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Christopher Jordan Band

About Me

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The Story


Christopher Jordan started writing a "new brand" of worship music in late 2003 to help give voice to the congregation he was leading at that point in time. Christopher Jordan put these early songs together with the help of friend Tim Jordan (no relation) and thus released "Living Sacrifice" in April of 2004. Christopher Jordan was then told that writing in the 3rd person like this helps to "sell" a band.
Well, I'm done with 3rd person. I want to get involved, plain and simple. And really, that's a large part of why I do music. The songs you find on this page, on my albums, and will hear at concerts all serve a two-fold purpose. On the one hand, all of this music is my humble attempt to give back to the One who has given me these gifts and this life. On the other hand, I pray that these songs move you. Whether they move you to prayer, worship, love, or social justice is up to you.
Back to the history lesson, after the release of "Living Sacrifice", several songs caught some minor local popularity for corporate worship and the result was "More of You" (March 2005). Zack Darce, Kyle Meiser, and Roy Meininger had since joined me, and we toured extensively throughout 2005. In late 2005, Zack had to leave the band for personal reasons, and John Thompson III stepped in behind the drums. After opening for Pillar (October 2005) it was again time to hit the studio. "Finding Beautiful" is what came out of it and was released in May of 2006. Several of the songs found radio success both locally and on Indie Heaven's radio chart. A handful of minor tours followed until the fall when things yet again changed. I went back to being "solo" in December 2006, and am continuing to support "Finding Beautiful" while I work on a handful of new albums. Even though I am back to "solo" status, fear not...we will still make a LOUD noise. While some shows are now primarily acoustic, there are still many full band shows. In addition, all studio work is still full band.
There are many exciting things on the horizon. Keep your eyes (and ears I suppose) open as new music is on the way, and I continue to hit the road to bring you this message: Jesus is never gonna quit on you, His love and grace run too deep for that.

Merchandise


Finding Beautiful CD -- $7
More of You CD -- $10
Red T-Shirt -- $10
Blue T-Shirt -- $10
Rock Moon T-Shirt -- $10
Posters -- $3 (please specify which one)
CJB Sticker -- $1
Faithful Sticker -- $1
I Love CJB Button -- $1
PLEASE INCLUDE $3 FOR SHIPPING
Shirt sizes are S, M, L, and XL
Please send check (payable to Christopher Putrich) or cash to:
Christopher Jordan
15935 W. Baker Rd.
Manhattan, IL 60442
**Please include shirt sizes, return addresses, and any other special requests with all orders
Address any questions to Chris at (815) 342-5823
You can also order the CD's here through CD Baby
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/03/2005
Band Website: www.indieheaven.com/artists/christopherjordanband
Band Members: Christopher Jordan -- Lead Vox, acoustic guitar, programming, electric guitars, piano, bass, mandolin, and other random things

People that occasionally play with me live and/or record on some songs: Zack Darce, Kyle Meiser, Jason Cipri, Colleen Doyle, and Andres Torres (there should be an accent on the e in Andres, but I sadly am not that computer savvy).
Influences: David Crowder Band, C.S. Lewis, Jackie Reuther, devastating grace, Shaun Groves, Shawn McDonald, United, U2, Pillar, Kutless, Nickelback, Bwacks Forum, Jason Cipri, Louie Giglio, Mike Yaconelli, Jay Bakker, ISU, Jacks, Encounter and Fuel, Jars of Clay, Breaking Benjamin, Stephen Speaks, Blink 182, Dave Matthews Band, Keith Urban, Passion, circles, Ben Miller, and people I meet.
Sounds Like: That's for you to decide. To satisfy marketing people though, my music sounds like David Crowder Band, Shawn McDonald, Shaun Groves, Lifehouse, and Goo Goo Dolls. More appropriately however my music is the voice, breath, and heartbeat of broken worshippers before their God. It is honesty and love, depravity and grace, and it sounds a lot like messy people.
Record Label: Unsigned...any takers????

My Blog

Gear for Sale!!!

Hey friends!So as some of you know, I have a pedalboard which many affectionately refer to as "disney land" because of all the flashing lights and tremendous joy it brings to all who hear it's glory. ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:35:00 GMT

Podcast: Mind of the Muse

Hey friends! So here's the deal. Back in April I met up with an old friend that I met through doing shows together with his former band Alive Inside. His name is Eric Reinke. He is very cool. He does ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Attention Bass Players!!

Hey y’all. So if you haven’t noticed, shows have been pretty much non-existant this winter due to conflicting schedules with jobs. However, this spring will start to change that. So b...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:57:00 GMT

Sickness Sucks

So the setting is my bedroom at roughly 4:25 a.m. on Sunday morning. This is the first time I had been up this early since quitting my job at Target. I was not happy. I rushed from my bed to the bathr...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:25:00 GMT

An Apology

Friends, So it was brought to my attention that my account has somehow messaged people and posted bulletins about Macy Gift cards or something. Two things.... First.....I am really sorry if you were o...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:51:00 GMT

A Tunnel

I'm learning that the closer we get to the end of the tunnel, the narrower it becomes.  I don't mean this to sound pessimistic or hopeless. I'm merely in a spot right now where I'm really realzin...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:34:00 GMT

Dive In

I forgot today was monday. Which is actually odd since it is my most structured day of the week to a certain extent. Regardless....as summer ends, I wanted to share that I have a fear of water. Not H2...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:11:00 GMT

Frogs Are Cool

Ok, so I possibly lied. I'm not sure if frogs are in fact cool.  I don't even really know much of anything about frogs as a matter of fact. I do know the following however: they are numerous in s...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:15:00 GMT

To Do Lists

So I don't know about you guys but I am in the habit of making to do lists. I make them for everything -- my day, the week, a monthly calendar (holding more major events for reminders), and so on. My ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:42:00 GMT

Hiatus. . . OVER!

So i've been on a little bit of an unspoken hiatus this summer. My last tour was in May and that really began a solid month of traveling for various things from music to missions, and then upon return...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:18:00 GMT