 | This biographical article is written like a résumé .(March 2025) |
Mei Semones | |
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 Semones performing at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) Ann Arbor, Michigan, US |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 2022-present |
| Labels | Bayonet Records |
| Website | www |
Mei Semones (born 2000) is an American jazz-influenced indie rock musician producing lyrics in English and Japanese. Semones was named by Paste as "The Best of What's Next" in 2024, [1]
Semones was born in 2000 [2] in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [3] Semones' mother is Japanese, and during summer breaks they would travel to Japan to study and visit her grandmother. [4] Encouraged by her grandmother, she studied the piano growing up, but ultimately switched to the guitar at the age of eleven. [4] In high school, she joined the Community High School jazz program, which led her to study at Berklee College of Music, where she majored in professional music. [1]
Semones self-released her debut EP, Tsukino, in 2022, during her last semester of college. [5] . Later that year she released Sukikirai as a graduation project through Northeastern University's Green Line Records. [6]
In 2024, Semones released her second EP, Kabutomushi, through Bayonet Records. [7] [8] [9] In 2025, she released her debut studio album, Animaru . [10]
She has described her music as "jazz-influenced indie J-pop". [11]