Lexi Vega, better known by her stage name Mini Trees, is an American

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musician based in

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. She has toured with

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as well as

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, Tasha,

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, and Deep Sea Diver.

Career

Vega began making music as a career in 2018. Vega independently released her debut EP as Mini Trees in 2019 titled ''Steady Me''. Vega independently released her second EP, ''Slip Away'', in June 2020. In April 2021, Vega signed with Boston based record label

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Two months later, Vega announced her debut full-length album, ''Always In Motion'', due out on Run for Cover. The album was released on September 17, 2021.

Personal life

Vega was born in

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to a second generation

Japanese-American are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in ranking to constitute the sixth largest Asi ...

mother and an immigrant father from

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. She was raised in the town of La Cañada and currently lives in Torrance. Vega's father passed away when she was five years old. Both of Vega's parents had worked in the music industry; her mother was a vocalist in Japanese pop jazz fusion group

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and her father worked as a professional drummer.

Discography

Studio albums *''Always In Motion'' (2021, Run For Cover) EPs *''Steady Me'' (2019) *''Slip Away'' (2020) *''Burn Out'' (2023)

References

{{reflist American indie rock musicians American musicians of Japanese descent American musicians of Cuban descent Musicians from Los Angeles Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Run for Cover Records artists