three. By the age of 8, she began composing. Several years and family relocations later, Julie attended Jack Hayes Junior High School and Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe, Lousiana graduating in 1979. She played the French Horn in the school bands and played piano for the Choir. In junior high school, she began composing for Concert Band.

Julie attended college at Louisiana State University receiving her bachelors degree in music performance, all the while continuing to compose band, orchestra & commercial music. In 1984 she published her first band work. Literally days after college graduation, Julie had the opportunity to arrange & conduct several arrangements for a live ESPN broadcast for the National Sportsfest held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Composer Bill Conti had also been hired to compose and conduct music for the same event. Shortly after that, Mr. Conti invited Julie out to Hollywood to work on the mini-series "North and South."

Julie went on to compose & orchestrate music for many Television and Films and recieved her first of several Emmy nominations in 1989-1990. In 1991-1992, Julie won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction" for the 64rth Annual Academy Awards, ABC.

When she won her Emmy Award, she was the first woman and the youngest person ever to win that Award. A member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), she has credits for more than 100 film and television programs. Her credits include White Men Can't Jump, Masters of the Universe, North & South & North & South II, Broadcast News, Blaze, Dynasty, The Academy Awards & The Emmy Awards.

During her career Julie has had the honor of scoring for Celene Dion, Paula Abdul, Jerry Orbach, Dudley Moore, Liza Minelli, Bryan Adams, Peabo Bryson, Angela Lansbury, Jon Bon Jovi, Madonna, Reba McIntyre, Little Richard, Billy Crystal, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones and many, many others.