ART & MUSIC
“Life without art would be unbearable!”
table of content
audio samples
singing:
Vertraut °(3:40 / 3 MB)
Drugs on the streets* °°(4:30 / 4 MB)
Keep on°°°(3:22 / 3 MB)
Vento** °°°°(2:12 / 2 MB)
Spot zur Wahl 2017*** (von Hannelore Kober)
Do not Algorithmus Me, Musik zur Performance von Doris Graf, Improvocals & Arrangement von Julia Döbele, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart 2015
#GoodBadBetter, Premiere 2022, Musik von & mit Julia Döbele
(All songs sung by Julia Döbele, except…) *J.Döbele & H.Grassegger, **J.Döbele & J.Tomek & F.Bopp (Short People), °Musik: PHO (Permanent Hang Over: F.Lumma/A.Bargel/O.Frye/J.Döbele ), lyrics: J.Döbele, °°Musik: si gira (F.Kresse/F.Wolfrum/H.Grassegger/M.Schreiner/J.Döbele), Text: J.Döbele, °°°Musik: B.Gashi/J.Döbele, Text: J.Döbele, °°°°Volkslied, Brasilien, ***Musik & Gesang: Julia Döbele)
speaking:
One Billion Rising 2014, me hosting
narration:
theater, vocal painting:
Le Chante des Vulves, 2016
what drives me
I love what lies between the notes, the unpredictable, the uncontrolled, the unconscious, the secret, the profound. My work explores the space, within and around us, where voice is not merely expression, but speaks its own language. Illuminating our (un)depths. At the very least, addressing us. Offering light. Guiding hope. Where sound tells its own stories.
I work in:
- Contemporary polyphonic vocal music, inspired by Renaissance sounds, Philip Glass, and the blurring of vocal boundaries.
- Gingjer Jazz, a space where my voice revels in the familiar, fragile and powerful at the same time.
- Sound experiments and performance art, where voice becomes body, where listening becomes part of the artwork.
- Theater & interdisciplinary projects, when voice transcends the musical and becomes part of the visual, narrative world.
- Photography & visual art, because sound can be not only audible but also visible. I perform in solo and collaborative projects, on stages and in installations, in the studio and in the moment.
Without art? The world would be unbearable for me.
music
WingWhisperer goes ænee
Polyphonic contemporary vocal music, a little bit of Philip Glass, little bit of early renaissance, experimental, performative loop station music written and performed by me, Julia Döbele the WingWhisperer. ænee is my self designed word, that puts in a nutshell, what my ‘intellectual prayers’ are about: It is borrowed from the Finish word ääni which has several meanings:
voice, sound, tone, noise, sonance, resonance, the vote (in elections), reverberation, vibration, opinions, volume
with two ii, as in äänii, it means: vote!, he:she votes and ääne means: (web) domain. It is pronounced: aene, like the first ‚e‘ ‚ in „every“, long ‚e‘.
My ‘Intellectual Prayers’ are a strong invitation to get nitty gritty with the Devine and serious about compassion. Pieces of the show:
- #GoodBadBetter asks how good and bad “work”, what our relationship is and how easily we know…one hour “ride”
- radical love expands on the question what a world filled with hate needs, and how to go about it.
The ænee prespective is open to colaborate with artists from many trades, let me know, if you are interested. ‘Do not algorithm me’ is one past collab.
Whatever you seek, be sure, that any WingWhisperer ænee creation past or future, is nothing for the faint of heart and very much for people who desire and need to feel deeply. Cuz music is yes, a great way to get oneself into a better mood, but it also has the power to transform us. To come into our power. The latter most surely is why the WingWhisperer goes ænee.
WhingWhisperer goes Gingjer Jazz
Gingjer, is my old nickname, when I was 5 years old and went to school with Jude Law.
We do sophisticated elevator jazz, standards and pop in that well known comfortable bar piano feeling. relaxing, emotional and with a good whiskey sour in hand. We’d love to play at your party, a couch concert or opening. Give me a holler, and I’ll check, if our calendars can accommodate you.
Greater Stuttgart area.
moderation
And a professional art auction chatterbox, I’ll sell you almost anything!
If, for example, you want an art show moderated with humor, or you’re looking for energetic and successful support in auctioning your art: let me handle it. While your audience is thoroughly entertained, you’ll be thrilled with your sales! 😘, Julia
photography - I firmly believe that beauty resides in every person.
