She played bass guitar and Moog synthesizer with Scarlet Fever, the all-female backing band that toured with Cee Lo Green during 2010 and 2011.

[2] After moving to La Puente in Los Angeles County, California, she graduated from Nogales High School and Azusa Pacific University.

[1][3] In high school, friends needed a bass guitarist for their band, her mother bought her one for Christmas, and she "totally fell in love with it.

[5] After high school, she did her first West Coast tour for two weeks with a band in small pickup, often in difficult living conditions; but nothing made her happier than playing bass.

[1][3][4] Zernay has played and recorded with many Southern California bands, such as Big Violin (their music was featured on The Real World), Ten Pound Troy, The Syrups, and Red Delicious.

From 2007 to 2010, Zernay performed with Cowboy Mouth,[1][3][6][12][13] playing more than 200 shows annually,[4] including a two-week USO tour in Kuwait and Iraq.

Core band members include Sharon Aguilar (lead guitar, violin), Brittany Brooks (drums), and DANiiVORY née Theresa Flaminio (keyboards, background vocals).