Jae Chong is a South Korean–American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his work as producer of L.A. Boyz, Stanley Huang, Coco Lee, Aziatix, Royal Pirates and as a member of the band Solid.
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. It 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.
In 2003 he took part in launching the first hip hop entertainment company in Taiwan, MACHI Entertainment. He was the first Korean American 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. In 2010, he helped coordinate the collaboration project between JYJ, Kanye West, and Rodney Jerkins.
In 2011, he founded the hip-hop/R&B group Aziatix.
Discography
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)