Jae Chong (born January 8, 1972) is a musician and producer known for his works in the Asian music scene. He has written and produced for many artists such as
L.A. Boyz,
Stanley Huang, and more recently
Aziatix and
Royal Pirates.
Career
Chong's professional music career started in Los Angeles during the early 1990s, producing local rap groups such as Baby G, The Funky Few, and Soul Selection. He is one of the three 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. Chong then shifted his focus to the Asian music scene by writing and producing songs for various artists in Asia. He went on to write and produce for many international artists like
Coco Lee,
Kim Gun-mo,
Shin Seung-hun,
Stanley Huang and
L.A. Boyz.[2][3]
In 2003 he also took part in launching the first hip hop entertainment company in Taiwan,
MACHI Entertainment. 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 albums, two of which were
Stanley Huang and
Nicky Lee who won the Best Male Artist of the Year award at the 2005 and 2006 Golden Melody Awards respectively.[4][5] In 2010, he helped coordinate the collaboration project between
JYJ,
Kanye West, and
Rodney Jerkins.[6]
In 2011, he founded the hip-hop/R&B group
Aziatix.[7]
Credit list
Coco Lee (International) – Top-selling international female artist in Asia and the United States
Singles "Love You If I Want", “Still In Love With You" on her Sincere Album (1997)
First debut album (2000) produced and written 9 songs including singles "Remember Me" and "Cold Shower"
Second album (2001) produced and written 7 tracks including the singles "Circus Monkey", "I Need A Holiday", and "Show Me Your Demons"
Third album (2002) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
Fourth 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)
Fifth album (2006) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
Sixth album (2007) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
Seventh album (2008) produced/written/co‐written the entire album. (Two nominations for the Golden Melody Awards 2009 for Best Album and Best Producer of the Year)
Composed and produced five albums (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
"Nightmares" on fourth album Exchange (1997) (Sold 2 million)
"Chameleon" on fifth album Myself (1998) (Sold 1.7 million)
"Happy Days" on sixth album Growing (1999) (Sold 1.5 million)
Solid (Korea) – All produced/written/performed by Jae Chong
Second album (1995) ‐ (first R&B album to sell over million copies in Korea)
Third album (1996) ‐ (one million sold)
Fourth album (1997) ‐ (700,000 sold)
Jolin Tsai (Taiwan) – An idol star with one of the largest followings in Asia
Composed and produced the song "Baby Face" on her third album Show Your Love (2000)
Composed and produced the song "Surprise" on her fourth album Lucky Number (2001)
Arranged the song "Nice Guy" on her eighth album Dancing Diva (2006)
Jae Chong (born January 8, 1972) is a musician and producer known for his works in the Asian music scene. He has written and produced for many artists such as
L.A. Boyz,
Stanley Huang, and more recently
Aziatix and
Royal Pirates.
Career
Chong's professional music career started in Los Angeles during the early 1990s, producing local rap groups such as Baby G, The Funky Few, and Soul Selection. He is one of the three 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. Chong then shifted his focus to the Asian music scene by writing and producing songs for various artists in Asia. He went on to write and produce for many international artists like
Coco Lee,
Kim Gun-mo,
Shin Seung-hun,
Stanley Huang and
L.A. Boyz.[2][3]
In 2003 he also took part in launching the first hip hop entertainment company in Taiwan,
MACHI Entertainment. 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 albums, two of which were
Stanley Huang and
Nicky Lee who won the Best Male Artist of the Year award at the 2005 and 2006 Golden Melody Awards respectively.[4][5] In 2010, he helped coordinate the collaboration project between
JYJ,
Kanye West, and
Rodney Jerkins.[6]
In 2011, he founded the hip-hop/R&B group
Aziatix.[7]
Credit list
Coco Lee (International) – Top-selling international female artist in Asia and the United States
Singles "Love You If I Want", “Still In Love With You" on her Sincere Album (1997)
First debut album (2000) produced and written 9 songs including singles "Remember Me" and "Cold Shower"
Second album (2001) produced and written 7 tracks including the singles "Circus Monkey", "I Need A Holiday", and "Show Me Your Demons"
Third album (2002) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
Fourth 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)
Fifth album (2006) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
Sixth album (2007) produced/written/co‐written the entire album.
Seventh album (2008) produced/written/co‐written the entire album. (Two nominations for the Golden Melody Awards 2009 for Best Album and Best Producer of the Year)
Composed and produced five albums (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
"Nightmares" on fourth album Exchange (1997) (Sold 2 million)
"Chameleon" on fifth album Myself (1998) (Sold 1.7 million)
"Happy Days" on sixth album Growing (1999) (Sold 1.5 million)
Solid (Korea) – All produced/written/performed by Jae Chong
Second album (1995) ‐ (first R&B album to sell over million copies in Korea)
Third album (1996) ‐ (one million sold)
Fourth album (1997) ‐ (700,000 sold)
Jolin Tsai (Taiwan) – An idol star with one of the largest followings in Asia
Composed and produced the song "Baby Face" on her third album Show Your Love (2000)
Composed and produced the song "Surprise" on her fourth album Lucky Number (2001)
Arranged the song "Nice Guy" on her eighth album Dancing Diva (2006)