Simone was born in Philo, California, in 2009. She has always cherished fond memories of it, seeing it as a place where punk culture and alternative lifestyles are deeply rooted. It was there that she discovered bands like Rancid, Operation Ivy, Green Day, and Testament, all from the same region. But it was in Bordeaux, meeting the friends with whom she founded Escalator, that she truly discovered the world of hardcore.