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Jordan James Reyes

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Jordan James Reyes
at Skywave Studios in Hollywood, CA
at Skywave Studios in Hollywood, CA
Background information
Birth nameJordan James Reyes
Also known asJeordi, Jeordi la Forge
Born (1986-10-05) October 5, 1986 (age 38)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresPop, R&B
OccupationSongwriter
Instrument
Years active2004 - Present
Websitewww.instagram.com/legendary_jeordi

Jordan James Reyes (born October 5, 1986), known professionally as Jeordi is an American musician, international songwriter and vocal producer. He is an 8-time platinum selling songwriter[1] and held the fourth most played song of the decade in the entire country of Finland (2010-2020).[2] As a vocal producer and songwriter, he has co-written in sessions with many notable artists including Queen Latifah, Rotimi, Adrian Marcel, Krewella and Alex Aiono. Reyes has also contributed his writing to many major label releases worldwide including international artists, Lu Han (former member of K-pop boy group EXO) and both Evelina, Nikee Ankara (Universal Music Group Finland artists). He is also the co-founder of music publishing house Red Matter Recordings.[3]

Life and career

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Career beginnings

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Reyes, who is of Filipino descent and native of Uptown, Chicago, began by singing in the church choir. His father was a musician as well and often travelled across the US as a family, with his touring band. Reyes started songwriting and toplining at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in dorm rooms and started recording his own vocals on top of beats with classmates. His first serious exposure to any kind of renowned recording studio was in 2009 at an impromptu invitation to a few recording/writing sessions in Hollywood, CA. The session included new songwriter Bruno Mars, and steady climbing production team the Stereotypes. Reyes recalls being in awe listening to the quality in writing and lyrics in the demos played. That night he decided to commit to his craft by throwing away his own demos and starting from scratch.

In 2013, Reyes eventually secured an internship with CRUSH music group working on label and administration releases for artists Sia, Fall Out Boy and Travie McCoy. This led to a position at Warner Music Group as a publishing administrator in 2016 working on international licensing. After a year, Reyes was offered his own worldwide publishing deal (coincidentally with Warner Music Group) as a songwriter and left to pursue his dream full time.

2016–present

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Reyes was mentored for several years by songwriter and producer Henkka “MGI” Lanz, who signed Reyes to his publishing company M-Eazy Music in collaboration with Warner Music Group - Finland. While under MGI's tutelage, Reyes co-wrote many songs, including hits such as Evelina's “Honey," "Sushi," and Nikee Ankara’s "Ootsa Nahny Nikee.”

By 2017–2018, Reyes would co-write 2 original songs for the new Fox Animation franchise "Ice Age 5: Collision Course" film trailers, that would air in the US and Latin Markets. This would open up new opportunities in the world of Film/TV. Sync licensing placements included television shows on MTV, Netflix, Hulu, USA Network, The CW, E! Entertainment, NFL Network, Sky Sports etc.

Writing camps

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In February 2019, Reyes received an invitation to attend Stockholm Songwriting Camp,[4] which was held in Budapest, Hungary. He was the only American resident selected and it would expose him to a new perspective, the global market. He would connect and collaborate with writers/producers from the UK, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Singapore, Mexico, Hungary and France. That same trip, he would travel to collaborate with producers in Berlin, Vienna and Paris.

Later that year, in November 2019, Reyes would accept another invitation to attend The Woods Norway Songwriting camp held in the English countryside miles from London, United Kingdom. The camp included artists from Germany, Norway, Sweden and of course UK. He later held his own camps in London with many of the musicians from the previous camps. These camps would eventually come full circle with many of those international musicians coming to work with him once he returned to Los Angeles, CA.

Asia market

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By the end of 2019, Reyes attended the KCON convention in LA, which celebrated K-Pop music. While sharing experiences and networking, he would be invited to his first K-pop songwriting camp help in Los Angeles. In May 2020, Reyes landed his first placement in the Asia territories China and Korea, co-writing the hit single "Slow Motion" for artist Lu Han (former member of K-pop boy group EXO). Upon its release, LuHan's album "π-volume.3" exceeded 2,000,000 copies in sales - Ranking first in the QQ music best-seller charts![5] With this certification, Reyes would achieve certified diamond status for his writing contribution to the hit single.

Songwriting discography

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Year Territory Song Artist Album/EP Details
2008  USA "Serendipity"

"Don't Hate Me"

"Get On The Floor"

Zoe Galgiani Unreleased Territory: North America

Label: Class Act

Release Date: Unreleased

2009  France "Pushin On" Sir Diaz Single Territory: Europe

Label: M.E.R.

