Miya Folick ( /ˈmiːjəˈfoʊlɪk/ MEE-yə FOH-lik ; [1] born June 9, 1989) [2] is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles , California . [3] [4] Folick was born in Santa Ana, California . She is half-Japanese and was raised as a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist , [3] learning to play the taiko drums in a...