Jennifer Lee “TOKiMONSTA” is one of the top producers and DJs in the world. In 2010, she was invited to attend the Red Bull Music Academy in London. Making her mark on the music scene, Jennifer became the first woman to sign with Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder label. Following the release of her first album Midnight Menu, Lee was rated the #1 Hottest Los Angeles Lady DJ by LA Weekly. In 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with an extremely rare and potentially fatal brain disease known as Moyamoya (Read story here). After undergoing two brain surgeries, Lee was left unable to speak, create, or even listen to music. Through perseverance and faith, Lee’s memory returned and shortly after taking a break, she was finally able to regain her music making abilities. After regaining much of her memory and music-making talent in March of 2016, Jennifer made her triumphant return with jaw-dropping performances at SXSW and Coachella. In 2019, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance / Electronic Album. Lee was featured on Vox-Netflix series Explained. Check her latest album, Lune Rouge.

The name Tokimonsta originates from the Korean word for rabbit (tokki), which she took from a Korean’s children’s song “San Toki”

3 words to describe Nature?

Beautiful. Freedom. Enigmatic 

3 things Nature taught you?

Beauty

Patience

Mindfulness

3 most treasured Nature spots?

Big Sur

Joshua Tree

All the beaches of SE Asia

When you look at the ocean, it makes you feel…?

At peace

When you see a forest, it makes you feel…?

Connected to all of nature 

When you see a volcano, it makes you feel…?

Chaos 

When you see a sunrise or sunset, it makes you feel…?

Joyful to end or begin another day 

When you hear thunder, it makes you feel…?

Fear 

When you hear the wind howling, it makes you feel…?

A bit spooked 

Are you an Ocean, Mountain, Forest, or Desert person?

Ocean 

On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is Nature to your well-being?

10

Share with us a childhood nature memory?

I remember driving with my family to Palm Springs almost every weekend. I used to find the monotony of the landscape quite boring while sitting in the car, but grew to appreciate the landscape more.