Juliet Hawkins is a vocalist/songwriter blending soul, RnB & country with raw live energy, bold originals, and reimagined classics
Juliet Hawkins, a captivating vocalist and songwriter, based just north of Boston, MA on Cape Ann has spent more than a decade honing her craft—intertwining her personal journey of pain, pleasure, and radical self-acceptance into her original music all across the United States. With a rich, genre-bending style that encompasses RnB, country, swing, and soul, Juliet’s music resonates with a poetic and provocative allure, encouraging listeners to embrace freedom of thought. Her voice, as iconic as it is beautiful, promises to never conform. After she cut her teeth in the world of songwriting and producing in Nashville, TN for three years—playing some of Music Citys’ finest stages both solo and full band, she felt called to the west coast for a more open minded, culturally rich landscape. It was there that she put together another band, co-produced multiple music videos, NPR tiny desk submissions, and wrote and released her dream live album, “Stay True”, co-producing with Grammy winning engineer, Bob Tucker (Tupac, The Temptations). She is known for captivating audiences with raw, authentic live energy. Juliet’s repertoire includes reimagined classics like Ozzy Osbourne's “Crazy Train” and The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody”, where her unique tone and approach breathe new life into familiar classics. Stay updated on Juliet’s latest creations and concerts by subscribing to her mailing list, and don’t miss the opportunity to experience her remarkable talent firsthand.
In addition to occupying the original Trumpet seat in the Reggae/Soul group Westbound Train, Rich Graiko is a co-founder of traditional ska group The Void Union, and founder of The Brooklyn Attractors and the Rich Graiko Group.
Rich's freelance credits include The Skatalites, The Slackers, Stubborn Allstars, Big Daddy Kane, Derrick Morgan, The Gaylads, The Toasters, Neal Evans (of Soulive), The Transplants, Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady Seven, and Thousands Of One. See full discography.
His touring experience includes The Van’s Warped tour, Dance Craze Too , The Fall of Ska, The Hellcat Records Tour, and The Toasters 30th Anniversary Tour. *full tour history here.
Rich has also composed and produced songs for the Void Union, Westbound Train, The Brooklyn Attractors, and more.