About Mikara

Japanese American Pop artist Mikara creates music that makes you want to move while simultaneously tugging at your heart strings. Her honey coated vocals dance around electronic pop beats while pouring her heart out over lyrics straight from the soul. 

Mikara’s passion for music and songwriting started at a young age. As a child, her father K-Doh would sing and play guitar to get the kids to fall asleep. While this method worked on her older siblings, it had the opposite effect on her, as she’d stay up singing and dancing all night long. By the age of 6 she was performing in front of crowds, with her dad backing her on guitar and she continues to perform out with him today with his band K-Doh & The Doh-Nutz all around Northern California.

In 2021, Mikara won celebrity voice coach Cari Cole’s Best New Artist Contest and received a scholarship for The Ride with multi-award-winning songwriter and vocal coach Wendy Parr. Mikara released her first single, “you’re gonna miss me” which landed her on the Spotify Editorial Playlist “New Music Friday Philippines” followed by her EP “Melancholia,” a tale straight out of her diary from her experience living in the hustle and heartbreak of Los Angeles. This year, 2023, she’s partnered with the San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter to raise awareness on domestic violence with the release of her song, “Don’t Know How to Love” and continues to promote women empowerment through her art and brand.

What People Are Saying About Mikara

 

“ In ‘you’re gonna miss me,’ Mikara reclaims her identity and agency following a breakup with a narcissistic ex… She sings with tenderness and careful restraint, her soft, velvety voice brimming with all the emotions of a break-up: resentment, grief, regret, bittersweet nostalgia.”

— Exclusive Audio

 

“Comprising of just an acoustic guitar and Mikara’s sweet-toned vocals, ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’ possesses the charming simplicity of a diary entry… the hazy vocal is imbued with the nostalgia of a relationship that is already becoming a memory.

— Indie Gems

“Mikara keeps things to the essentials on the fiery soulfulness of “You’re Gonna Miss Me”. There are nods to Lana Del Ray’s stripped back raw intimacy that made the sound absolutely sparkle… Gentle touches matter a great deal for the tender sound relies upon the power of her voice, and her voice delivers. Lyrics read like poetry as the verses cascade with a meditative charm.”

— Fruit Sonic

 

“[‘Wildifre’] is laced with ear candy such as stacked fluttering harmonies and bouncy instrumental melodies, keeping the listener on their toes till the end.”

— Rising Artists