Jae Chong
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Jae Chong is a musician and producer known for his works in the Asian music scene. He has written and produced for many artists such as LA BOYZ, Stanley Huang
, and more recently Aziatix
.
, Kim Gun Mo
, Shin Seung Hun
, Stanley Huang
and LA BOYZ.
In 2003 he also took part in launching the first hip hop entertainment company in Taiwan called MACHI Entertainment which helped launched many successful artists including the group Machi (hip hop group)
, Andrew Chou
, Nicky Lee and Melody Yeung. He was also the first Korean American ever to be nominated for the Best Producer of the Year at the Golden Melody Awards and won various awards for hit albums, two of which were Stanley Huang
and Nicky Lee (who he discovered and produced for) who won the Best Male Artist of the Year award at the 2005 and 2006 Golden Melody Awards respectively. In 2010, he helped coordinate the collaboration project between JYJ
, Kanye West
, and Rodney Jerkins
.
In 2011, he founded the hip-hop/R&B group Aziatix
.
(International) – Top Selling International Female artist in both Asia and the United States
o Singles “Love You If I Want”, “Still In Love With You” on her “Sincere” Album (1997)
o Single “We Can Dance” on her “Today Forever” album (1999)
o Single “So Crazy”, “Let Go”, “I’m Still In Love”, “Final Countdown” on her “Promise” album
(2001)
o Composed and produced song “BYOB”, “Ready or Not” (2009)
o Produced the song “Maybe” (2009)
Vanness Wu
(Asia) – Member of the Asian Super Group “F4”
o Composed and produced the song “Nah Geuh Neu Tsun”
o Vanness Wu 2nd album (2006) Composed and produced 8 songs.
o Produced/wrote “It’s Ya Girl” for his Japanese EP (2009)
Shin Seung Hoon (Korea) – Top Selling ballad singer of all time in Korea
o "Goodbye" on 7th album (2000) (Sold 1 million)
BoA
(Asia) – International Asian star; dominating both the Korean and Japanese Charts
o Composed and produced “Let U Go” on her 2nd album (1999)
A-mei
(Taiwan) – The most successful female pop singer of Taiwan
o Composed and produced the singles “Wu Tzo Wei” and “Jah Shing Shing” on her 2003 release.
B Real (USA)
o Composed and produced the song “Garden of Paradise” (2006) for the movie “Splinter”
Li Bing Bing (China/Asia)
o Composed and produced the song “Yu Gan” (2009) Opening song for the movie “Forbidden
Kingdom”
Jane Zhang (China/Asia)
o Composed and produced the song “Hero” (2008) End Credit song for the movie “Forbidden
Kingdom”
Bi Bi (China)
o Composed and produced the song “Deserted Island” (2007)
J (Korea) – Female R&B artist in Korea firmly entrenched in the top of the charts
o Composed and produced Singles “Scent of You” and “Tonight” on her 1st debut album.
