Manchester’s Northern Quarter still feels like the last proper indie rock playground. I wrote Black Sheep in that exact headspace — the odd one out in a city full of legends.

One Song. One Day. One Stream. TuneSpotlight features exactly one track per day — played once, at a fixed time. No replays, no feed. Just one shared moment of focus. Join the party! tunespotlight.com/teaser/6378...

The black sheep of the music industry — still making noise. 🎸 Black Sheep streaming now → hypeddit.com/black-sheep

What people think making music alone is like: pure creative freedom What it actually is: loving the craft enough to fight for it in silence

Spotify has a hidden score that decides who gets discovered. Most indie artists never see it. I'm showing you mine — and what it reveals about the game. julience.com/the-algorit...

A mistake I made was treating music like a sprint. Songs, bands, influences, craft - all deepen over years. It is entirely what the art is about.

In 20+ years of playing guitar no one prepared me for AI-generated music, algorithm-curated playlists, and a streaming world that rewards quantity over soul.

Grateful for everyone streaming Black Sheep this week. What’s your favourite line from the track? 🖤 hypeddit.com/black-sheep

Black Sheep isn’t just a song title for me. It’s every time I walked into a room and felt like the only one who didn’t belong. Dropout. Couldn’t hold a band together. Odd one out everywhere. Born at the wrong time, in the wrong place. ⬇️

Still spinning "Black Sheep" this week. If you haven't heard it yet, now's the time. ▶️ youtu.be/QNq8j229bnY #newmusic #indieartist #lyricvideo

Real music. Real listeners. No algorithms doing the work. Black Sheep — streaming now. 🎸 Link in bio. Every save counts.

Still processing the response to Black Sheep. Thank you. If you haven’t saved it on Spotify (or somewhere else) yet — that’s the one thing that helps most right now. 🖤 hypeddit.com/black-sheep

I've felt like I was born at the wrong time, in the wrong place, for most of my life. Dropout. Couldn't hold a band together. The odd one out everywhere I went. So I wrote a song about it. Black Sheep — out June 1. 🐑 Why I wrote it 👇 julience.com/why-i-wrote...

Reach-me-down genes. Second-hand expectations. A name whispered in a hush. "Black Sheep" is out now . 🖤 #newmusic #indieartist #lyricvideo youtu.be/QNq8j229bnY

Couldn't you argue that you can cherry pick any genre, any era, any artist to make guitar music sound either irrelevant OR timeless. If we accept that, shouldn't we have more respect for EVERYONE who picks it up and plays????

It’s out in the world. Can’t take it back. 🖤 Stream Black Sheep — link in bio. If it means something to you — save it. Share it. Tell someone.

Black Sheep is officially out in the wild. No shortcuts. No fake numbers. Just me and the songs. If you grabbed it on #Bandcamp you already got the high-res files 😉 julience.bandcamp.com Thank you for choosing human music. Means everything

Black Sheep" is out now. If you've ever felt like you were born into the wrong mould, this one's for you. ▶️ youtu.be/QNq8j229bnY #newmusic #indieartist #lyricvideo

BLACK SHEEP IS OUT NOW. 🖤🎸 Stream it, save it, share it. Link in bio. “Because I’m the black sheep — the black sheep of the family.”

It’s out. Black Sheep — stream it now. 🎸 For everyone who never fit the mould. julience.hearnow.com/black-sheep

Nothing matches the feeling of playing live music to real people breathing the same air as you.

I love playing covers. Not because I ran out of my own fire. But because I love those songs.

Learning to write, play and record everything yourself is damn hard. It does not happen in a few months. Give it time before you walk away. I almost quit myself. It never came easy to me either, so I had to dig deep and stay patient.

If you're passive, the music industry is designed to bury you in algorithms, playlists and manufactured noise. However. If you're proactive there are more tools, platforms and hungry listeners than ever to build something real. If you're invisible, it's your move. Not the algorithm's.

If you grew up with AC/DC, Oasis, Neil Young, The Smiths, or Pixies — and struggle to find anything new that hits the same way — this was written for you. Free ebook → julience.com/free-ebook #AlternativeRock #IndieMusic

The biggest regret for a musician won't be playing too loud. It will be not writing the song when the feeling was there. Inspiration is the only thing you can't force back.🙂

If learning an instrument was super easy and you could master it in a weekend, which would you go for - drums for that primal rhythm, guitar for those soul-stirring riffs, or keys for harmonic freedom? #drums #guitar #keyboards Or ?? 🎸🎹🥁🎷

Most valuable thing making music has taught me: if you believe in the sound you're building, do not compromise it for trends. Do not chase what's popular. It's a distraction. Be unreasonably loyal to what you know is real.

