Background
Jaeson Ma was born on November 11, 1980 in Lubbock, Texas of Chinese descent.
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Jaeson Ma was born on November 11, 1980 in Lubbock, Texas of Chinese descent.
Jaeson was the youngest of three children. According to a Christian Broadcasting Network article of Ma"s testimony, he had a difficult childhood in San Jose, California, and was involved in stealing and selling drugs. When the police showed up to Ma"s house one day with a warrant for his arrest, Ma decided to " his heart right with God" and "came clean of all his wrongdoing".
Following his conversion, Ma served as a missionary, church planter, and writer before becoming an artist and media executive.
Ma went on to earn degrees in Bible theology, business management, and youth ministry. Ma has ministered on various college campuses including San Jose State University and University of California, Los Los Angeles Ma founded EWA (East West Artists) a global media company.
Jaeson"s passion and mission is to break Asian talent into mainstream popular culture. He has always believed in the power of talent to change and reconcile the cultures of east and west.
Jaeson formerly worked with Plan C agency and Adventures Corporation which managed known Asian talents Far East Movement, Jin the Military Cross, Daniel Wu and other top tier Asian global artists.
Ma is also known for his work as a rap musician, actor, and pastor. Zoe Li, a Cable News Network reporter, referred to Ma as the "world"s most prominent Asian hip-hop pastor, travelling the globe and spreading the Christian word of God through music". Ma has also been noted as a blogger and as a minister.
According to some sources, Ma seemed concerned with the increasing rate of suicide among "Korean artists & entertainers".
His company UNEW (Universal Network East West) is a production company for East West media and entertainment.