Daily Inspiration: Meet Jordan Colle

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jordan Colle.

Hi Jordan, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I started having an interest in music at a very young age. My father and grandfather were very involved at church with helping in the music ministry department and I guess it trickled down to me and my brother. My father always did a great job at introducing me to music that was before my time.

From “Earth, Wind & Fire” to “U2” and everything in between. Certain ones drew an emotion out of me, even at a young age. All of this eventually got me into songwriting, which you can imagine as a 14-year-old boy they were not great and usually about some girl in middle school. But, it grew the muscle of songwriting and I got obsessed.

Fast forward to today, I have had the opportunity to write songs for TV shows and documentaries, that have been on Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix, and other streaming platforms. Hard to believe that a kid in his bedroom, stacking books at various heights to create a drum set, would have songs on television.

I currently am working on a solo project in the worship/Christian genre and am doing BGVs (background vocals) for my friend Brandon Lake on his latest tour. Who knows what the year holds but grateful for the opportunities I have been given!

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Is it ever? I have had countless moments of sitting in my house or on an airplane thinking to myself “Should this just become a hobby? Do I really have what it takes?” And to be honest with you, those questions don’t really go away. We are our worst critics but thankfully I have an amazing support system that keeps my head up when I need it or tells me to snap out of it.

The journey has not been easy but what’s important is not giving up on what you believe in. I’ve gotten every meeting with every label you could think of and have gotten turned down by all of them. For some odd reason, I kept going. I think showing up every day is 90% of the battle. People quit too early and of course, you have to live in reality but look at how far you have come. That’s something that has helped me along the way.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I currently work on multiple things in the music industry. I am a part of a TV & Film project called “The Invention Of Flight” with a company called Music Bed. We have gotten placements on multiple different shows and streaming platforms. Super proud of the guys I get to work on that project with, extremely talented people out of Kansas City.

I also am on tour right now with an artist in the worship/Christian genre named “Brandon Lake”. He’s been a dear friend and mentor of mine for a long time. We have written multiple songs together and I got to write his song “Tear Off The Roof” which was featured on the TV series “The Chosen”.

I’m not sure what sets me apart from anyone else, I’m not the most talented person in the world but I have always had a strong work ethic. When you realize you aren’t the most talented, you have two options. One, you can stop and give up, find another avenue of work, or two, you can outwork. For some reason, I chose option two and am glad I did.

Can you talk to us a bit about the role of luck?
Luck is a funny thing. I’m not sure what I believe about it but what I do know you have no chance at luck if you aren’t putting yourself out there. People who come across “good” luck, usually have put themselves in the right situations and worked really hard to get in that situation.

“Bad” luck is interesting because a lot of times at the moment it can feel like “bad” luck but in my journey, it’s been protection and provision. That thing I thought I wanted or needed for my career that I didn’t get? I ended up being extremely grateful I didn’t get it.

Contact Info:

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Image Credits
Sadie Kay, Zane Callister, and Lindsay Stuck