Nixsa (Meen & Jippy)
Music & Sound
Bangkok · August 2025
NIXSA is the collaboration between Chiang Mai–born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Meen (formerly trumpet/violin with post-rock band Hope the Flowers) and producer/multi-instrumentalist JIPI. The duo blend lo-fi dream-pop, jazz and trip-hop textures with live strings, handpan and field-recordings, releasing self-produced singles and videos such as “LADIDI” and “MOON GURU,” and appearing together at community pop-ups and markets in Bangkok. Meen’s solo artist channels (IG/YouTube) anchor the project’s visuals and releases, while JIPI co-writes, performs and produces across studio sessions and live sets.
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Last week, I took a late-afternoon taxi to meet Meen, a singer-songwriter performing under the name Nixsa. I had never met her in person before, and as usual, I felt a bit nervous on the way. But the moment I crossed the threshold of her home, I immediately felt in a good-vibe zone.
With a contagious smile, Meen first showed me around, where I met Jipi, her boyfriend, a musician and music producer. Their house is filled with musical instruments, many from Southeast Asia and India, which they both play. I was also greeted… and softly bitten, by her cat Sonic (no butt scratching allowed!). Meen took me upstairs and showed me a Hermit’s head, a symbol of teacher lineage for artists and performers. While we chatted in her small studio, she shared some of the cyanotypes she created for Moon Guru, one of her music video projects.
Through our conversation, Meen shared with me about her architecture degree and how she eventually transitioned to music, a passion that had captivated her since high school. Coming from Chiang Mai, her father was a Lanna language teacher, and she also learned traditional music, which she now incorporates into her compositions, even though Nixsa’s music is more contemporary. Before starting her solo career a few years ago, she played trumpet and violin for Hope the Flowers. She continues to support other musicians, but her work under Nixsa has been gaining recognition, especially with Uthaipia alongside CEA Brand the band, blending ambient/electronic textures with indigenous Thai folk influences in a live music video performance, as well as her performance at Wonderfruit last year.
After finishing upstairs, we peeked into Jipi’s studio, where he was busy with commercial projects. We continued our conversation there; they had recently collaborated at a Greasy Cafe concert, with Jipi directing the mini-stage and performing alongside Meen on multiple instruments. As a couple of musicians, they often collaborate, and their house interior reflects that: Meen and Jipi sometimes can’t even tell who decorated what! After I took my last shots of them, we went out for dinner to celebrate what felt like the beginning of a new friendship.