TOKiMONSTA

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TOKiMONSTA
Birth name Jennifer Lee
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Electronica, house, chill-out
Occupations DJ, producer
Years active 2008–present
Labels Ultra Records, Brainfeeder, Ramp Recordings
Associated acts Flying Lotus, MNDR, Thirsty Fish
Website www.tokimonsta.com

Jennifer Lee, better known by her stage name Tokimonsta (often styled as TOKiMONSTA), is an American electronic music producer, recording artist, and DJ from Los Angeles, California.[1]

Early life

Jennifer Lee grew up in Torrance, California, in Los Angeles County. She is of Korean descent. She graduated from University of California, Irvine.[1][2]

Career

Lee released her first album, Midnight Menu, in 2010 on Brainfeeder,[3] and subsequently released the EP Creature Dreams on the same label in 2011.[4]

On April 9, 2013, she released her second album, Half Shadows, on Ultra Records.[5]

Discography

Albums

  • Midnight Menu (2010)
  • Half Shadows (2013)

EPs

  • Bedtime Lullabies (2008)
  • Cosmic Intoxication (2010)
  • Creature Dreams (2011)
  • Los Angeles 8/10 (2011) with Mike Gao

Singles

  • "USD / Free Dem" (2010) feat. Blue Daisy
  • "Mileena's Theme" (2011)
  • "Darkest (Dim)" (2012) feat. Gavin Turek
  • "Go with It" (2013) feat. MNDR
  • "The Force" (2013) feat. Kool Keith

Productions

Remixes

  • Shlohmo - "Hot Boxing the Cockpit (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2010)
  • Take - "Horizontal Figuration (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2011)
  • Andreya Triana - "Far Closer (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2011)
  • Swede:Art - "I'm a R.O.B.O.T. (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2011)
  • Daedelus - "Tailor-Made (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2011)
  • Kidkanevil - "Megajoy (TOKiMONSTA's Unsound Bliss Mix)" (2011)
  • Hundred Waters - "Thistle (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2012)
  • Stan Getz & João Gilberto - "Corvovado (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2013)
  • Felix Cartal - "New Scene (TOKiMONSTA Remix)" (2013)[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kakaire, Christine (September 28, 2010). "RA: Breaking through: Tokimonsta - Interview". Resident Advisor. 
  2. Bain, Katie (April 4, 2013). "Tokimonsta Leaves the Nest". Los Angeles Weekly. 
  3. Deviant (November 7, 2010). "Review: TOKiMONSTA - Midnight Menu - Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. 
  4. Diver, Mike (May 18, 2011). "BBC - Music - Review of TOKiMONSTA - Creature Dreams". BBC. 
  5. Weigel, Maxwell (April 11, 2013). "TOKIMONSTA: HALF SHADOWS". In Your Speakers. Retrieved April 13, 2013. 
  6. https://soundcloud.com/felixcartal/new-scene-tokimonsta-remix

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