Miny maybe small in stature but she never shies away from big challenges. Not too long ago Mindy DuPonte could be found screaming at the top of her lungs on stage to a crowd filled with heavy metal fans. She quickly made a name for herself as the lead singer and drummer of metal band Hellen but metal never felt like home. As a drummer she admired the way hip-hop artists were rhyming over simple to complex drumbeats taking the music to different heights. Eventually hip-hop, with its versatility and realism, became a way of life for DuPonte. With a newfound inspiration Mindy became Miny, a fierce female MC with an ear for beats and the want to add another dimension to the ever growing genre of hip-hop. For more information on Miny, please visit www.MinyMusic.com. Find @MinyMusic on Twitter and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MinyMusic.

Mindy DuPonte is a Phoenix based heavy hitter who began playing before live audiences at age fourteen in the sister metal duo Hellen, along with her sister Desiree. Sadly, Desiree passed away in 2007.



This lead singer/ drummer position earned Mindy DuPonte a heavy volume of local and international media attention along with endorsements from drum companies like Pearl, Vic Firth, and Supernatural cymbals.



Mindy: "Even though I play in the metal genre, I made a conscious decision to play only a single bass drum pedal and a smaller kit."



But it wasn't until a typical rock star moment for DuPonte that she realized her creative beliefs no longer were in metal, instead shifting toward rap songs she'd written and produced when she wasn't working on Hellen. After eight years of sitting behind a drum kit and belting out larynx-shredding vocals, she knew that it was time for a change.



Following the release of Hellen's 2011 record, 'Sorry for Screaming', Mindy DuPonte made the jump.