Jason Chen
| Jason Chen Chén Yǐtóng 陈以桐 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 November 1988 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
Jason Chen (Simplified Chinese: 陈以桐 Traditional Chinese: 陳以桐 Pinyin: Chén Yǐtóng), born November 12, 1988,[1] is a Taiwanese American pop singer. He began as a singer performing covers on YouTube, where he gained a sizable following. He later released dozens of singles and four full albums.
Career
Jason Chen began his music career in 2007 while he was in his sophomore year. Jason Chen evolved from performing covers of songs from famous music artists on YouTube to producing and performing original music.[2]
He released his album, Gravity, and the single “Best Friend”, which now has over ten million views.[3] He has also performed in various countries such as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan, as well as throughout the United States. Although Jason did not receive positive response initially, he started to gain more views in 2010.
Encouraged by the rise of his popularity, Jason Chen released his first original album, “Gravity”. Later, he released his second and third original album “Never for Nothing”[4] and 2“What If Acoustic”[5] in 2013
Biography
Jason was born in Boston to Taiwanese parents but soon moved to Arcadia, CA when he was a few months old. He attended UCLA[6] in 2006 and graduated in 2010 with a BA in Economics. Although Jason grew up in the United States, he can still speak fluently in his main language, Mandarin; thus, being able to easily communicate to his fans in China through his secondary channel – JasonChenAsia.[7] Furthermore, Jason’s mother is a piano teacher. This means he had the advantage of growing up under the influence of music and was given opportunities to learn many different instruments, such as the piano, the guitar, and the violin.[8] Jason discovered his vocal talent at the age of 18 when he was planning a promposal to his high school crush. After graduating from UCLA, he became an accountant for about a year, but later decided to mainly focus on producing music.
Discography
- Gravity - 2011[9]
- Jie Sheng Qian (Taiwanese cover album) - February 2013[10]
- Never for Nothing - April 2013[11]
- What If - November 2013[12]
- Glass Heart - December 2014[13]
References
- ↑ http://www.cpopaccess.com/2010/09/artist-spotlight-jason-miniachilles.html
- ↑ http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/731671-rising-rb-singer-jason-chen-amazing-netizens-in-america-and-china/
- ↑ http://coversradio.com/jason-chen-singer-biography/
- ↑ "Never for Nothing by Jason Chen on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ "What If Acoustic by Jason Chen on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ Ucla
- ↑ "JasonChenAsia". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOiG3dxzaVo&noredirect=1, retrieved 2015-12-16 Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.jasonchenstore.com/products/gravity-lp
- ↑ http://jasonchenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/-
- ↑ http://www.jasonchenstore.com/products/never-for-nothing-album
- ↑ http://www.jasonchenstore.com/collections/music/products/what-if-acoustic-album
- ↑ http://www.jasonchenstore.com/collections/music/products/Glass-Heart-Album