I’ve been taking photos since I was a teenager. My father is a cameraman and photographer, and one of the things we bonded on was that he introduced me to photography at an early age. Of course, typical for my generation, I learned with black and white photography and spent a night or two in the darkroom. I certainly never lived up to my father’s expectations, but I’ve always enjoyed photographing people. I like to see the beauty in people.
So, my “hobby,” which I shared for a long time with my little Minox 35 EL, was a way for me to connect with people and keep their memories alive. I moved around a lot, cross-continentally, as a child and teenager. Photography was my tool to cope with the pain of saying goodbye and the relationships. Farewells happened frequently and regularly, and taking countless photos was a nice way to deal with my feelings. For the yearbook in my senior year, I was, of course, not only on the yearbook staff team but also the yearbook photographer. A few years later, I taught analog black and white photography to boys aged 11-14 at a youth summer camp. Little did I know at the time what a trailblazer I was. A woman teaching boys a “technical” skill and showing them how to use developing chemicals. We practiced composition and observation, training our eye.
Later, after my studies with a minor in art, I completed a multi media design schooling , and photography (albeit primarily moving images) returned to my life, this time professionally. Even though I rarely practiced the profession after my schooling (though I had worked in it for 10 years ;-)), and when I did, it was as a sound engineer, photography remained a constant companion.
For several years now, I’ve been photographing fellow musicians at performances or taking promotional photos for them. Since becoming a mentor, helping people to tap into their inner strength, I’ve rediscovered photography as a tool that can show us how beautiful we are.
My father once told me, “If you want to take beautiful portraits, you have to love the person the moment you press the shutter.” This description is so apt, and I’ve never forgotten it. Today, I know how powerful and true this attitude is. Now I use portrait photography to show my clients how beautiful they are. Because I firmly believe that beauty resides in every person. You just have to see it and press the shutter. That’s essentially my job.
Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to book a photo session with me to discover, rediscover, or simply celebrate your outer beauty!
Since I myself don’t represent “conventionally beautiful” beauty standards, and have dealt with significant health issues over the years, I am especially open to all those who don’t fit into these narrow societal beauty standards and categories. Hit me up! And if you want to know when there are discounts for photo sessions with me, sign up for my newsletter!
graphics - I simply enjoy working with color & form
I’ve been doing graphics for ages, whether it was messing around with Letraset in the 80s, then editing for the yearbook in high school, and of course, websites for over 20 years.
- I first learned about Flash animations with Adobe Dreamweaver, but never used them on my websites; I always found them a bit annoying.
- I’ve been using WordPress for over 20 years.
- My programming is very minimal; I prefer to leave that to others.
In the early 2000s, I was one of the first to do CD-ROM authoring, and of course, I also handled the design, from video to cover art, back then for ‘Das Werk Ludwigsburg’. I’ve worked with 3D animation, flyers, and I’m a trained media designer specializing in image and sound. I’ve also been doing graphics for social media for many years. I’m often asked who does my graphic design? I do. And recently, I’ve also started doing graphic design for others. Maybe for you?
I can’t wait to help your social media shine and truly reflect your style!
performance/theater
My heart truly belongs on the stage. Stepping into a role, I come alive, I bloom and feel completely in my element. While I love hosting events, I’m especially drawn to experimental music theater and performance art, where creativity knows no bounds.
If you’d like to collaborate, you can count on me to bring authenticity, dedication, and reliability to every project. I’m also a strong team player and thrive in collaborative settings. Though I don’t have formal acting training, I was lucky to begin acting as a child in films, learning invaluable lessons along the way, you can even spot me in a horror short film I appeared in at age six.
My performances are rooted in a blend of applied vocal physiology, somatic bodywork, embodiment, and emotional engagement, drawing from approaches similar to Method Acting or the Chekhov technique. Here’s a short excerpt from a performance I gave in 2016.
I’m always thrilled by new projects and would love to explore what we could create together when my schedule allows!
Excerpt
2024
Gingjer Jazz, private events
2022
Guest at Bühnfrei!
Radical Love
Premiere Concert
September 13, 2022
Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart
Experimental, performative, a cappella, one voice, polyphony, language, singing, sound, noise, improvisation
Instruments: human voice & Boss RC-505 Loop Station
Inspiration for ‘Radical Love’: Kübra Gümüşay’s (author, journalist, activist, feminist) talk and call for ‘organized love,’ which became known through her TEDxBerlinSalon talk ‘Organized Love,’ in which she calls for organizing love in private and public spaces, on the street and online.
