“Risk everything, with no guarantee. That’s sacrifice.”
Growing up in a traditional Chinese-Canadian
household where education was prioritized, doing
musical theatre while studying classical piano can
make you the black sheep of the family. Yet Gelsea
Mae’s strong ambition pushed her to pursue a career
in the entertainment industry; moving away from
her hometown of Victoria, BC on her own at a very
young age. “Nothing worth having comes easy, but
my perseverance is now paying off!”
Beginning as an actress, Mae never thought of
becoming a “professional” singer until about a year
ago, when she was going through a heartbreak and
started writing original music that it happened
organically.
In under a year, Mae has music sales in over 30
countries, a featured single on the Hallmark movie,
“All Things Valentine,” and a growing fan base of over
100,000 fans, which lead to her verified social
media accounts on Instagram and Facebook. Mae’s
popular covers on her Instagram acquired thousands
of views and the attention of Grammy award winning
singer, Meghan Trainor. Mae aims to inspire
other young girls hoping to break into the industry.
After fans anxiously waited for new music, Mae
releases her first official single called, “Need You
Now,” to radio stations across Canada. She has
worked hard with some of the top professionals in the
music industry including Junoawardwinning
producer and songwriter, Ryan Stewart (behind
massive hits from Carly Rae Jepsen, Tyler Shaw,
Hedley, Simple Plan and Victoria Duffield). “Ryan
and I, feel that we have created some real magic with
“Need You Now” and we are very excited to share it
with the world.”
Away from the music scene, Mae has landed roles on
popular television shows including “Witches of
East End,” “Rush,” and is soon to be seen as “Leila”
on the new E! Network series, “The Arrangement.”
Mae had her film debut in the controversial feature,
“Beeba Boys,” directed by Oscar nominee, Deepa
Mehta. The movie opened Toronto International Film
Festival in 2015 and also screened at The 59th BFI
London Film Festival along with many other top
festivals around the world. Mae recently wrapped a
supporting lead role in the feature film, “The Fusion
Generation,” which will be released in theatres 2017.
Mae seems to effortlessly crush every single avenue
that she puts her mind to, including acting,
singing, modeling, writing, producing and
photography, where her work has been featured in
Cosmopolitan Magazine. “I’m all about creating my
own destiny and I think everyone else should too.”