Jane Lui Explained

Jane Lui
Birth Name:Jane Wing-Chi Lui
Alias:Surrija
LuieLand
Birth Date:April 24
Birth Place:United States
Origin:Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre:Pop, rock
Instrument:Vocals
Piano
Guitar
Percussion
Melodica
Glockenspiel
Music box
Years Active:2000–present
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
producer
performer
Label:unsigned

Jane Wing-Chi 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]

In 2019, Lui successfully crowdfunded her fourth album[5] under the name SURRIJA. New tracks have now premiered on Earmilk[6] and Audiofemme.[7]

Lui is credited as being Opera Evelyn in the 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. She is also credited on the movie's soundtrack under the track "Opera Fight."

Education

Lui has a degree in music education from San Diego State University.[8] She is classically trained in piano and voice.[9]

Discography

Albums

  1. "Yellow Light"
  2. "Pigeon Woman"
  3. "Blackest Crow"
  4. "Blue Square"
  5. "Freddie Goodtime"
  6. "Playing God"
  7. "Years of Roses"
  8. "Phaedon"
  9. "Marvelous"
  10. "Rainbow Sleve"
  11. "Pigeon Woman" (hidden track; produced by Greg Laswell)
  1. "Third place Difference"
  2. "West in Me"
  3. "Hunter"
  4. "Libra Armor"
  5. "Barkentine Interlude"
  6. "Snowboots in Summer"
  7. "Firefly"
  8. "Surrija"
  9. "Barkentine Memoir"
  10. "Widowmakers"
  11. "Made of Ribbons"
  12. "Below" (hidden track; live from San Diego performance)
  1. "Goodnight Company"
  2. "Jailcard"
  3. "Edelweiss"
  4. "Perished"
  5. "Illusionist Boy"
  6. "Southern Winds"
  7. "Take Me For Now"
  8. "New Jersey"
  9. "Long Ago"
  10. "Last Rose of Summer"

Others

Awards and nominations

Reviews

Justin Roberts writes positively about Lui, describing her vocals as "sultry" and "candlelit".[17] On Barkentine, the San Diego Troubadour notes the originality of her album.[18]

For her performance of Below at Kollaboration 9 in Los Angeles, Ernie Hsiung describes Lui as a "...stand out performer..."[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Around the World in Her Mind: An Interview with Jane Lui . Asia Pacific Arts . January 25, 2011.
  2. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/jane-lui/ San Diego Reader | Jane Lui
  3. http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/131360 Jane Lui :: About This Artist – ReverbNation
  4. Web site: HIBAKUSHA Behind The Scenes: Jane Lui. . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/g_GfiPdQb4Y . 2021-12-21 . live. June 1, 2012.
  5. Web site: Jane Lui • SURRIJA • Fourth Album by Jane Lui – Kickstarter. March 8, 2020.
  6. Web site: Surrija is waiting for you in "Barcelona". February 28, 2020 . March 8, 2020.
  7. Web site: Surrija Retells Picasso Muse Lydia Corbett's Story With New Song, "Sylvette". March 8, 2020.
  8. http://music.pacificmediaexpo.info/artist.php Pacific Media Expo || music
  9. http://www.janelui.com/bio Bio from JaneLui.com
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8aCs0QRU1k YouTube – Jane Lui Freddie Goodtime Monterey Park, CA
  11. Web site: Kollaboration – EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT – Kollaboration 9 . September 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100813161600/http://www.kollaboration.org/history/3-kollaboration9 . August 13, 2010 . dead .
  12. http://www.signonsandiego.com/feature/san-diego-music-awards-2008/nominees.html San Diego Music Awards 2008 | SignOnSanDiego.com Entertainment Guide
  13. Web site: Kollaboration – EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT – Kollaboration Acoustic 2 . September 18, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501074648/http://www.kollaboration.org/history/54-kollaborationa2 . May 1, 2010 . dead .
  14. Web site: AHA Past Nominees – ASIA Media Frontpage . September 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707173457/http://www.asiamediainc.com/site/c.enJNKQNlFiG/b.1534459/k.BEBF/AHA__Past_Nominees.htm . July 7, 2011 . dead .
  15. Web site: 2006 Winners . September 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716002720/http://www.sandiegohatawards.com/Custom/sandiegohatawards_com/content/about/2006.aspx . July 16, 2011 . dead .
  16. Web site: 2006 AHA Nominees List – ASIA Media Frontpage . September 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100223230430/http://www.asiamediainc.com/site/c.enJNKQNlFiG/b.1524673/k.B6D/2006_AHA_Nominees_List.htm . February 23, 2010 . dead .
  17. http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-5675-demo-review-2008.html Demo Review 2008
  18. Web site: The San Diego Troubadour . September 17, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105045619/http://www.sandiegotroubadour.com/content/cdreviews/cdreviews.aspx?issue=aug_2007 . November 5, 2010 . dead .
  19. http://www.8asians.com/2009/02/24/jane-luis-firefly/ Jane Lui’s “Firefly” | Entertainment | 8Asians.com

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