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Julia Michels

Julia Michels

Music Business and Music for Film, TV, and Games

Julia Michels is a Grammy-winning music supervisor whose films have earned both critical acclaim and more than $6 billion in worldwide ticket sales. After beginning her career as director of soundtracks for Capitol Records, she went on to serve as vice president of music at Twentieth Century Fox, leading the soundtrack department across the EMI Records family, and overseeing music for MGM Pictures before launching her independent career. Her credits include the 2020 Grammy-winning A Star Is Born, both Devil Wears Prada films, the Pitch Perfect franchise, The Hunger Games prequel films, The Greatest Showman, The Blind Side, Children of Blood and Bone, The Accountant 2, and August Rush, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song, and a Grammy for Best Soundtrack. In addition to her Grammy, Julia has received a Billboard Music Award, an American Music Award, and multiple honors from the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and the Guild of Music Supervisors. A Trustee of the Recording Academy and former LA Chapter President, Julia is also a member of the Motion Picture Academy and serves on the advisory boards of We Are Moving the Needle and Girls Make Beats, two organizations specifically created to support women in all aspects of the recording industry. Equally central to her work is a lifelong commitment to education and mentorship, passing experience and knowledge down to the next generation of music industry professionals.