Born in Seattle, Washington, she[a] attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out in 2019 in order to pursue music.
The following year, she released a remixed version of this EP titled Introspection Reimagined, which featured live, jazz and neo-soul inspired reworks of the tracks.
Later that year, she accompanied singer Jhene Aiko as an opening act on the Magic Hour Tour.
[12] In high school, she discovered YouTube beats and started writing to tracks.
UMI debuted "Remember Me" with a music video, highlighting universalism by portraying couples of different race, class, and sexual orientation.
[19] On May 26, 2022, Umi released her debut album, Forest in the City, which featured the singles "Moonlit Room", "Whatever U Like", and "Sorry", and was the focus of her first headlining tour.
[20] UMI has cited her biggest musical influences as Frank Ocean, D'Angelo, Jhené Aiko, Erykah Badu and SZA.