biographical info
jace is a piano pop singer-songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Classically trained in piano since age four, jace decided 13 years later that he no longer wanted to be confined by pre-written sheet music and began writing his own songs at 17, drawing influences from his own personal heroines, acclaimed fellow-Canadian musicians Sarah McLachlan and David Usher, as well as Annie Lennox and Sinéad O’Connor.
In 2006, jace founded Vancouver-based pop group Locus in 2006 with bandmate, former model, and singer-songwriter Kaila So. Over the next five years, jace would go on to write or co-write, record, perform, arrange, and produce virtually all of the songs that appear on Locus' four independently-released records. Since forming, the band has made dozens of live appearances at well-known Lower Mainland events and venues, including Vancouver Pride, Anime Evolution, and the Summer Night Market.
In an effort to hone his vocal and interpretative skills, jace began performing made-for-YouTube piano cover versions of his all-time favourite songs, including Lady GaGa’s “Paparazzi,” Christine McVie’s “Songbird,” Annie Lennox’s “Dark Road,” even Rihanna’s “S&M.” Reception to the videos was very positive, even garnering the attention of Jenny Berggren, lead singer of Grammy award-winning Swedish pop group Ace of Base, who personally selected his acoustic version of her single “Gotta Go” as the winner of the Gotta Go Remix contest.
In 2007, jace wrote his very first solo song with bandmate and twin brother Kelvin Chu. It was the beginnings of what would become his first album as a solo performer, "From Behind the Mirror." Deeply personal and introspective, "Mirror" is a collection of songs that chronicle jace’s ongoing journey of self-discovery and re-discovery, documenting and disseecting many of his life-changing experiences.