meet MEI SEMONES.
“This guitar has become my best friend..”
Mei Semones is a Boston-based artist creating jazz-influenced indie-pop songs with lyrics in both Japanese and English. Drawing from her background in jazz guitar and her Japanese heritage, she uses advanced harmonic and rhythmic concepts and two different languages to create compelling songs that soothe and comfort the soul. Mei’s influences include John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Thelonious Monk, João Gilberto, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana, with a sprinkle of folk. Combining these different influences, her songs invite listeners into a musical universe where genres freely mingle and merge.