Jordan Klassen

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| birth_place = Abbotsford, British Columbia

| origin = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| genre = {{hlist|Indie pop|singer-songwriter|folk|baroque pop}}

| occupation = Musical artist, producer

| years_active = 2009–present

| label = Nevado Music, Fontana North

| website = {{URL|www.jordanklassenmusic.com/}}

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Jordan Klassen is a singer-songwriter and producer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Life and career

Jordan Klassen was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, the son of Juno Award nominated artist Lianna Klassen.{{Cite web | title=Jordan Klassen- Vancouver – Fresh Independence | work=freshindependence.com | access-date=May 17, 2020 | url=https://freshindependence.com/jordan-klassen-vancouver/ | archive-date=July 10, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710030547/https://freshindependence.com/jordan-klassen-vancouver/ | url-status=dead }} After moving to Calgary in his teens and playing in various rock bands, Klassen released his solo debut Tempest and Winter in January 2009 and soon after relocated to Vancouver.{{Cite web | title=Klassen, Jordan | work=Museum of Canadian Music | access-date=May 17, 2020 | url=http://citizenfreak.com/artists/105740-klassen-jordan }} While continuing to record and tour independently, Klassen released his EPs St.Brigid and Kindness. He then placed as a top three finalist in 2012's Peak Performance Project, an artist development program curated by radio station 102.7 The Peak.{{Cite web|url=http://bc.peakperformanceproject.com/|title=102.7 The PEAK Performance Project – BC}}

In June 2013 Klassen signed to Nevado Records,{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/jordan_klassen_signs_to_nevado_for_repentance_premieres_new_video|title=Jordan Klassen Signs to Nevado for 'Repentance,' Premieres New Video|website=exclaim.ca}} and on September 24, 2013, released Repentance.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/jordan_klassen-repentance_album_stream|title=Jordan Klassen 'Repentance' (album stream)|website=exclaim.ca}}

On January 22, 2016, Klassen released his single "Baby Moses".{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/videos/premiere-jordan-klassen-baby-moses|title=Premiere: Jordan Klassen – 'Baby Moses'|website=Clash Magazine|date=January 27, 2016 }} It climbed the CBC Radio 2 Top 20 to a chart peak of No. 11, and on February 19, 2016, he released his record Javelin.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/jordan_klassen-javelin|title=Jordan Klassen Javelin|website=exclaim.ca}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.killbeatmusic.com/media-releases/2015/12/7/jordan-klassen-announces-javelin|title=JORDAN KLASSEN ANNOUNCES JAVELIN|website=Killbeat Music|date=December 7, 2015 }}

After releasing the EP Curses on March 3, 2017,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/track-by-track/jordan-klassen-curses|title=Track By Track: Jordan Klassen on new EP Curses|website=The Line of Best Fit}} Klassen released his fourth full length record Big Intruder on September 17, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://bigtakeover.com/news/album-premiere-big-intruder-by-jordan-klassen|title=Album Premiere: Big Intruder by Jordan Klassen|website=The Big Takeover}} The record garnered praise from publications like VICE and Paste.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/chill-like-jordan-klassen-chills-on-his-latest-dominika/|title=Chill like Jordan Klassen Chills on his Latest "Dominika"|first=Devin|last=Pacholik|date=August 14, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jordan-klassen/daily-dose-jordan-klassen-dominka/|title=Daily Dose: Jordan Klassen, "Dominika"|date=October 24, 2017|website=pastemagazine.com}}

He released "Virtuous Circle" on May 24, 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/vancouver_singer-songwriter_jordan_klassen_premieres_new_single_virtuous_circle|title=Vancouver's Jordan Klassen Premieres New Single 'Virtuous Circle'|website=exclaim.ca}} The music video (starring Antoine Olivier Pilon) was nominated for "Best Alternative Video – International" at the 2019 UK Music Video Awards, and was nominated for the 2020 Prism Prize.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_2020_prism_prize_finalists|title=Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists|website=exclaim.ca}} On April 3, 2020, he released "I Want to Move in to Your House", which debuted on the CBC Music Top 20 at No. 17 on May 14, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CBCMusicTop20/status/1260993912686080000|title=Sales! Spins! Votes! Please join our host @MsAngelineTW TONIGHT as she counts down the @CBCMusic TOP 20 in all six time zones across Canada! |first=CBC Music|last=Top 20|date=May 14, 2020}} Tell Me What To Do was released independently on May 22, 2020,{{Cite web|url=https://www.readjunk.com/news/music/jordan-klassen-releasing-new-album-tell-me-what-to-do-on-may-22nd/|title=Jordan Klassen Releasing New Album "Tell Me What To Do" on May 22nd|website=ReadJunk.com: Music & Movie News, Reviews & Interviews|date=April 6, 2020 }} while Glossolalia was released on April 8, 2022.{{Cite web | url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jordan_klassen_announces_new_album_glossolalia_shares_single_niko | title=Jordan Klassen Announces New Album 'Glossolalia,' Shares Single | Exclaim! }} The single "Niko" from the record reached No. 7 on the CBC Music Top 20.{{cite tweet|user=CBCMusic|number=1512099064137007105|title=This week on the Top 20 chart📈}} A sister record Marginalia was released October 20, 2023.https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jordan_klassen_announces_new_album_marginalia_shares_single_live_another_life The single "Overstep" was featured on CBC Music,https://www.cbc.ca/music/new-music-jonita-loony-wyatt-c-louis-1.7091556 and charted at No.7 on the CBC Music Top 20.https://x.com/CBCMusic/status/1760710653629657306

Klassen also produces for and writes with several other artists, including Dear Rouge, The Tourist Company, Jillian Lake, and Georgia Lee Johnson.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_tourist_company_announce_mercury_ep_premiere_new_track|title=The Tourist Company Announce 'Mercury' EP, Premiere New Track|website=exclaim.ca}}{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/vancouvers_jillian_lake_premieres_wistful_new_single_bleed_baby_bleed|title=Vancouver's Jillian Lake Premieres Wistful New Single "Bleed Baby Bleed"|website=exclaim.ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/life/1145501/ten-best-new-acts-vancouver-keep-eye-and-ear|title=Ten of the best new acts in Vancouver to keep an eye and an ear on|date=October 3, 2018|website=The Georgia Straight}} He also has written tracks for and had his songs placed in TV and film, with credits on the soundtracks for The Sense of an Ending, Teen Wolf, Hello, My Twenties!, and Nashville.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/movie/the-sense-of-an-ending-2017|title=Music from The Sense of an Ending|website=Tunefind}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/teen-wolf/season-2/11621|title=Music from Teen Wolf S2E04|website=Tunefind}}

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Organization ! Award ! Work or author awarded ! Result
rowspan="1"\|2012 \|Peak Performance Project \|2nd Place $75,000 \|Jordan Klassen \|{{win}}
rowspan="1"\|2019 \|UK Music Video Awards \|Best Alternative Video – International \|Virtuous Circle \|{{nom}}
rowspan="2"\|2020 \|Prism Prize \|Grand Prize \|Virtuous Circle \|{{nom}}
Western Canadian Music Awards \|Video Director of the Year \|Farhad Ghaderi for Virtuous Circle \|{{win}}
rowspan="1"\|2021 \|Miami Short Film Festival \|Best Music Video \|Identivacation \|{{win}}

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rowspan="1"|2012

|Peak Performance Project

|2nd Place $75,000

|Jordan Klassen

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rowspan="1"|2019