1. Jennifer Lee, known professionally as Tokimonsta, is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles.
12 Facts About Tokimonsta
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Tokimonsta was the first female Asian-American producer to receive a nomination in this category.
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Tokimonsta was raised by her mother who ran a small business to support their family.
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Tokimonsta later progressed to producing using the Ableton Suite as her primary DAW.
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Tokimonsta participated in beat cyphers and battles at Leimert Park's Project Blowed and Low End Theory.
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Tokimonsta was the first woman to sign to Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label and released her first album, Midnight Menu, in November 2010 on Brainfeeder.
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Tokimonsta was rated the number one Hottest Los Angeles Lady DJ by LA Weekly in December 2010.
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Tokimonsta released the EP Creature Dreams, on Brainfeeder, in 2011.
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Tokimonsta returned to the Red Bull Music Academy that same year as an alumni lecturer.
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Tokimonsta produced Gavin Turek's You're Invited in 2015 on Young Art Records.
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Tokimonsta has noted that this album was her most personal piece of work due to the difficulties she experienced prior to making it.
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Tokimonsta discusses surmounting these challenges in Vox's Netflix series, Explained and the Great Big Story miniseries Soundwave.