Photo by Casper Yen
Mace Lee is an Austin native, born blocks from the Texas Capitol. He watched his hometown transform from college town to global tech hub, right from his front yard. Inspired by his grandfather—a Chinese immigrant who won an Emmy for audio engineering—and surrounded by the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Mace Lee was performing at historic Austin venues by middle school.
While studying at The University of Texas at Austin, he released his first solo music and opened for Travis Porter, Ugly God, and Zaytoven at SXSW and Texas Roundup. His debut album followed, along with events that bridged Austin’s college and hip-hop scenes.
His final album, How It Felt, was the sound he’d been searching for without knowing it—blending pop, hip-hop, and alternative into his most complete work.
Photo by Abigail Saadeh