‘Clearly a technically gifted singer. Match that with a novelist or poets’ sensibility to writing and you have a special artist’
Latest release
AMAZE ME
“FULL OF TASTEFULLY SPARSE, JAZZ INFORMED SONGWRITING, RECORDED WITH A STELLAR CAST OF LOCAL MUSICIANS. CLASSY”
NZ MUSICIAN
'Her body of work is mature, thoughtful and subtle’
— Charlotte Yates
Juliet McLean - Singer, Songwriter, Musician
About Juliet
Singer-songwriter Juliet McLean was raised and still lives in Taranaki under the steady presence of Te Maunga O Taranaki beside the ever-changing west coast sea – a perfect allegory for this continually evolving, talented artist.
A gifted storyteller, her song's poetic themes straddle the bittersweet paradox of human experience in love, life and family.
After the release of her debut EP ‘The Dance’ in 2015 and LP ‘Unlash the Boats’ in 2019 - under the moniker, ‘O Juliet’ - her focus turned away from the work of studio production back to the craft of song writing and solo performance.
Her recent 6 track EP ‘Amaze Me’ is a reflection of this. Produced by Ben King (Goldenhorse, Grand Rapids) in his Auckland studio, the EP features King’s multi-instrumental talents, drummer Tom Broome (Tami Neilson, Teeks, Avantdale Bowling Club) and seasoned songwriter Greg Johnson on trumpet.
Juliet is a tutor at Song Writing School NZ, teaches performance keyboard and singing in high schools, works in event production and is currently writing new music for a new album to be released in 2024.