What language does most of your playlist speak to you in - and does it match where you grew up, or did music pull you somewhere else entirely? I mainly listen to English songs but I still enjoy occasionally mixing in Dutch🇳🇱

What's the last gig you went to, and did it hit you the way live music should - that moment where the room disappears and it's just you and the sound? #music #live #gigs

Can you remember the exact moment you fell in love with a singer, band, or genre - that split second when something clicked and you knew this sound would stay with you forever?🎵#music #musiclovers

It took me a long time to stop apologizing for not sounding like everyone else. But I don't. I write every note myself. No producers. No co-writers. No safety net. I have no idea how far it reaches. And I wouldn't change a thing. 💪

BIGGEST MYTHS IN ROCK: 1: "Gear makes the guitarist." 2: "Streaming numbers equal talent." 3: "The album is dead." 4: "AI can capture raw emotion." 5: "Real music needs a label behind it." Any I forgot to mention?

One bloke. No label. No AI. No shortcuts. Black Sheep June 1 — and if you want a sneak peek at what follows, it's here. https://julience.com/welcome 🖤 #IndieArtist #Demo

What you can't control: 1. The algorithm 2. AI-generated noise 3. Other people's taste What you can control: 1. Playing every note yourself 2. Keeping it raw 3. Your own songs🤘

That moment when an old song comes on and hits you in the chest — and the new stuff just... doesn't. There's a reason for that. And a fix. Free ebook → julience.com/free-ebook #IndieRock #RealMusic

"Would you say AI-generated music is killing real artistry?" "I only make music by hand. Every note, every riff, myself." "But suppose you were the kind of “artist” who used AI?" "In that case, perhaps I'd answer differently. But since I'm not, I answered as I did."

Here’s 12 seconds of Black Sheep. Full track drops June 1. Pre-save → hypeddit.com/black-sheep 🎸

It always strikes me how you can feel it deep down when a song is real... real playing, real emotion, real sweat on the strings.. just someone who actually LIVED what they wrote. There's a moment where you just KNOW. No algorithm fakes that.

"Just keep going" is terrible advice when the song clearly isn't working. Kill your attachment to it. Knowing when to scrap and start over is a skill. The courage to begin again is what separates the good from the great. Play to what you actually do well - that's where your magic lives.

During Covid, I was second-guessing whether raw, unpolished guitar music still had a place in the world. Someonce said something I never forgot. Now, whenever I doubt the path I've chosen, I come back to it: "Play like it matters. Because it does."

The brutal truth is that nobody cares how many hours you spent on a song. They care how it makes them feel. If it doesn't move them, they'll skip it or forget it.

"Stop waiting until you feel ready and the moment feels perfect and the gear is good enough. Start recording." -

Alone in crowded rooms. Hungry in a land you once loved. Then: arms wide open, forgiveness without question. "Sometime" is the Prodigal Son in guitar form — and now it's on a tee.

When you hit your 30s, you'll stop apologising for loving what you loved at 15. Stop pretending to be grown up. Just be yourself louder.🤘

The day someone told me my Dutch roots meant I wasn't "authentically Manchester" and should find a different scene, I nearly walked away from everything

People don't avoid making music. They fear picking up the guitar and sounding like nothing yet. Because when you start, you stumble. You sound raw. You feel exposed. And to the ego, that's worse than never trying.

"Indie Rock" = raw guitars + honest songwriting "Alternative Rock" = mood-driven tension "Hard Rock" = riff-first, no apology "Punk" = attitude over polish "Indie ≠ bedroom pop" "Alternative ≠ soft" "Hard Rock ≠ just noise" Know the roots. Respect the difference. Then play like you mean it.

Music isn't just something I listen to - it's the language I think in. Films? They're brilliant. But a three-minute song can say what a two-hour movie never could. There's a track for every feeling. Every memory. Every version of yourself you've ever been. 🎸

I wish more people understood that music is all about feeling. You're not just listening. You're connecting to something. A riff. A lyric. A memory. Find the music that moves you, and you find yourself.