ED JORDAN


Singer, songwriter, pianist and motivational speaker Ed Jordan, is known as the king of South African love ballads, to which end he has been flown to perform at weddings all over South Africa. His album Crazy was his first full-length studio album in three years. It was nominated for a South African Music Award in the category Best Adult Contemporary English. His last South African Music award winning album, Hear Me Howling was released in 1997 and catapulted Ed into the spotlight as a love ballad specialist. Crazy incorporates everything from love ballads, to straight-ahead pop textured tunes and even some dance beats. It features a song penned by Ed and Lionel Bastos with rapping by George Langane of the Rasta Rebels.

Ed's band comprises of Johan Laas, musical director/keyboards, Denis Lalouette, bass, Mauritz Lotz, guitar, Kevin Kruger, drums and Candy Cohen, backing vocals. Ed performs live at corporate functions and is a popular MC for corporate golf days and other corporate events. His Unplugged Session with Ed Jordan is perfect for small corporate dinners. Ed has been involved in SAB Brand Songs, the Official Highveld Strikers Song, Motivational Anthems for the Nedcor 2001 Conference, SA Cricket 2001/2 War Cry & Anthem, Motivational Songs for the 2001/2 Springbok Rugby Squad, SABC Popstars Judge 2002.

Ed has acted on stage and screen, presented on radio and television, written a musical and shared the stage with Crowded House, Hootie & The Blowfish and Bryan Ferry. He worked with Jeremy Mansfield on his breakfast show on Radio Highveld 94.7, for which he wrote jingles and music. He joined Neil Andrews and his team on Super Saturday as musical maestro. Ed writes and produces music for recording artists, advertising agencies and various corporations. His innovative concept of team building through the power of song is proving to be a great success! Ed tailors an anthem for your company/team/launch, capturing its slogans, strategies, attitudes and goals and teaches it to your team