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Juliane\\u2019s expansive artistry melds genres and inward/outward travelogues. It\\u2019s an exquisitely curated showing of diverse identities, spanning the genres of indie, alternative, folk, pop, electronic music, and rock, as it incorporates her experiences from studying music in China and France. Her writing evokes the astute and playful lyrics of Serge Gainsbourg, and the vivid narratives in the French Chanson genre with elements of Canto-pop music, inspired particularly by the Chinese artist Faye Wong.

Juliane has been building her artist profile through gigging in NYC\\u2019s vibrant singer-songwriter scene and expanding her outreach through gigs nationally and internationally, most notably with intimate gigs in Shanghai. In addition, she\\u2019s received exposure through having tracks played on Fairchild Radio and TV broadcast in Canada.

A foundational moment in her life\\u2019s work timeline occurred while in college in the East Asian Studies Department at the University of Chicago. She was studying the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini and became inspired by the fact that he integrated Eastern music within one of his operas. It was a revelatory moment: Previously she was a prodigiously talented singer-songwriter with a separate intuitive gift for linguistics and understanding different cultures. This light bulb moment helped her discover the harmony in the space between these worlds.

\\u201cEthnomusicology and songwriting are similar in a lot of ways. Ethnography is really about description, observation, and interpretation. Songwriting is similar, but in writing songs the author can blend fact with fiction\\u2014it\\u2019s more flexible,\\u201d she says.

The Space Between The Telephone Lines uses pop conventions to explore intriguing, contrasting dialogues in music styles, cultures, and love. \\u201cThe progress and innovations in pop have made it the perfect medium to explore different cultures and genres to create a fresh artistic vocabulary,\\u201d Juliane reveals. The album standout, \\u201cWhen You Sleep,\\u201d blends elegantly essential classical motifs with sweet folk pop. The accompanying video presents a charmingly quaint snapshot of new love. \\u201cThat\\u2019s about when you get to that point in a relationship when you are so crazy-mad-in-love that you start second-guessing what you have,\\u201d Juliane says. The sublime, pastoral pop of \\u201cRhythm & Blues\\u201d dissects long distance relationships in a playfully conceptual video and lyric scheme, referencing the Chinese myth of the red string of fate that connects destined lovers.

Throughout the album Juliane innovatively explores an East-West cultural exchange. She sings portions of songs in Chinese, boldly challenging herself to keep thematic and melodic continuity within Western pop conventions. Further enriching the East-West artistic dialogue, Juliane covers a song by beloved Canto-pop artist Faye Wong who previously ignited her own cultural exchange with a gorgeous version of the Cranberries \\u201cDreams.\\u201d

The album was tracked in Nashville and produced by Juliane and Doug Beiden. Reflecting on the profound journey to arrive at The Space Between The Telephone Lines, Juliane says: \\u201cFor me, answering big questions about music, culture, and life has always been a part of my songwriting. I\\u2019m always looking for new ways of understanding music, and I\\u2019ve always been interested in how writing music can be linked to individual biography and social history. I\\u2019m forever fascinated with that moment of creation, it always seems magical.\\u201d