Julie Ann Masi is a Canadian musician, principally known as a percussionist and vocalist with The Parachute Club.
14 Facts About Julie Masi
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Julie Masi was a co-writer of several of the band's songs.
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Julie Masi is notable as being part of a female-driven movement mixing music and political activism, emanating from Toronto in the 1980s.
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Julie Masi was born Julie Opocensky and raised on a farm near Dominion City, Manitoba.
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Julie Masi commenced performing at the age of 11, initially in choirs.
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Julie Masi started performing with her sister and older brother Bobby on guitar at house parties in southern Manitoba.
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Julie Masi moved to Winnipeg in 1970, following high school, and sang various musical genres in local bands for a decade.
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Julie Masi obtained regular work as a session vocalist, including singing jingles and recording sessions with Burton Cummings and Tim Thorney.
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Julie Masi joined The Parachute Club in 1983, after its initial founding members, Billy Bryans, Lorraine Segato and Lauri Conger, had been offered a management and recording contract with Current Records.
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Julie Masi was with the band between 1983 and 1986, leaving after the band's Canadian tour in support of its third album.
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Julie Masi has contributed to the recordings of Martha and the Muffins and Raffi, among others, and has collaborated with the band Images in Vogue.
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Subsequent to her departure from The Parachute Club, Julie Masi was involved in session work for various artists, including Dan Hill, Bruce Cockburn, Shirley Eikhard, Alannah Myles, Leonard Cohen, Ken Whiteley and David Foster.
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From 1990 to 2005, Julie Masi resided in Temecula, California, where her husband had an interest in a restaurant.
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Julie Masi continues to contribute to the recordings of others.