Julie Herndon is a composer, performer, and sound artist whose interdisciplinary work explores the relationship between body, sound, and technology.

Her electroacoustic work has been described as “truly brilliant” (Kulturpunkt), “like a signal from another world” (Tages-Anzeiger), and “blended to inhabit a surprisingly expressive space” (San Francisco Classical Voice). She has performed original work for piano and electronics at international festivals including Blaues Rauschen in Germany (2025), San Francisco Electronic Music Festival (2024), and Sonorities in Ireland (2024). Her sound installations have been awarded by the Society of American Registered Architects (2025) and featured at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca in Mexico (2020). Her chamber works have been performed at Musica Nova Helsinki in Finland (2025), Música Estranha Festival in Brazil (2023), Music Biennale Zagreb in Croatia (2021), National Sawdust (2020) and MATA Festival (2019) in New York, and Abbotsford Convent in Australia (2018). She has collaborated with ensembles including Decoder Ensemble, andPlay, JACK Quartet, Ensemble Dal Niente, and Kukuruz Quartet.

Herndon is the recipient of the Elisabeth Crothers Award for Music Composition, American Composers Forum Bay Area Residency, National Sawdust New Works Commission, George Lurcy Fellowship, Chamber Music America Commissioning Grant, and New Music USA Creator Fund Award. She has been supported by artist residencies at institutions including the Cité internationale des arts, Yaddo, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Center for Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT) at Berkeley, I-Park Foundation, and Djerassi.

Herndon is currently assistant professor of music technology and composition at California Polytechnic State University. She previously taught composition and electronic music production techniques at San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in music composition from Stanford, a Master of Arts degree in music composition from Mills College, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College of Maryland. Her writing is published in Leonardo (MIT Press) and Organised Sound (Cambridge University Press), and her music can be found on labels such as New Focus Recordings, Infrequent Seams, Pan y Rosas Discos, and Innova Records.