Stanley Huang
(Taiwan)
o 1st Debut Album (2000) produced/written 9 songs including singles “Remember Me” and
“Cold Shower”
o 2nd Album (2001) produced/written 7 tracks including the singles “Circus Monkey”, “I Need
A Holiday” and “Show Me Your Demons”
o 3rd Album (2002) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
o 4th Album (2004) produced/written/co‐written the entire album. (Nominated for the Golden
Melody Awards for the Best Album of the Year) (Stanley Huang won the award for the Best
Male Artist of the Year)
o 5th Album (2006) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
o 6th Album (2007) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
o 7th Album (2008) produced/written/co‐written the entire album. (2 Nominations for the
Golden Melody Awards 2009 for Best Album and Best Producer of the Year)
Nicky Lee (Taiwan/China)
o Composed and produced albums 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Nicky won the award for the Best Male Artist of
the Year in 2007)
Kim Gun Mo
(Korea) – One of the most successful artists in Korean history, featured in the Guinness
Book of World Records for most records sold relative to population
o "Nightmares" on 4th album "Exchange" (1997) (Sold 2 million)
o "Chameleon" on 5th album "Myself" (1998) (Sold 1.7 million)
o "Happy Days" on 6th album "Growing" (1999) (Sold 1.5 million)
Solid (Korea) – All produced/written/performed by Jae Chong
o 2nd Album (1995) ‐ (1st R&B album to sell over million copies in Korea)
o 3rd Album (1996) ‐ (1 million sold)
o 4th Album (1997) ‐ (700,000 sold)
Jolin Tsai
(Taiwan) – An idol star with one of the largest followings in Asia
o Composed and produced Single “Babyface” on her 5th album. (2000)
Elva Hsiao (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced first hit single “Capuccino” on her 1st debut album. (First #1 song
produced by a foreign producer) (1999)
o “Weather Outside” and “Do You Know?” on her 2nd album (2000) *”Weather Outside” was
used for a commercial campaign for DeBeer jewelry company
o Produced 4 tracks on 3rd Album (2001) including the international hit “The One”
o Single “Come Closer to Me” on her 4th Album (2001) plus remixed the song “And I Know.”
o Composed and produced the single “Wanna Lover” on her 5th album (2003)
o Composed and produced the single “L.O.V.E” (2006).
o Composed and produced the single “Cha Cha” (2008)
o Produced the songs “What Do U Think” and “Worth It” (2009)
Tao Tzu (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced Single “Dreamin’” on her latest album “Momoko” (2001) used on
Momoko 2001 Create Collection Fashion Show.
Park Mi Kyung (Korea) – One of the biggest female artists in Korea
o Composed and produced 5 tracks on her 4th album (1999) including her singles “Faithful” and
“Different Love”
LA BOYZ (Taiwan) – One of the top selling Pop Group in Taiwanese music history
o 12 Albums (1992–1997)
Chae Jung Ahn (Korea)
o Composed and produced the hit single “Precious Love” on her 2nd Album (2001)
VOICE (Korea) – R&B Group
o Composed and produced all 10 songs on their 1st debut release including the hit single “Your
Angel”.
Uhm Jung Hwa (Korea) – The biggest female artist in Korea
o Produced/Co‐written her smash hit single “Hidden Pictures” on her 4th album (1998)
(500,000+ sold).
o Produced/Written “Tell Me” on her 5th album (1999)
Ryu Shi Won (Korea) – Korean actor and singer
o Composed and produced his 1st debut album “Change” (1995)
Kang Susie (Korea)
o Composed and produced the song “hopeless lovers” on her 6th Album (1995)
MACHI (Taiwan) – 1st real Hip Hop group ever to achieve commercial success in Taiwan
o Composed & produced both 1st and the 3nd album. (2003–2005) including the remix of
“Work It” by Missy Elliot.
Andrew Chou (Taiwan) – The youngest entertainer to ever achieve commercial success
o Composed & produced 8 tracks on the 1st album including the hit single “Pi Li Pa Lah”
o Composed & produced 2 tracks on the 2nd album
Melody Yeung (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced the single “The Perfect Pair” (2008)
TENSION (Taiwan)
o Composed & arranged the song “I Need U So Bad” on their album “Gotta Be Your Man”
(2003)
Sandy Lam (Taiwan)
o Composed and arranged the songs “Now or Never”(2000) and “You Can’t Have It Back” (2001)
Ding Dang (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced the single “Night Cat” (2009)
Suki (Malaysia)
o Composed & produced the songs “Without U”, “Ladies’ Night”, and “Walk Away” (2009)
JYJ
(Korea, USA) Wrote, arranged and produced the song “Be the One” on The Beginning
(2010)
Stanley Huang
Stanley Huang is a Taiwanese American singer. Huang grew up in California and first started out in the boyband L.A. Boyz with older brother, Jeff Huang and cousin Steven Lin.-Musical Career :...
, and more recently Aziatix
Aziatix
Aziatix is an Asian-American music group composed of Eddie Shin, Flowsik, and Nicky Lee. The individuals in the group were brought together by veteran producer Jae Chong...
