Jemina Pearl Abegg (born June 20, 1987) is an American singer and the frontwoman of Be Your Own Pet,[ Be Your Own Pet bio. Retrieved from] a punk rock band she started when she was 16.
Biography
She is the daughter of musician/artist
Jimmy Abegg.
She appeared in the television series
Gossip Girl, in a musical performance with
Thurston Moore, covering the
Ramones classic "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker".
Her debut solo album,
Break It Up, was released on October 6, 2009.
The album, co-written by John Eatherly, was released on
Ecstatic Peace, and features guest appearances by
Thurston Moore,
Iggy Pop,
Dave Sitek, and Derek Stanton of
Awesome Color.
From 2012 to 2013, she was part of a band called Ultras S/C with Chetley "Cheetah" Weise and Ben Swank, which opened for The Pine Hill Haints. In December 2021, Be Your Own Pet reunited, with Jemina participating in the reunion.