Release Date: TBD

 France "Attraction" Mehdi Decroix Single Territory: Europe

Label: FC LONEBIRD

Release Date: TBD

2010  USA "Blush" Krewella Single Territory: North America

Label: CHI

Release Date: TBD

 USA "Used to Be"

"Watch Me" feat. JDP

Rotimi Unreleased Territory: North America

Label: Front Ro Music Group

Release Date: TBD

2012  UK "Wavy"

"Love Drunk"

"Venom"

"Bullseye"

Ellapaige Unreleased Territory: Europe

Label: UK

Release Date: TBD

2014  Belgium "Bottle Service"

"Night Vision"

Sam Dagher Single Territory: Europe

Label: Diamond Sound Frequency

Release Date: TBD

 USA "Flatline" Reynard Silva Single Territory: North America

Label: Nu World Entertainment Inc

Release Date: December 18, 2014

2015  Finland "Vuoristorataa" Evelina 24K Territory: Europe [Scandinavia]

Label: Universal Music Group, M-Eazy Music (Finland)

Release Date: May 2015[6]

Certification: Gold

"Honey" feat. Mikael Gabriel Territory: Europe [Scandinavia]

Label: Universal Music Group, M-Eazy Music (Finland)

Release Date: December 11, 2015[7]

Certification: 8× Platinum[8]

#1 IFPI Singles Charts[9]

#1 Spotify Top-50 Charts (Finland)[citation needed]

#3 Billboard (Finland Digital Songs)

#5 iTunes Top Songs Charts (Finland)

#4 Most Played Song of the Decade 2010-2020 (Finland)[10]

2016 "Sushi" feat. JVG Territory: Europe [Scandinavia]

Label: Universal Music Group, M-Eazy Music (Finland)

Release Date: June 28, 2016

Certification: 3× Platinum[11]

#1 iTunes Charts (Finland)

#2 Spotify Top-50 Charts (Finland)[12]

#3 IFPI World Charts (Singles)

2017  USA "UNITED" feat. Hope N.E.P.H.E.W. Single Territory: North America

Label: Grind Mind Global

Release Date: January 18, 2017

 USA "Not The One"

"Guarantee"

Queen Latifah Unreleased Territory: North America

Label: ATL

Release Date: TBD

2018  Finland "Ootsä Nähny Nikkee" Nikke Ankara Ootsä Nähny Nikkee Territory: Europe [Scandinavia]

Label: Universal Music Group, M-Eazy Music (Finland)

Release Date: April 27, 2018

Certification: 2× Platinum

#3 IFPI Albums Charts[13]

 Sweden "Look Away" WILHELM Unreleased Territory: Europe

Label: Baggpipe

Release Date: TBD

 USA "30 Day Grind" Payroll Giovanni 10 Stack Commandments Territory: North America

Label: BYLUG Entertainment/Def Jam[14]

Release Date: December 7, 2018

 Canada "Be Who U Are" Taya Marquis Single Territory: North America

Label: I'mperfect

Release Date: December 7, 2018[15]

2019  Hungary "Wait By The Doors" Dora Hegyi Unlreleased Territory: Europe

Label: SSC

Release Date: TBD

 Germany "Company"

"Bougie'ful"

Malina Stark Unreleased Territory: Europe

Label: MB

Release Date: TBD

2020  USA "2 Kids" Alex Aiono Single Territory: North America

Label: Become Records

Release Date: May 8, 2020[16]

 China "Slow Motion" Lu Han π-volume.3 Territory: Asia

Label: Rock Forward Entertainment

Release Date: May 27, 2020[17]

Certification: Certified Diamond Status

#1 QQ Music Best-seller Charts[18]

Total Sales:

 Austria "What Am I Waiting For" KØLEEN Single Territory: Europe

Label: Chune Music

Release Date: November 20, 2020[20]

2021  Finland "Paint It Black" View I Saw The Same Dream Every Night Territory: Europe [Scandinavia]

Label: Sony Music Entertainment (Finland Oy)

Release Date: May 21, 2021[21]

 Philippines "Love U Right" Inigo Pascual Options Territory: Asia

Label: Tarsier Records

Release Date: June 25, 2021[22]

TV/Film licensing

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Year Song TV/Film Details
2016 "New Dawn" Ice Age 5: Collision Course US Market - Trailer

Studio:  20th Century Fox

Release Date: June 19, 2016

"Forever Young" Latin Market - Trailer

Studio:  20th Century Fox

Release Date: June 19, 2016

2018 "All Hail The Queen" Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Territory: North America

Network: The CW

TV Scene: "The Royal" (Season 3, Episode "Trent?!")

Release Date: February 9, 2018

Queen of the South Territory: North America

Network: USA

Scene: Season 3 Premiere Trailer (1:14-2:00)

Release Date: 2018

"Feels Good" Charmed Territory: North America

Network: The CW

Scene: Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)

Air Date: October 14, 2018

2019 "Heavy Hitter" Very Cavallari Territory: North America

Network: E! Entertainment

Scene: "Cabo, Here We Come!" (Season 2, Episode 8)

Release Date: April 28, 2019

WWE Specials Territory: North America

Network: WWE

Scene: New Day Pancake Powered Year    

Release Date: December 19, 2018

References

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  15. ^ Vocalstar (2019-07-21). "MEET TAYA MARQUIS | SINGER SONGWRITER AND ENTREPRENEUR". Vocalstar. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  16. ^ Facebook (2020-08-04). "Can anyone sing gospel music? This part-Samoan, former YouTube heartthrob aims to find out". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-08-06. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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  18. ^ "SALES - Luhan's album "π-volume.3" has exceeded 2,000,000 copies in sales, ranking first in the QQ music best-seller charts!". Hallyu+. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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