Bühnfrei! is a collaboration between the Free Dance and Theater Scene Stuttgart and the Landesmuseum Württemberg
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#GoodBadBetter
Premiere Concert
Experimental Music by & with Julia Döbele
June 4, 2022
Rosenberg Church, Stuttgart
What is Good & Evil?
Sound collage & musical exploration, performative piece
A cappella – one person, one voice, many faces
Experimental music
Julia sings, improvises, speaks, sounds
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2020
‘I AM NOT THE SURROUNDINGS’ Photo Exhibition (originally conceived as a performance)
Artistic concept: Hannelore Kober & Julia Döbele
with Hannelore Kober, performance art, BODY IMAGES A traveling exhibition
April 23 – July 26, 2020
‘I AM NOT THE SURROUNDINGS’ conceived as a performance; due to the pandemic, only a recording & exhibition of photographs was presented
vhs Art Gallery Stuttgart
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2019
Performance ‘TUSSNÄLDA YOUTUBT’
Photography: Julia Döbele
for Hannelore Kober, Performance Art
August 23, 2019
at the literary evening in the Stuttgart Art District, as part of the exhibition 10 Years of Sarah Haberkern
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Performance ‘FROM WOLF TO PUG’
Photography: Julia Döbele
for Hannelore Kober, Performance Art
August 23, 2019
at the Württembergischer Kunstverein as part of the members’ exhibition “Could But,” a collateral exhibition project, ‘ANIMAL SHELTER,’ in and in front of the ‘MICROSSAGE’ with paintings by Pola Polanski
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Album Live Premiere for “The Flood”
Julia Döbele: Backing Vocals
for Judith Haustein, Singer-Songwriter/Composer and Band
June 26, 2019
Album Live Premiere for “The Flood” by Judith Haustein, Jazz/Electro
‘Hallo Emil’, Inselstr. 147, Stuttgart-Untertükheim
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Fairy Grrrls Project presents ‘EX UTERO’
Music Theater – Puppetry – Experimental Theater
Julia Döbele speaks, acts, sings, sounds, improvises
Fairy Grrrls Project: Angèla Kopf, Iris Keller, Hanna Malhas, Julia Döbele
Team
Performers: Iris Keller, Hanna Malhas, Julia Döbele
Technical Director: Anika Herzberg, Marius Alsleben
Dramaturgical Consultant: NAF
Direction, Concept, Texts, Drawings, Objects: Angèla Kopf
June 14/15/16, 2019
FITZ! Center for Puppetry Arts, Kulturareal unterm Turm – Eberhardsstraße 61 – 70173 Stuttgart
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2018
Jazz with Friedbald Rauscher
Julia Döbele: Vocals
Jazz Standards
Steiner Haus Stuttgart,
Summer 2018
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Video Art ‘Hello Blue!’
Speaker: Julia Döbele, Video: Hannelore Kober
March 2018
Video ‘Hello Blue!’ by Hannelore Kober, Speaker: Julia Döbele, Text: Heinrich Heine’s ‘Night Thoughts’
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2017
‘Then forth, one and all, Sunday’s election!’ Video
Video: Hannelore Kober, Vocals & Music: Julia Döbele
Released September 18, 2017
Video for the 2017 German Federal Election ‘Then forth, one and all, Sunday’s election!’
