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Julie Flanders is a New York City based musician, writer, actor, and life coach. She is primarily known as a cofounder of the pop rock band October Project.

Education and early career
Flanders grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. In high school, she met musician and future October Project member Emil Adler, who she would end up working with for the majority of her professional musical career. She attended Yale University, where she met dormitory roommate Marina Belica, another future October Project Member. While at Yale, Flanders, Adler, and Belica started to write and perform original music.

October Project
After moving to New York City, Flanders, Adler, and Belica formed October Project with lead vocalist Mary Fahl and guitarist David Sabatino. Based on the band's increasing reputation performing in New York City, they were signed by Epic Records, and in October of 1993 released their debut album self-titled album. The band spent much of 1994 touring, opening for bands including the Crash Test Dummies and Sarah McLachlan.

In 1995, the group released their second album, Falling Farther In. Not long after, the band's contract with Epic Records was terminated, and the band decided to break up.

Several years later, Flanders and Adler formed the November Project. Though Flanders did not actively sing with the original version of the October Project, she took on vocalist duties for the new incarnation. In 1999, November Project released an EP titled A Thousand Days.

After the breakup of November Project, October Project reunited featuring original members Flanders, Adler, and Belica. October Project currently features Belica as lead vocalist, but Flanders sings harmonies. The band has since released four new EPs, Three, Different Eyes, Uncovered, and More Uncovered. The band is currently working on a full-length album which is expected to be released in 2013.

Other activities
Flanders is the primary lyricist for adult alternative singer Sylvia Tosun. Songs written by Flanders for Tosun have appeared in television shows including Dawson's Creek.

Julie Flanders has been involved in Off-Broadway theatre in New York. Her most well-known work in theatre has been the play Living In Pieces, a solo performance written, directed, and performed by Flanders. She also played one of the main characters in Lone Star Grace, an Off-Broadway play by Suzanne Bradbeer.

Life coach
Flanders also currently does work as a life coach in New York City. She has been trained in psychotherapy methods including Neurolinguistic Programming and hypnotherapy and uses them to work with clients.