Career
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. 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
He released his album, Gravity, and the single “Best Friend”, which now has over ten million views. 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” and 2“What If Acoustic” in 2013
Jason was born in Boston to Taiwanese parents but soon moved to Arcadia, California when he was a few months old.
He attended University of California, Los Angeles in 2006 and graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor 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.
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. Jason discovered his vocal talent at the age of 18 when he was planning a promposal to his high school crush.
After graduating from University of California, Los Angeles, he became an accountant for about a year, but later decided to mainly focus on producing music