Jackson was honored and excited to play a set for the amazing audience in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu on July 27. The fans couldn’t be better anywhere else in the world. Attached is an article published right after the event. Thank you for the awesome reception!
Belmont senior Jackson Wells, who has spent the last four summers performing in China while transitioning from student artist to rising star overseas, has received a scholarship to study at Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU).
Belmont senior Jackson Wells shares his experiences over the last three years touring in China, transitioning from student artist to rising star overseas. After multiple visits and performances in China over the past four years, Wells has developed an active following and now performs for thousands of fans who know his songs word for word.
http://news.belmont.edu/wells-shares-insights-on-foreign-language-career-impact/
The following article was published on August 17, 2015, in the People’s Daily newspaper in China, circulation over 3,000,000. It was written from an in-depth interview the reporter did with Jackson after the last show in Beijing. Thank you for the great article! Congratulations, Jackson!
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2015-08/17/content_1599822.htm
For Belmont senior Jackson Wells, singing to crowds of more than 10,000 fans is all in a day’s work. Spending the summer performing across China, Wells and his Nashville band have been seen on stages in Chengdu, Shenzhen and Nanjing, among others, and rounded out their three-week tour on August 9 in Beijing.
U.S. singer Jackson Wells will give a show Sunday night at the Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center.
Born in New York City, Wells is a student at Belmont University in Nashville, majoring in songwriting and minoring in Chinese. He released his self-titled EP in December 2010. Wells’ first full-length album, “Picture of Life,” was a collaboration with Grammy-award winning producer Bill Cuomo and Beeb Birtles, founding member of Little River Band, and was released in January 2014 on his own independent label.
http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2015-07/31/content_3297337.htm