.
Career
Jae’s professional music career started in the underground hip hop world of Los Angeles during the early 1990s, producing local rap groups such as Baby G, The Funky Few, and Soul Selection. He was one of the three original members of the group "SOLID" (as well as the writer and producer), which was the first R&B group in South Korea with record sales exceeding 4 million. Jae then shifted his focus to the Asian music scene by writing and producing songs for various artists all over Asia. He went on to earn critical acclaim and countless awards and credits for writing and producing for many international superstars like Coco LeeCoCo Lee
Coco Lee , born on 17 January 1975, also known by her official English name as Ferren Lee, is a pop singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Coco started her career in Hong Kong but, after becoming popular in Taiwan, she was widely considered to be a Taiwan artist. She was born to a Chinese...
, Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun-mo is a South Korean singer and musician. He has released twelve albums. He was educated at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, and majored in Korean traditional music. His most famous songs include 핑계 , 잘못된 만남, and 짱가.- Biography :Kim debuted with Kim Gun Mo 1 in 1992, which was followed by...
, Shin Seung Hun
Shin Seung Hun
Shin Seung Hoon is South Korean ballad singer whose popularity peaked in the 1990s. He is remembered as one of the most important figures in South Korean pop music scene....
, Stanley Huang
Stanley Huang
Stanley Huang is a Taiwanese American singer. Huang grew up in California and first started out in the boyband L.A. Boyz with older brother, Jeff Huang and cousin Steven Lin.-Musical Career :...
and LA BOYZ.
In 2003 he also took part in launching the first hip hop entertainment company in Taiwan called MACHI Entertainment which helped launched many successful artists including the group Machi (hip hop group)
Machi (hip hop group)
Machi is a Taiwanese Hip hop group that has nine active members, with two additional members on a hiatus from group activities.-Current:*Jeff, Huang Li Cheng *Stan, Huang Li Xing *Jae Chong*Andrew, Zhou Li Ming *Nicky, Li Jiu Zhe...
, Andrew Chou
Andrew Chou
Andrew Chou is the youngest member of the Taiwanese hip-hop group Machi. He graduated early at age 17 from high school in 2008. While Andrew does not predominantly read or speak Chinese, his efforts have endeared him to the hearts of female adolescents, and has become one of the most popular...
, Nicky Lee and Melody Yeung. He was also the first Korean American ever to be nominated for the Best Producer of the Year at the Golden Melody Awards and won various awards for hit albums, two of which were Stanley Huang
Stanley Huang
Stanley Huang is a Taiwanese American singer. Huang grew up in California and first started out in the boyband L.A. Boyz with older brother, Jeff Huang and cousin Steven Lin.-Musical Career :...
and Nicky Lee (who he discovered and produced for) who won the Best Male Artist of the Year award at the 2005 and 2006 Golden Melody Awards respectively. In 2010, he helped coordinate the collaboration project between JYJ
JYJ
JYJ is a three-member pop group, formed by three members of the South Korean boyband TVXQ: Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu. Their group name is taken from the first letters of each members' names....
, Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
, and Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
.
In 2011, he founded the hip-hop/R&B group Aziatix
Aziatix
Aziatix is an Asian-American music group composed of Eddie Shin, Flowsik, and Nicky Lee. The individuals in the group were brought together by veteran producer Jae Chong...
.
Credit list
Coco LeeCoCo Lee
Coco Lee , born on 17 January 1975, also known by her official English name as Ferren Lee, is a pop singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Coco started her career in Hong Kong but, after becoming popular in Taiwan, she was widely considered to be a Taiwan artist. She was born to a Chinese...