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Performance ‘TASTING’
Artistic concept: Hannelore Kober & Julia Döbele
August 25, 2017
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart as part of the 2017 members’ exhibition – “Presence, Critique, Utopia”, Schlossplatz 2, Stuttgart
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2016
Exhibition/Performance, FUKS ONE NIGHT STAND – 1 Night, 3 Hours, 13 Positions of Contemporary Art
Julia Döbele: Artistic Concept with, among others, Kerstin Schaefer & Christa Munkert
FUKS Artists’ Collective, Free Independent Artists Stuttgart,
Performative exhibition with current works and positions by: Sylvia Winkler, Kestutis (Kestas) Svirnelis, Ellen Rein, Der Mußikant, Maria Grazia Sacchitelli, Barbara Armbruster, Christa Munkert, Kerstin Schaefer, Karla and Detlev Fischer, Claudia Strohm, Susanna Messerschmidt, Helga Kellerer
November 26, 2016
Club Zollamt, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
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‘LE CHANTE DES VULVES’ Experimental Music & Object Theatre
A presentation in three stages with projections, Objects, Voice
Julia Döbele speaks, acts, sings, sounds, improvises
Performed by: Angela Kopf, Rafi Martin & Julia Döbele, Directed by: Angela Kopf, Assistant Director: Celia Legaz Soler, Animation: Katharina Ünver, Set Design: Simone Frost, Gela Bäumler, Technical Direction: Robert Buschbacher, Marius Alsleben
Performances: September 27 & 28, 2016
FITZ, Eberhardstr. 61, Stuttgart City Center
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Group exhibition by the artist collective ONE NIGHT STAND 3 / FUKS Free Independent Artists Stuttgart
Julia Döbele, Moderation & Presentation
Participating artists: Maartje Ansems, DJ collective “Any Colour You Like”, Ursula Chaoul, Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani, puppet theater “Cèlia, Clara & Rafia”, Karla & Detlev Fischer, Julia Döbele (voice), Doris Graf, Hanni Kober & Rüdiger Scheiffele, Maria Grazia Sacchitelli, Dieter Pawelka, Claudia Strohm & the dance groups “Hellas Tanz” & Ritim – Golden Steps of Anatolia
Evening event
July 9, 2016
Bottroperstr. 33, Stuttgart-Hallschlag
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Solo Exhibition PINK ROSA ROT, Opening Reception
Julia Döbele: Introductory Speech/Word Performance
Christa Munkert, Painting
Exhibition
June 12, 2016
Brackenheim Art Association (Exhibition Dates: June 12 – July 3, 2016)
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Art Event “ONE NIGHT STAND II” Exhibition & Performance Night, with Poster Auction
Julia Döbele: Art Auction Chatterbox and Moderator (Performance)
for FUKS Free Independent Artists Stuttgart
April 23, 2016,
Radiohaus Ost am Stöckach, Stuttgart
One Night Stand – a format by FUKS – Free Independent Artists Stuttgart
always for one night, always in a different location: Art & Listening, Looking, and Touching.
Our goal for 2016 is to create new spaces for artistic activities in various districts of Stuttgart and to involve local residents in our events. Art should be accessible not only to the educated middle class but also to all other segments of the population. We prefer to use spaces that are not previously occupied by an art establishment.
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2015
“DO NOT ALGORITH ME!” Performance
Julia Döbele: a cappella vocals, improvisation, and arrangement
for Doris Graf within her performance “Do not Algorithm Me”
Performers: Doris Graf & Brazilian Grrrls
ACTION SPACE. One room, one laboratory, many actions, exhibition of the artist members 2015 at the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
September 10, 2015
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2014
BRIGITTE Performance, JUST – Calwer Passage with Julia Döbele, Rüdiger Scheiffele, Hannelore Kober, and guests.
Closing event/JUST Space Grant, Room G.
May 15, 2014
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Church Service,
Julia sings: Adoramus te Christe, E. Palestrina at the Sunday service of Habsthal Monastery, Ostrach
Oct. 2014
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“Transition Town – Forum City in Transition” political panel discussion. Julia Döbele: Moderator
at the free open-air event, Stuttgart-Vaihingen. Where do we want to go? How can we create and launch projects in art, culture, social issues, and politics ourselves? Discussions, panel discussions, and workshops with Stuttgart-based entrepreneurs. Organized by Ingenieure22.
August 9 & 10, 2014
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Panel Discussion: On Life and Death in Culture and Media
Moderated & Hosted by: Julia Döbele
Five Stories from the Cultural Sector, June 6, 2014, at JUST Calver Passage, Stuttgart
Together with JUST, I cordially invite you to join a conversation with five representatives of the cultural sector. What infrastructure governs the lives of artists? What role do cultural funding, copyright, and the German Social Security Fund for Artists (KSK) play? What value do we place on artistic creation? What might the future hold, and how can we assess the current reality of survival? The five panelists will be joined by other expert guests, such as representatives from the Pop Office Baden-Württemberg, the Württemberg Art Association, and the Baden-Württemberg Association of Composers. Everyone who lives and works with and from art, everyone involved in Stuttgart’s cultural scene, all cultural professionals, and of course, their friends are warmly invited! Following the guest presentations, there will be time for discussion and questions on the topic.
