1. Jae Jin independently distributes his original music through AWAL and is a part of the Sinasoid Artist Guild.
24 Facts About Jae Jin
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Jae Jin won a John Lennon Songwriting Award in 2019 and received first place in the International Songwriting Competition.
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Jae Jin was a finalist in the 2019 NewSong Music Competition.
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Jae Jin has appeared on Season 16 of US TV series The Voice and on Season 2 of US TV series House of Cards as a principal actor.
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Jae Jin received a WeWork Creator Award through WeWork in 2018 for his original music and life story, and gave his first TEDx talk in 2020.
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Jae Jin has a Korean mother, Mihye, and a Caucasian stepfather, John Whiteside, who he considers his real father.
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At the age of 17, Jae Jin was diagnosed with a terminal blood-bone marrow disorder.
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Five years later, while he was a pre-med student at Johns Hopkins University, the illness returned, and Jae Jin repeated the same chemotherapy, becoming the second patient in history to receive the treatment twice.
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Jae Jin graduated from Johns Hopkins University, went on to partially complete an MPH degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and spent many years working in healthcare management at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, social enterprise and workforce development in East Baltimore, as well as time spent in the startup world.
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Jae Jin made his first notable appearance in 2013, when his cover of Sam Cooke's song "Nothing Can Change This Love" was shared by video blog WorldStarHipHop going viral.
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In 2014, Jae Jin appeared on Christian radio network Moody Radio for an interview on the Chris Fabry Live program discussing his plans to take a leap of faith with limited musical experience.
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Jae Jin began his journey by packing up his entire life into two suitcases moving to New York City.
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Jae Jin spent three months recording his debut album, titled Kairos, with the help of his long time friend and the album's producer, Tim Ouyang of Tim Be Told.
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On October 6,2015, Jae Jin released his ten track debut studio album, Kairos.
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Jae Jin appeared on ABC News numerous times for interviews and guest performances of "Wild Creatures" and "Ain't About Love".
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On November 3,2017, Jae Jin released his sophomore effort Baltimore Boulevard, an album collection of songs written over a two-year span.
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Jae Jin was invited to share his life story on stage at Madison Square Garden during the WeWork Global Summit.
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Jae Jin's hit single, "11:11" has won him numerous songwriting awards, including the John Lennon Songwriting Award in 2019.
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Jae Jin was chosen as one of the eight finalists out of over 800 contestants for the prestigious NewSong Music Competition in Asheville, NC in November, 2019.
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In December 2020, Jae Jin quietly released a Christmas EP album titled Evergreen.
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Jae Jin played his first casual concerts as a solo artist in 2014 at various venues around the National Capital Region including Jammin' Java and Ebenezers Coffeehouse.
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Notable venues Jae Jin has played concerts at include The Bitter End, SideWalk Cafe, Pianos, Rockwood Music Hall, Eddie's Attic, Hotel Cafe, Postcrypt Coffeehouse, Smith's Olde Bar, Neck of the Woods, and more.
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Jae Jin has toured North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Jae Jin has cited artists including Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, The Beatles, and Prince as major influences and often speaks about his varied influences ranging from country to soul to hiphop.