King Mei Mei
Slow Strobe Light
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LYDIA KRUMPER // PUBLICIST
AVA KELLY // PUBLICIST
Charlene Kaye is a once-in-a-generation creative mind. A prolific songwriter, fearsome guitar shredder and stand-up comedian, she has cultivated a hardcore and loyal fan base around the world since she began performing in 2009.
Kaye was a full-time musician until she expanded into comedy. Then she began to encounter a unique problem. She was amassing hundreds of thousands of followers for her funny viral videos, and her name in comedy was starting to eclipse her name in music. She was getting recognized at Trader Joe’s as “Charlene Kaye, the comedian who wrote ‘Every Taylor Swift Song,’” rather than “Charlene Kaye, the singer-songwriter.”
She could have kept her name for her next album. But instead, she decided to start a new band, and a whole new universe bloomed from there.
“My Chinese name is Mei Lin, which means ‘beautiful forest,’” says Kaye. “The name King Mei Mei feels like me at my core – it reflects my longtime love of glam rock and drag, celebrates my queer identity, and honors my heritage.”
Despite her success in the comedy space, she has never abandoned music. In fact, she has been working on King Mei Mei’s self-titled debut album for the past four years – and it’s almost ready to share with the world.
“I’m so proud of this album. It is the truest, most honest reflection of who I am right now. It’s freaky, fun, dark, sexy, and obviously, it shreds HARD.”
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