Jane Lui
Jane Lui
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Birth name | Jane Wing-Chi Lui |
Also known as | LuieLand |
Born |
April 24th United States |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Pop, rock |
Occupation(s) |
Singer-songwriter Producer Performer |
Instruments |
Vocals Piano Guitar Percussion Melodica Glockenspiel Music box |
Years active | 2000-present |
Labels | unsigned |
Website |
www |
Jane Lui is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Southern California.
Biography
Lui grew up in Hong Kong and at the age of 12, she moved to the United States.[1]
Her musical influences include Tori Amos, Kate Bush, and Björk.[2] She has opened for Jason Mraz, Jim Bianco, Kate Earl, Vienna Teng, Tom Brosseau, and others. In 2004, she started her solo career.[3] Since then, she has released three albums.
Lui voices Mother Tanaka in the 2012 animated short film, Hibakusha, alongside Karin Anna Cheung, Daisuke Suzuki, and William Frederick Knight.[4]
Education
Lui has a degree in music education from San Diego State University.[5] She is classically trained in piano and voice.[6]
Discography
Albums
- Teargirl (2004)
- "Yellow Light"
- "Pigeon Woman"
- "Blackest Crow"
- "Blue Square"
- "Freddie Goodtime"
- "Playing God"
- "Years of Roses"
- "Phaedon"
- "Marvelous"
- "Rainbow Sleve"
- "Pigeon Woman" (hidden track; produced by Greg Laswell)
- Barkentine (2007)
- "Third Place Difference"
- "West in Me"
- "Hunter"
- "Libra Armor"
- "Barkentine Interlude"
- "Snowboots in Summer"
- "Firefly"
- "Surrija"
- "Barkentine Memoir"
- "Widowmakers"
- "Made of Ribbons"
- "Below" (hidden track; live from San Diego performance)
- Goodnight Company (2010)
- "Goodnight Company"
- "Jailcard"
- "Edelweiss"
- "Perished"
- "Illusionist Boy"
- "Southern Winds"
- "Take Me For Now"
- "New Jersey"
- "Long Ago"
- "Last Rose of Summer"
Others
- Prate and Idle Chatter (2000) - with Jason and Jane (pop duo)
- Two Fridays for Thursday (2002) - Jason and Jane (pop duo)
- Vega (2003) - with Starline Theorie, co-wrote & lead vocal (soundscape)
- Obon (2005) - Starline Theorie, co-wrote & lead vocal (soundscape)
Awards and nominations
- 2009 Featured Artist on YouTube[7]
- 2009 1st Runner up Kollaboration - The Shrine, Los Angeles, CA[8]
- 2008 Best Recording Nominee - San Diego Music Awards, CA[9]
- 2008 Winner of Kollaboration - Ford Amphiteatre, Los Angeles, CA[10]
- 2007 Best of Performing Arts Nominee - San Diego/Los Angeles Asian Heritage Awards[11]
- 2006 Best Female Performer and Best Keyboard Player - San Diego Honoring Acoustic Talent Awards[12]
- 2006 Best of Performing Arts Nominee - San Diego/Los Angeles Asian Heritage Awards[13]
Reviews
Justin Roberts writes positively about Lui, describing her vocals as "sultry" and "candlelit".[14] On Barkentine, the San Diego Troubadour notes the originality of her album.[15]
For her performance of Below at Kollaboration 9 in Los Angeles, Ernie Hsiung describes Lui as a "...stand out performer..."[16]
References
- ↑ "Around the World in Her Mind: An Interview with Jane Lui". Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-01-25.
- ↑ San Diego Reader | Jane Lui
- ↑ Jane Lui :: About This Artist - ReverbNation
- ↑ "HIBAKUSHA Behind The Scenes: Jane Lui". Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ Pacific Media Expo || music
- ↑ Bio from JaneLui.com
- ↑ YouTube - Jane Lui Freddie Goodtime Monterey Park, CA
- ↑ Kollaboration - EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT - Kollaboration 9
- ↑ San Diego Music Awards 2008 | SignOnSanDiego.com Entertainment Guide
- ↑ Kollaboration - EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT - Kollaboration Acoustic 2
- ↑ AHA Past Nominees - ASIA Media Frontpage
- ↑ 2006 Winners
- ↑ 2006 AHA Nominees List - ASIA Media Frontpage
- ↑ Demo Review 2008
- ↑ The San Diego Troubadour
- ↑ Jane Lui’s “Firefly” | Entertainment | 8Asians.com