After fronting a Boston-based band called The So and So's, Toohey moved to LA and switched her focus to playing guitar for other artists (The Weepies, Lenka, Lucy Schwartz) and working as a music producer (Vivek Shraya, Garrison Starr, Margaret Cho).
A Chelmsford, Massachusetts native, Meghan Toohey started writing music at the age of 5 when her parents bought her a playback organ for her birthday.
[4] Toohey formed the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band The Cold and Lovely with bassist Nicole Fiorentino (The Smashing Pumpkins / Veruca Salt).
[5] While volunteering at the Rock Camp for Girls in Los Angeles, the duo connected with Patty Schemel (Hole, Imperial Teen, Hits So Hard Documentary), who, after listening to the demos, offered up her drums skills and became part of the band.
When asked to categorize the kind of music she's making with The Cold And Lovely, Toohey responded "For me, the sound of the band sort of grew out of the fact that I was playing with a bunch of "folk" artists and singer songwriters.
Meghan Toohey also plays guitar and other instruments both in studio and on tour with Nettwerk artists The Weepies, including their most recent release/tour for Be My Thrill which debuted at number 34 on the U.S.
She recently produced an all-female version of Jesus Christ Superstar, which featured performances by Cynthia Erivo and Shoshana Bean.