Hello, I’m JJ Lin
Welcome to the headquarters of JFJ Productions
SANCTUARY
In 2016 I had the idea of doing online concerts
Then we officially built such a studio
You can shoot at every corner actually
In the space for performance
There’re 4 LED screens and we can put anything on them
In 2018 I held my first online live concert
Nobody had been done it before
We also performed on the rooftop
Of this building
We spent more than 5 years for preparation
We studied, experimented and tried
The cost
I have no idea
I’m not a businessman
I can only say
That I put what I have earned by effort back into this dream
Chinese music is leading the world
And China has also become the top in technology
If we combine music and performance with technology
Then we should also outperform much of the world
My collection shows who I am
I love listening to stories
So I learn about the style of each artist
And I want to meet them
Such as Miwa Komatsu
She creates while listening to music
And she improvises
She did a live painting and created the work at the entrance
It took her nearly two hours
And we shared the process with the rest of the world through live streaming
A big part of my collection consists of designer toys
I have a lot of them. My house is too small for them
BE@RBRICK、KAWS
Because
I’m a fan of racing culture
I love F1
And I have a collection of F1 products
This is a piston
And a disc brake
This is a F1 wheel
I like colors
My collection is usually colorful
I did two tours
Then when it was time for the third tour
The COVID-19 outbreak began
So I decided to make the end of SANCTUARY FINALE
A virtual concert
The challenges about holding a virtual concert
You have to show the audience what they’ve never seen
You have to offer them new and surprising experiences
Once in a live show
I let the audience choose my next costume
Then I changed into that outfit
I’m kinda a perfectionist
Internet access, image quality, color temperature
Whether they use a wide angle or a close-up
I need to learn about every aspect
I think music is far larger than us
You should just embrace it as it is
You can’t restrain it
JJ Lin’s Vlog Making dumpling with Stefanie Sun
My words and behaviors often make people around me think that
I’m still a boy
They all roll their eyes
‘You’re already 40. You’re a middle-age man’
But I don’t have the feeling of getting old at all
I’m less anxious than the last day of being 39
I’m more relaxed than that day
I’m like ‘so, this is it’
There’re probably subtle psychological changes
My life becomes easier
I feel happy about a lot of things
I like playing games
I’ve been a live streamer of game
I also have a TikTok account
I drink coffee, make coffee and collect designer toys
I learn about the culture of young people
I’ve been in the industry for 18 years
Lots of people know me by my love songs
My classic songs
Jiangnan, Cao Cao, Keximeiruguo
I didn’t think too much then
I only wanted to do music, to create and to write songs
Many singers are afraid of this phrase
At one’s wit’s end
I don’t want to be at my wit’s end
LIKE YOU DO is my 14th album
I majored in English Literature in college
I had been eager to have an English album
Officially
I used to produce by myself
I sat in a recording room
Or in front of my piano
Then I tried to work with different artists
We sat together
Singing
And playing the piano
‘I’m a little bit nervous at the same time’
‘Because it’s a unique experience right now for me’
I have another dream
And that is winning a Grammy
Right
You need to be brave, persistent, and patient enough
You have to make every day count
I always love the sci-fi subject
Especially
I would imagine there’s a parallel world
And there’s another JJ Lin
He is about to make his debut