Jace Hall

Jason "Jace" Hall is an American film, television and video game producer.

Career

Hall was one of the founders of Monolith Productions[1] and is CEO of record keeping platform Twin Galaxies.[2] His music video "I Play W.O.W" was featured on IGN's YouTube channel, with over 17 million views as of 2023.[3]

He starred, produced, and wrote The Jace Hall Show and currently serves as the executive producer of web series The Morning After, having previously done so on ABC's TV series V.[4] He was also a producer of the machinima series Chadam.[5]

In 2012, Hall teamed up with Debbie Gibson to record "Electric Youth Reloaded", an updated remix of Gibson's 1989 hit single.[6][7]

In March 2014, Hall purchased Twin Galaxies, an organization dedicated to adjudicating and archiving video game high scores and achievements. He currently holds the position of CEO and caretaker of the Twin Galaxies organization.[8]

In 2016, Hall became the new CEO of esports organization Echo Fox.[9]

In 2018, Hall served as co-chairman of the H1Z1 Pro League, a professional esports league for the video game H1Z1, and a partnership between Twin Galaxies and Daybreak Games.[10] In November 2018, the H1Z1 Pro League was cancelled after a significant decline in the game's playerbase negatively impacted league revenue, resulting in reports that teams failed to receive scheduled payments from the league.[11] Hall responded to the reports, stating that the league intends to meet its obligations to the teams.[12]

References
  1. "Condemned creator wants to know if you want to play Condemned 3 (or maybe develop it)". Polygon. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. Good, Owen S. (March 30, 2014). "High-score keepers Twin Galaxies under new management again". Polygon. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. IGN (March 22, 2010), Jace Hall - I Play W.O.W Music Video, retrieved September 11, 2017
  4. "Video game creator Jace Hall tries hand at TV with ABC's "V" remake". VentureBeat. November 4, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  5. Hsu, Jeremy (April 13, 2011). "Gaming Software Offers Cheap Alternative to Hollywood Animation Tools". InnovationNewsDaily. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  6. "Electric Youth Reloaded". Debbie Gibson Official Website. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  7. Hall, Jace. "Electric Youth Reloaded by JaceHall". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  8. "Twin Galaxies Under Transition Letter". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  9. "Echo Fox Proudly Announce Jace Hall as the team's new CEO - Echo Fox". www.echofox.gg. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  10. Fitch, Adam (May 1, 2018). "Jace Hall – H1Z1 Pro League – A league of its own". Esports Insider. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  11. "H1Z1 Pro League to Shut Down due to Financial Issues". FOX Sports Asia. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  12. "H1Z1 Pro League Chairman responds to allegations of missing payments to teams". Dexerto.com - Esports & Gaming. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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