Jennie Vee

Vee has described herself as a goth girl growing up in Ontario, Canada and cited The Cure, U2, Echo & the Bunnymen and New Order as major musical influences.^[5][6] During her teens, she left high school and relocated to England to pursue a musical career.^[7][8] Vee returned to Canada in her late teens and formed the Toronto-based band Tuuli in 1997.^[9][3] The band released their debut album in 2002 and had songs featured on Comedy Central and Degrassi: The Next Generation.^[10][11] Following Tuuli's disbandment, Vee moved to Nashville.v^[5]

In 2014, Vee relocated to New York City and released her debut solo EP, Die Alone.^[5][11] She was subsequently recruited by Courtney Love to play bass on her Endless Summer tour with Lana Del Rey in 2015.^[5] Vee's debut studio album, Spying, was released that same year.^[11][9] In 2017, she released her second solo EP, Suffer, and joined Eagles of Death Metal as a touring bassist.^[12][7] In June 2018, Vee sat in with the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers for a week.^[13] Vee was a member of the rock band Palaye Royale from 2021 to 2022.^[4]

In 2024, Vee joined with Kandle Osborne, Leah Bluestein, Rex Elle and Blaise Dahl to form the Midnight Cowgirls.

Jennie Vee collaborated with The Frst on the track “Murderabilia,” released on 2 August 2023.^[14]

Vee resides in Los Angeles, California as of 2020^[update].^[15] She is married to Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom.^[7][16]