When Jeffrey was in high school, he first started realizing that he had crushes on his guy friends. He struggled with this–especially when he told his crush he liked him and was rejected. He began questioning how long he could get away with ignoring who he was. He built his first body of work ‘Typhoon’, which was his coming out story.
Originally, JËVA made music to escape his sexuality. JËVA, or Jeffrey, is a Chinese-Australian gay artist who first used every one of these descriptors to get people's attention. But it was these exact buzzwords that helped him accept his identity.
Today, not only does he have the approval of his parents, he also has fans who have thanked him for creating music that expressed their struggles. But he still deals with adversity–like the Australian music industry execs, who are scared to take risks and don’t know what to do with JËVA. His message today embodies that being gay is a part of who you are, as opposed to your entire identity.
Director
Andrew Yee
Producers
Andrew Yee
Chris Yee
Editor
Chris Yee
Director of Photography
Benjamin Powell
Sound
Chris Yee
Editor-in-Chief
Keshia Hannam
Head of Production
Stephanie Tangkilisan
Producer
Yuhong Pang
Post Production Coordinator
Skolastika Lupitawina
Color
Nadya Shabrina
Sound
Ernesto Suarez
Additional Music by
JËVA - Good Friends
JËVA - I Would Cry
JËVA - Possibility
JËVA - Typhoon
Additional Archival Material
Typhoon:A Coming Out Story, (2022)
JËVA: Live at The Vanguard (Full Show) Typhoon - A Coming Out Story, (2022)
JËVA - Fantasy (Acoustic) Official Video, (2019)
Who is JËVA, (2019)
PEY PEY, JËVA - Falling (Official Video), (2019)
Special Thanks
GENUINE FAKE PRODUCTIONS
Originally, JËVA made music to escape his sexuality. JËVA, or Jeffrey, is a Chinese-Australian gay artist who first used every one of these descriptors to get people's attention. But it was these exact buzzwords that helped him accept his identity.
Today, not only does he have the approval of his parents, he also has fans who have thanked him for creating music that expressed their struggles. But he still deals with adversity–like the Australian music industry execs, who are scared to take risks and don’t know what to do with JËVA. His message today embodies that being gay is a part of who you are, as opposed to your entire identity.
Director
Andrew Yee
Producers
Andrew Yee
Chris Yee
Editor
Chris Yee
Director of Photography
Benjamin Powell
Sound
Chris Yee
Editor-in-Chief
Keshia Hannam
Head of Production
Stephanie Tangkilisan
Producer
Yuhong Pang
Post Production Coordinator
Skolastika Lupitawina
Color
Nadya Shabrina
Sound
Ernesto Suarez
Additional Music by
JËVA - Good Friends
JËVA - I Would Cry
JËVA - Possibility
JËVA - Typhoon
Additional Archival Material
Typhoon:A Coming Out Story, (2022)
JËVA: Live at The Vanguard (Full Show) Typhoon - A Coming Out Story, (2022)
JËVA - Fantasy (Acoustic) Official Video, (2019)
Who is JËVA, (2019)
PEY PEY, JËVA - Falling (Official Video), (2019)
Special Thanks
GENUINE FAKE PRODUCTIONS
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