Moby’s Muse Julie Mintz on her supreme Reign.

Anita Clover
Nov 1 · 2 min read
Julie Mintz: Purple Rain — Million Reasons (Minimal Remix) / Moby

With her delicate yet commanding vocals, Julie Mintz has a rare ability to turn the most nuanced of feelings into songs that captivate & with her Front Row appearances at Fashion Weeks across the globe she has cemented herself as a fashion star to watch.

On her full-length debut, the L.A.-based singer/songwriter muses on longing and disillusionment and romantic confusion, an exploration made all the more enthralling by her moody and luminous take on Gothic Americana. But in choosing a title for the album, Mintz landed on Abandon All Hope of Fruition — a phrase that speaks to the transformative power in trading yearning for acceptance.

“If you take it at face value, it might sound hopeless, but it’s actually very freeing,” says Mintz, noting that the title refers to a passage from American Tibetan Buddhist Pema Chödrön’s classic book When Things Fall Apart. “It’s about letting go of the hope that things are going to be different in the future, and moving toward an appreciation of where you are right now. Giving the album that title felt like a good way to remind myself of where to put my attention going forward.”

Abandon All Hope of Fruition follows Mintz’s quietly stunning debut EP The Thin Veil, a 2015 release produced by Moby (whose live band she joined as a background vocalist and keyboardist in 2011).

The second half of 2019 saw her Mash Up; Purple Rain / Million Reasons produced again by Moby released to major fanfare. With over 280K streams on Spotify alone her audience has expanded across the US into Europe and other surrounding territories with appearances on national TV shows she is fast cementing herself as an artist on the rise in 2019.

Mintz returns to the music scene with a new sound thanks to her long term collaborator who produced her new single, “Purple Rain/Million Reasons.” It’s a mash-up of Prince and Lady Gaga’s smash hits presented in a brand new way only Julie and Moby could bring — BUILD SERIES.

Today for #NewMusicFriday we are chatting with her as she drops the official Moby produced ‘Minimal Remix’ of her mash up smash and says; “Moby and I recorded Purple Rain and Million Reasons as a mashup solely because we liked hearing the two songs together, but I was surprised that a lot of other people wanted to listen to it as well. With this remix, I hope it has a sound that connects even more.”

Moby echoes Julie saying “In doing this remix I wanted to do something understated and atmospheric that really showcased Julie’s beautiful vocals”.

Check the new Single below.

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