I’m from a town just outside of Chicago and came to Japan about 10 years ago. Since 1999 I’ve been singing and performing all over, from NYC to Hong Kong, to a cruise ship in the Caribbean to Tokyo. A big part of my career has been performing for Disney, which is what brought me to Hong Kong in 2005 and ultimately Tokyo afterwards. My husband, born and raised in Japan, was on tour with his band,
Buddhistson, while I was living in Hong Kong, so that’s how we met! Thank goodness the stars aligned for me to work in Japan with Tokyo Disney. I fell in love with Japan and even more in love with Shima...that love eventually manifested into our two beautiful daughters, Velvet Jean and Birdie Moon!
Now I balance being a mommy, a radio show host and a studio singer for various artists, commercials and animations. My husband is a full time photographer (
Shima Photography and Design) as well as the singer/songwriter for
Buddhistson. Velvet Jean is 4 and Birdie Moon is almost 3 months!
We love traveling the world as a family. Velvet is the friendliest kid I’ve ever met so traveling came quite naturally to her, and were very excited as Birdie is just about ready to get that first stamp on her passport. Experiencing new places and cultures with our girls is the most rewarding thing for us.