(International) – Top Selling International Female artist in both Asia and the United States
o Singles “Love You If I Want”, “Still In Love With You” on her “Sincere” Album (1997)
o Single “We Can Dance” on her “Today Forever” album (1999)
o Single “So Crazy”, “Let Go”, “I’m Still In Love”, “Final Countdown” on her “Promise” album
(2001)
o Composed and produced song “BYOB”, “Ready or Not” (2009)
o Produced the song “Maybe” (2009)
Vanness Wu
Vanness Wu
Van Ness Wu is a American actor, singer, director, producer based in Asia. He was born on August 7, 1978 in Santa Monica, California and worked as a telemarketer before moving to Taiwan...
(Asia) – Member of the Asian Super Group “F4”
o Composed and produced the song “Nah Geuh Neu Tsun”
o Vanness Wu 2nd album (2006) Composed and produced 8 songs.
o Produced/wrote “It’s Ya Girl” for his Japanese EP (2009)
Shin Seung Hoon (Korea) – Top Selling ballad singer of all time in Korea
o "Goodbye" on 7th album (2000) (Sold 1 million)
BoA
BoA
Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
(Asia) – International Asian star; dominating both the Korean and Japanese Charts
o Composed and produced “Let U Go” on her 2nd album (1999)
A-mei
A-Mei
A-Mei , also known by her birth name Chang Hui-mei , is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and occasional songwriter. She is also known by her aboriginal name Gulilai Amit . She was born in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan and is the third youngest of nine siblings. A-mei made her debut in...
(Taiwan) – The most successful female pop singer of Taiwan
o Composed and produced the singles “Wu Tzo Wei” and “Jah Shing Shing” on her 2003 release.
B Real (USA)
o Composed and produced the song “Garden of Paradise” (2006) for the movie “Splinter”
Li Bing Bing (China/Asia)
o Composed and produced the song “Yu Gan” (2009) Opening song for the movie “Forbidden
Kingdom”
Jane Zhang (China/Asia)
o Composed and produced the song “Hero” (2008) End Credit song for the movie “Forbidden
Kingdom”
Bi Bi (China)
o Composed and produced the song “Deserted Island” (2007)
J (Korea) – Female R&B artist in Korea firmly entrenched in the top of the charts
o Composed and produced Singles “Scent of You” and “Tonight” on her 1st debut album.
Stanley Huang
Stanley Huang
Stanley Huang is a Taiwanese American singer. Huang grew up in California and first started out in the boyband L.A. Boyz with older brother, Jeff Huang and cousin Steven Lin.-Musical Career :...
(Taiwan)
o 1st Debut Album (2000) produced/written 9 songs including singles “Remember Me” and
“Cold Shower”
o 2nd Album (2001) produced/written 7 tracks including the singles “Circus Monkey”, “I Need
A Holiday” and “Show Me Your Demons”
o 3rd Album (2002) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
o 4th Album (2004) produced/written/co‐written the entire album. (Nominated for the Golden
Melody Awards for the Best Album of the Year) (Stanley Huang won the award for the Best
Male Artist of the Year)
o 5th Album (2006) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
o 6th Album (2007) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
o 7th Album (2008) produced/written/co‐written the entire album. (2 Nominations for the
Golden Melody Awards 2009 for Best Album and Best Producer of the Year)
Nicky Lee (Taiwan/China)
o Composed and produced albums 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Nicky won the award for the Best Male Artist of
the Year in 2007)
Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun-mo is a South Korean singer and musician. He has released twelve albums. He was educated at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, and majored in Korean traditional music. His most famous songs include 핑계 , 잘못된 만남, and 짱가.- Biography :Kim debuted with Kim Gun Mo 1 in 1992, which was followed by...
