Tokimonsta

TOKiMONSTA
TOKiMONSTA (top) performing at Coachella 2016 with Anderson .Paak
Background information
Birth nameJennifer Lee
Born (1987-01-26) January 26, 1987 (age 37)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitewww.tokimonsta.com

Jennifer Lee, known professionally as Tokimonsta (stylized as TOKiMONSTA), is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles.[3] She has collaborated with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Earthgang, Isaiah Rashad,[4] Selah Sue,[5] and ZHU. Additionally, she has done a number of official remixes, a few being Beck,[6] Duran Duran,[7] Olafur Arnalds,[8] Disclosure, Sia, the Netflix show Squid Game and Odesza.[9]

In 2019, TOKiMONSTA was nominated for "Best Dance / Electronic Album" at the Grammy Awards for her album Lune Rouge.[10] She was the first female Asian-American producer to receive a nomination in this category.[11]

  1. ^ Li, Christina (June 28, 2012). "L.A. Beatmaker TOKiMONSTA: "People Think I'm Some Cutesy Anime Princess"". SF Weekly.
  2. ^ Wunsch, Jessica (April 9, 2013). "Exclusive: TOKiMONSTA Talks Keeping Up With Boys Before Half Shadows Album Release Party". Vibe.
  3. ^ Kakaire, Christine (September 28, 2010). "RA: Breaking through: Tokimonsta - Interview". Resident Advisor.
  4. ^ "TOKiMONSTA, Isaiah Rashad, Joey Purp, and Ambré Team for New Song "No Way": Listen". Pitchfork. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  5. ^ "TOKiMONSTA's 'I Wish I Could' Video Will Have You in Tears: Watch". Billboard. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  6. ^ "Beck – "Wow (TOKiMONSTA Remix)"". Stereogum. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  7. ^ "TOKiMONSTA Shares Duran Duran Remix of "Last Night in the City"". HYPEBEAST. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  8. ^ "Premiere: Ólafur Arnalds ~ they sink (TOKiMONSTA remix)". GoldFlakePaint. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  9. ^ "ODESZA - Falls feat. Sasha Sloan (TOKiMONSTA Remix)". Dancing Astronaut. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  10. ^ "Meet The First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: TOKiMONSTA". GRAMMY.com. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  11. ^ Tan, Emily (3 February 2019). "Life after brain surgery includes a Grammy nomination for Tokimonsta". NBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

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