–Yellow Claw

 

 

Looking at Chace, you would never guess that he's just turned 18 years old. The Shanghai-based singer, songwriter, DJ and producer is certainly not lacking in experience anyway, or talent, but oftentimes (usually) that’s not enough. For Chace, however, thanks to a chance encounter at a club in Shanghai, he got lucky and what a year it’s been since. In early 2016 he landed a phenomenal 4-track EP on Yellow Claw’s Barong Family label called 'Destination' that was praised by critics for its extraordinary level of artistic maturity. Not long after that he left China for the first time and became the first Chinese artist to play Tomorrowland. But he wasn't riding on luck anymore, the wunderkind sealed his spot in with the Barong Family after making a massive impression on its boss.

 

 

Get to know him and understand that the kid worked hard. The precocious teen has been fully immersed in the world of music since he was two and by twelve he was producing his own tracks by making acapella versions of songs he liked and imitating the sounds he heard with his voice, which also conveniently helped in learning English that he would later find essential to communication and networking within the music industry.

 

 

Together with the team at Mad Panda Agency and a handful of other emerging Chinese talents, Chace is leading by example to bridge the gap between the East and West and this landed him a seat on a panel at IMS Shanghai where he talked about the trajectory that led him to today. It’s a story of success like none other, one that curtails Chinese culture and defies expectations in a way that the music industry has never seen before. Making it outside of China isn't easy but it's certainly possible and Chace explained to us how.