Issue 5 back page MONDAY LUI Continued MORNING consider herself authentic in any her mentor, Lonny, who has taught just want to see her live again, Jane VOLUME 2 particular genre since she is always her about the business side. Lonny will be performing as a member ISSUE 5 changing and finding harmony in is a marketing agent for a guitar of Starline Theorie in San Diego on SEPT 5, 2005 her music. company. He taught her about the Sept 17th at the Ken Club. Go check it politics and pressures of business. out! Jane hopes to eventually break in She now understands the power -Jason Hong the Asian market. At first, she didn’t of word of mouth. She hand wrote www.janeshands.com want to do conventions and be la- 800 cards for the PMX bags that beled into a niche Asian market. She were given out at registration, has didn’t want to get stereotyped as thoroughly enjoyed her experience Karaoke another Asian musician. However, here. when she performed in Europe, she Results See ‘Ya Next Year !!! received an interesting response When asked to tell us about one of PMX’s Second Annual Karaoke Con- which opened her eyes. Her physical her favorite stories, Jane elaborated test was a one-round blitzkrieg, with appearance is Asian. The European that there is no one story to tell, but individual performers competing audience expected the meek, ac- an idea. It would be any story that head-to-head against groups. Once cented voice. They got a big surprise. involves a sacrifice, a sacrifice of the scoresheets were tabulated, Not Just Another Plain Jane Jane has no accent because she has ones self for a greater good, a sacri- Mandy Andrew and her rendition of Jane Lui has been living in the months in the process of complet- been in the States so long and her fice where a risk is involved. The bot- “Be Your Girl” from the TV series Elf- voice is anything but meek. She has tom line for Jane is that people – not en Lied emerged victorious. SuLing United States for the last 15 years. ing the lyrics and music. The lyrics a beautiful, booming voice that lets time and space – are important. She “Masako” Chan came in second place Originally from Hong Kong, she has are the hardest part of composing her stand out. She is the unexpected has friends all over the country and with a hyperactive performance of spent the last 8 years in San Diego. the music. When she’s creating, she surprise that Europe and Asia need she would drop everything without “Bye Bye Saigo no Yoru.” The group Having lived in different cultures visualizes the story that she is por- to liven up the industry. hesitation to help them if they were calling themselves Insert Name Here has impacted her music by laying traying. The music is the easy part in need. rounded out the top three with “Can- a foundation upon which to build. for her, while lyrics are harder. It is While Jane understands the music ta Per Me” from Noir. The Karaoke Her current CD captures a certain best to write the words and melody making aspect of her industry, it is If you missed her concert at PMX or Department would like to thank the genre, but she is always expanding together. Then the mood is set for participants of last night’s contest. her horizons. the rest of the song. Deviating from traditional at-con- vention karaoke, PMX karaoke wel- She began singing in the Asian pop Jane’s influences are founded on Today’s Live Programming! comes performances outside of the scene. In Hong Kong, audiences will Asian Pop, since that was her first Note: Seaview A is now Press Interviews and Seaview C is now Programming 3 usual anime/J-pop, with the presence love and flock to one artist. How- exposure. She sang in choirs in the of our VCD karaoke library. We can ever, in America, due to the size of United States and studied music in LBCC 103 LBCC 104C Seaview C LBCC 104AB Regency H Regency D-G Regency B Regency C Regency A also play off iPods, Zens, and other CosFest the music industry, musicians have college, where she discovered that Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Concerts Autographs Video 1 Video 2 Judging Video 3 devices that have a headphone jack. SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE a harder time. The audiences are she enjoyed alternative rock. Groups SUBJECT TO SUBJECT TO SUBJECT TO Finally, you can sing “Hit Me Baby One Monday CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE more discerning. such as Toad the Wet Sprocket and 9:00 More Time” while cosplaying as your Oasis had a very substantial influ- Marketing friends take photographs for future 10:00 Asian Films Lui writes and sings her own music. ence in her musical development. 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Since this is a priority in Navarrete Gundam Vol 2 Autograph 0080 Eps 5-7 3:00 Special Dig Jelly Panel Ranella Random Ninjas Ep 1-3 ing her music. She spent her first six her style she will never be able to City of Hope Screening Pacific Media Charity Tenjho Tenge 4:00 Auction Vol 3 (Rhymes with Exploration at Eps 8-10 “Initial P”) -See LUI Back Page Issue 5 next page Issue 5 page after Cosplayers! Concerts! Check PMX Website for CosFest Results!.