[7] Her songwriting is deeply informed by her first after-school job: working at a cemetery and funeral home on the Gulf of Mexico, which included driving a hearse with a body in the back.

At the time it was all really scary to me, but I think it ties into me eventually writing this very Gothic music, and this thread throughout my songs about the idea of dying alone.”[9][10] Mintz graduated early from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology.

[11] Mintz earned her degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology in three years and graduated early from Emory University in order to move to Los Angeles full-time.

While Mintz honed her songwriting, her years as an actress saw her working on films directed by Martin Brest and Spike Lee and acting opposite Christopher Walken, Rosanna Arquette, and Ryan Gosling.

[14] In April 2011, Julie Mintz appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as musical support for Moby performing his single "The Day" from his album Destroyed .

[15] In June 2013, Mintz began recording an album of original Gothic Americana alt-country folk songs with live tracking engineered by Darrell Thorp (seven-time Grammy winner; Beck's Morning Phase, Radiohead[16]), mixed by Michael Patterson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack) and The Social Network), and produced by Moby.

[22] Julie Mintz was the opening support act for Moby and also sang with him during his set in a series of ambient shows at the Masonic Lodge at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery in December 2014.

[25][26] In October 2016, Mintz appeared on Conan playing keyboards and singing background vocals with Moby performing his single "Are You Lost in the World Like Me" from his album These Systems Are Failing.

[28] On March 19, 2018, Mintz appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on keyboards and background vocals with Moby performing his single "This Wild Darkness" from his album "Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt".

As a musician, she has performed in support of The Humane Society,[31] Mercy For Animals,[32]Emily's List, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Adopt the Arts, and Al Gore's Climate Reality Project.