The songwriting process is just such a beautiful mystery.
That’s just the thing, you are always just growing as a person, a musician and a songwriter. Ha but between then and your most recent solo album, the Heart, how has your inspiration and how you write music, changed?Įvery record is completely different. Yea it's so true! Your music is held near and dear to us ( Wes and Will || Scrimshaw Co-Founders) because some of your original tracks from your first record are on our first surf mix CD (Summer Surf Jamzzz), which I still have in my car! With the cold taking the Northern Hemisphere by storm, we asked where Jords would escape to beat the freezing weather, to which he simply replied “my hometown, down in JAMAICA!” His whole family originates from Jamaica his grandma and grandpa originally moved from Jamaica to Manchester years ago! He told us of the infinite places to go across Jamaican, and he highly recommends getting some curry mutton just as he does in his lyrics to his track “Conversations”: “You got that soul food, kinda like my Grandma’s curry mutton!” When asked where to get quality Caribbean food during our next trip in London, Jords highly recommends The Dutchie in Croydon! Also award winning sites like FADER, Complex, and other media platforms, prove the true “power of collaborating” in sharing stories. Jords expanded on the how the internet is such a powerful tool at connecting us, as well as introducing more ways for people to listen to artists. We spoke with Jords about this new era of music, and how there’s such talent spanning the globe.
Old and new alike, Jords’ favorite artists are on point so if you’re not already listening to who he’s turning up, get on it. At the moment, Jords is listening to Masego, GoldLink, Big Sean & Metro Boomin, ALL of Future’s stuff, J HUS, H.E.R. Influenced by the greats Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Michael Jackson, Jords also finds inspiration from Wretch 32, J.
Through his music, Jords instills honesty in all of his work, exclaiming that “as long as it’s from a REAL place, it comes out as real.” He explains that “music is something that everyone can relate to, it’s universal,” and we couldn’t agree more. Jords explained that even though he’d thought about pursuing music since 15, it’s been about three years now that he’s been properly going for it: “You kind of have to drop everything so you don’t lose purpose.” A true love for R&B and rap inspired him to pursue his passion as a career. In addition to piano, Jords has a true talent for producing as well! He was driven to become a musician as there’s always been a love for music a love for music that lead to where he is today.
Growing up his mother tried to teach him many instruments, including the trumpet, trombone, and tuba, but what really stuck was the piano. We recently caught up with Jords amidst the holiday shuffle to learn more about his life, inspiration, and what to expect in the coming year.Ĭoming from quite a musical family, especially his father, Jords (named Jordan, yet Jords stuck back in school) used to write poetry that eventually developed into lyrics. And according to his Spotify 2017 Wrapped stats, his music was streamed for over 35K hours, by 246K fans, across 61 countries - with the most fans listening out of Manhattan! Galarga, Thea Gajic & Jordan Rakei), Jords followed up with an EP titled, Before We Begin, in 2017 featuring the track "Working Too Hard". After releasing his debut studio album in 2016, Means To An Ends, featuring the massive hits “ Your Mind” (ft. Jords self-describes his style of music somewhere “between R&B and hip-hop, very influenced by jazz, dancehall, and reggae.” All of which exude from his rhythms, lyrics, and overall sound. However we believe he’s only just getting started and can’t wait to hear what he brings to the table in 2018. One of London’s most impressive rapper, singer, songwriter and producer, Jords, has made quite a musical entrance over the past two years.
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