"I'm painfully shy and learned that I feel most earnest and understood when I'm in music. More than anything, I want honesty between my listeners and me; music should respect intelligence." With a sensitivity towards the interplay of Sound, Energy, & Emotion, Lui's artistry is fierce with utmost musicianship & self-respect.

Throughout a lonely childhood, she spent much of her time exploring her piano and voice. “Mom was a quiet catholic with the best soup recipes, and dad was a non-practicing Buddhist with high blood pressure. They weren’t musical, but I always loved music. I didn’t have many playmates and spent a lot of time in my room listening to the radio. That’s where I started singing, made up stories, found imaginary friends, and occasionally got electrocuted.” Jane was a class clown who excelled in music, and in fifth grade was chosen to conduct the class choir.

Though Jane is classically trained in piano and voice, her vocals are husky and soulful. “It’s not a story of growing up listening to Stevie Wonder and the Beatles. Assimilating to western culture as a teenager meant I didn’t have any historical context and absorbed music openly and randomly: everything from Allison Krauss, Bjork, and Michael Jackson to Brazilian jazz and circus music.”

Her unique cultural and musical influences have produced a unique sound that has critics eliciting names like Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple, Cat Power, and Rufus Wainwright. She has opened for Jason Mraz, Vienna Teng, Jay Nash, Jim Bianco, Kate Earl, Tom Brousseau, and others.