Born in Hawaii, in a family of artists. Her mother was a folk singer, her father a sculptor, her grandmother a burlesque performer, her grandfather a poet, her aunt wrote pop songs in the 50s.
Simone White lived in Los Angeles, Eugene, Seattle and London and worked as a writer, actor and photographer but it wasn’t until she moved to NYC in 2000 did she start recording and performing her music onstage.

Simone White has released three albums and one EP on the British label Honest Jon’s; made two self-released albums and has been a featured vocalist and songwriter on a number of collaborations. She has had several songs featured in film and tv, notably- an award winning world wide television campaign for the Audi R8 and an Omega watch ad featuring actress Nicole Kidman.
She has toured with and opened for Little Dragon, Victoria Williams, Mark Eitzel, Andrew Bird, Nouvelle Vague, Thao, The Honest Jon’s Chop Up with Damon Albarn, John C Reilly & Friends and others.