(Korea) – One of the most successful artists in Korean history, featured in the Guinness
Book of World Records for most records sold relative to population
o "Nightmares" on 4th album "Exchange" (1997) (Sold 2 million)
o "Chameleon" on 5th album "Myself" (1998) (Sold 1.7 million)
o "Happy Days" on 6th album "Growing" (1999) (Sold 1.5 million)
Solid (Korea) – All produced/written/performed by Jae Chong
o 2nd Album (1995) ‐ (1st R&B album to sell over million copies in Korea)
o 3rd Album (1996) ‐ (1 million sold)
o 4th Album (1997) ‐ (700,000 sold)
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
(Taiwan) – An idol star with one of the largest followings in Asia
o Composed and produced Single “Babyface” on her 5th album. (2000)
Elva Hsiao (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced first hit single “Capuccino” on her 1st debut album. (First #1 song
produced by a foreign producer) (1999)
o “Weather Outside” and “Do You Know?” on her 2nd album (2000) *”Weather Outside” was
used for a commercial campaign for DeBeer jewelry company
o Produced 4 tracks on 3rd Album (2001) including the international hit “The One”
o Single “Come Closer to Me” on her 4th Album (2001) plus remixed the song “And I Know.”
o Composed and produced the single “Wanna Lover” on her 5th album (2003)
o Composed and produced the single “L.O.V.E” (2006).
o Composed and produced the single “Cha Cha” (2008)
o Produced the songs “What Do U Think” and “Worth It” (2009)
Tao Tzu (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced Single “Dreamin’” on her latest album “Momoko” (2001) used on
Momoko 2001 Create Collection Fashion Show.
Park Mi Kyung (Korea) – One of the biggest female artists in Korea
o Composed and produced 5 tracks on her 4th album (1999) including her singles “Faithful” and
“Different Love”
LA BOYZ (Taiwan) – One of the top selling Pop Group in Taiwanese music history
o 12 Albums (1992–1997)
Chae Jung Ahn (Korea)
o Composed and produced the hit single “Precious Love” on her 2nd Album (2001)
VOICE (Korea) – R&B Group
o Composed and produced all 10 songs on their 1st debut release including the hit single “Your
Angel”.
Uhm Jung Hwa (Korea) – The biggest female artist in Korea
o Produced/Co‐written her smash hit single “Hidden Pictures” on her 4th album (1998)
(500,000+ sold).
o Produced/Written “Tell Me” on her 5th album (1999)
Ryu Shi Won (Korea) – Korean actor and singer
o Composed and produced his 1st debut album “Change” (1995)
Kang Susie (Korea)
o Composed and produced the song “hopeless lovers” on her 6th Album (1995)
MACHI (Taiwan) – 1st real Hip Hop group ever to achieve commercial success in Taiwan
o Composed & produced both 1st and the 3nd album. (2003–2005) including the remix of
“Work It” by Missy Elliot.
Andrew Chou (Taiwan) – The youngest entertainer to ever achieve commercial success
o Composed & produced 8 tracks on the 1st album including the hit single “Pi Li Pa Lah”
o Composed & produced 2 tracks on the 2nd album
Melody Yeung (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced the single “The Perfect Pair” (2008)
TENSION (Taiwan)
o Composed & arranged the song “I Need U So Bad” on their album “Gotta Be Your Man”
(2003)
Sandy Lam (Taiwan)
o Composed and arranged the songs “Now or Never”(2000) and “You Can’t Have It Back” (2001)
Ding Dang (Taiwan)
o Composed and produced the single “Night Cat” (2009)
Suki (Malaysia)
o Composed & produced the songs “Without U”, “Ladies’ Night”, and “Walk Away” (2009)
JYJ
JYJ
JYJ is a three-member pop group, formed by three members of the South Korean boyband TVXQ: Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu. Their group name is taken from the first letters of each members' names....
(Korea, USA) Wrote, arranged and produced the song “Be the One” on The Beginning
The Beginning (JYJ album)
The Beginning is the debut studio album by South Korean pop group JYJ, formed by three of the five original members of TVXQ. It is the group's first English release, after their 2010 Japanese language extended play The......
(2010)
Movies
- Sledge (2005) (USA)Music Score
- SPLINTER (2006) (USA) Score and Soundtrack
- Forbidden Kingdom (2008) (Asia) End credit song "Heroes" performed by Jane Zhang
- Go La La Go (2010) (Asia) End credit song "GO!" performed by Stanley Huang