Jemina Pearl Abegg (born June 20, 1987) is an American singer and the frontwoman of Be Your Own Pet,[1] a punk rock band she started when she was 16.
[2] She appeared in the television series Gossip Girl, in a musical performance with Thurston Moore, covering the Ramones classic "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker".
[4] 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.
[6] From 2012 to 2013, she was part of a band called Ultras S/C[7] with Chetley "Cheetah" Weise and Ben Swank, which opened for The Black Belles in November 2011.
In December 2021, Be Your Own Pet reunited, with Jemina participating in the reunion.