min.a

min.a, the moniker of NYC-based singer/songwriter/producer Michelle Lee Bae, makes indie pop anthems that transmit all the angsty, fuzzy, and pure feelings stirring inside her heart.

Having grown up between California and Seoul, min.a has always used music to process her feelings of isolation and ostracization. As a young teen, she caught attention in South Korea for her powerful singing voice on the competition show, K-Pop Star, and then later focused on crafting experimental electronic tracks at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. She now aims to write songs that connect with fellow outsiders. “I was bullied growing up, and I never had any friendships where I felt truly seen,” min.a says. “I want people who are going through that to feel like, ‘I’m not alone, it does get better.’”