Guests: Markus Hassold, drummer, producer, and lawyer, Stuttgart, Matthias Hornschuh, composer for film, TV, radio, and theater, Cologne, founder of the professional association mediamusic e.V., lecturer Andreas Hykade, Animated film director, including for Film Bilder, numerous awards, lecturer at various universities, including the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy and Harvard University, Markus Rennhack, guitarist of the band ‘unloved’, employee of KickTheFlame music publishing, political scientist, Leipzig, Diethard Sohn, painter, Stuttgart, created his own unique style, Comic Cubism, from the early 1990s onwards, member of the Baden-Württemberg Association of Visual Artists
We thank the following for their financial support:
Baden-Württemberg Association of Musicians, PopBüro Stuttgart, We Cab, Ludwigsburg Film Academy, GEMA, Ingenieure22, Cams21
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Peepshow Voice, Performance & Installation
Authenticity Training for Spectators: An Insightful Event with Julia Döbele & Guests. Real, authentic, genuine—that’s what we “should” be. The voice offers an enormous canvas and experiential space for what everyone is searching for: absolute individuality. Playfully and with humor, seriously and with persistence, I work here in a peepshow format and guide you through the vocal jungle. Since one-on-one work usually takes place in a familiar setting, this group session offers very private insights into the topic of authenticity—a glimpse into the voice expedition.
Duration: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes, Julia coaching in the “glass box”
JUST Claver Passage Stuttgart
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“Eat or Die” Closing Event
Julia Döbele: Auction, Auctioneer
For Ulrich Schmidt: For one week, the seemingly idyllic planning office of Stuttgart will be reinvented. The guiding principles are both the wishes of Stuttgart’s citizens and utopian project sketches from renowned architectural firms, created in response to worldwide competitions. The overarching theme is the balance between culture, commerce, and climate.
June 5, 2014, 9:30 p.m.
Drawings and paintings of Stuttgart views will be adapted to reflect these visions. There are green facades, hanging gardens, daycare centers with animals on roofs, studios in the castle, streets reserved for bicycles and pedestrians, schools and housing for refugees are being built, etc.
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“Listen to Space” Reading-Sound Improvisation, Performance, Open Setting
Julia Döbele: Vocals, Voice and Sound
in a performance by Florina Leinß
JUST Claver Passage Stuttgart 2014
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Cooperation Partner & Artist (Art Project) JUSTJulia: Cooperation Partner & Artist for JUST Episodes in the Calwer Passage
May 9 – June 18, 2014
I’m delighted to be collaborating on this six-week arts collaboration, featuring various formats. If you’re a musician and would like to contribute your skills and artistic talent to this project, please feel free to contact me. I’m coordinating the musicians.
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One Billion Rising 2014, rally
Julia Döbele: Organization & Moderation
by One Billion Rising, Stuttgart, Rising for Justice
February 14, 2014
2013
One Billion Rising 2013, rally
Julia Döbele: Organization
by One Billion Rising, Stuttgart, Rising for Justice
February 14, 2013
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2012
Jazz for the Exhibition Opening
Julia Döbele: Vocals, Tobias Kopietz: Piano
Galerie Interart, Stuttgart
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2008
The Found Show in Stuttgart 2008
Julia Döbele, Organizer & Host
of the Found Show Stuttgart (Found Magazine), with Davy Rothbart & Crew (including Brett Loudermilk, sword swallower from Las Vegas),
as part of the Found Show’s European tour at Jugendhaus Mitte, Stuttgart
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1991-2008
Various bands: Jazz, Pop, A Cappella, Big Band, Funk, Soul
Art projects, painting, photography, interior design consulting
Film projects, directing, production management
10 years of experience as a camera operator/sound recordist for TV (ARD, ZDF, BBC, etc.), industrial and feature films
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Childhood & Youth
Julia worked as a child actress, for art film productions & Having grown up in a filmmaking family, she gained experience in the family business from around the age of three, working as a helper, actress, makeup artist, assistant director, production assistant, etc. Her parents’ artistic and commercial work took her to numerous film sets, short film festivals, and art events. She began moderating events at the age of 14.
artistic resumé
Honorare
Für Honorare für Konzerte, Moderationen, Auftragsarbeiten, Kollaborationen etc schreib mich bitte an oder ruf mich an, sie werden je nach Umfang und Aufwand der Leistung individuell berechnet, danke.