Yulianna has been working with many wonderful creative minds. For the past two years she has been working with a Grammy Winning Producer Walter Afanasieff. Yulianna has always been a big fan of Walter A's music.

"I have been following Walter's music for years. I have performed his songs live in competitions when I was a teenager. I believe his music changed my life. I remember performing My Heart Will Go On at a talent show in high school. I thought to myself then that I would do anything to have this producer write such beautiful songs for me. It was the greatest surprise of my life when I found out that I will be working with on of the most brilliant composers and producer's of our time. Collaborating with Walter is equivalent as to be working with Rachmaninoff or Stravinsky.

From the first day that we sat down at the grand piano in Walter's living room till now we have been creating true magic. Walter and I had great chemistry from the start we are both Russian and super passionate about life and music. We both decided that it is important for us to use Russian Folklore sounds. Our first song that we wrote is Forgiveness it is a beautiful lushes ballad. Even without listening to the song by the title you can sense that it's a heartfelt song, forgiveness is a very powerful thing. No Looking Back is a song of empowerment and leaving things behind that drag one down and moving on to a better and brighter future."

Our third song is also very special to my heart it is called The Journey. It is a power song that will blow your mind. I love the cynical and playful manner of the chorus and the big electric guitar sound.

When working on the mic, time to time Walter would stop look at me through the glass of the vocal booth and say..."

"There are only a few female singers in the World that can move me with their musical expression. That's Barbara Streisand, Celin Dion couple of others and you remind me of them in so many ways. Your voice and the feeling behind the words and your expression of their meaning give me goose bumps when you sing Forgiveness."

When Yulianna asked Walter "What do you think about the songs that we wrote together?" Walter smiled and replied,

"These songs are epic. We have created masterpieces, they are timeless and we have accomplished what you have been searching for. Your own unique Yulianna sound!"

In the recent interview Walter A. and Yulianna did a little improv session on a Horror Movie theme. You can watch the improvisation on the media page.

Yulianna has been working with couple of directors and has shot her first two music videos in the past year. Yulianna has been shooting a music video for her single "Race Car" from her album La La Land with an Oscar Winning Director Waleed Moursi.

"I have known Waleed for years. We both went to Cal Arts and he was one of the first people I met there. Waleed was a big influence on me at Cal Arts and he continues to be a great influence on me today. We took director/lead relationship to a different level. We even moved in with each other for several months as roommates to understand the vision of Race Car. It is truly a unique and a very original idea. I think Waleed is brilliant and his vision with this one takes music videos to another level."

Waleed M. - "It's more of a short movie then a music video. It's a theater piece, very creative artistic and Yulianna is a Rock Star. She belongs in Hollywood!"

"I really would like to mention another dear friend of mine. Marco Morante is Marco Marco. He is one of the most tallented fashion designers in the World. I remember selling his T-shirts 2 for 10 by the cafeteria at Cal Arts. Today artists like myself B.E.P Fergie Katy Perry Usher Niki Minaj and so many others pay thousands to be dressed by Marco Marco. I love working with Marco because he understands my body and my vision and he wants me to look fabulous at all time and he always says...

"Yulianna I want that Diva attitude."

Marco's vision for me is always an original one!"