Sly Pyper

Sly “Pyper” Jordan was born on Nov.18th in Dade City, Fl and raised in St. Petersburg, Fl. Since a very young age Sly has been a gifted musician, with a great ear for melodies and harmonies. At Bocaciega High School he was lead by his mentor Frank T. Williams III to a musical awaking; being introduced to such Jazz greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Charlie Parker. Becoming proficient on the saxophone, he became a permanent fixture in the All County/All State Jazz Ensembles which lead to him becoming the first recipient of the Clear Water Chamber of Commerce Jazz Scholarship. While attending the University of South Florida he toured through Europe with the USF Jazz Ensemble. As he continued to play in Jazz clubs and different venues, he also began to write and produce songs for different local artist. Although the gigs continued, the song writing and producing opportunities began to arise and became more lucrative as he (along with the industry) discovered that he had yet another God given talent. Sly was digging into this creative industry on all levels; lyric and melody writing, producing, engineering, and vocal arranging and couching. This new calling requested his presents in the Big Apple where after a short stay he attained his fist publishing deal with PolyGram Music Group. This initiated his relationship with Kevin Hall who at the time was just an A&R rep. This affiliation would prove valuable to date since Sly’s current publishing company is Rondor Music (Universal), where Kevin is currently VP of Urban Music. Hall’s connections mixed with Sly’s talent lead to writing for such artist as Jaheim, Donnell Jones, Debra Cox, The O'Jays, New Edition, Shareefa, Jessica Simpson, JoJo and Kelly Rowland to name a few. With Sly’s hard work and consistency of putting out solid tracks, he caught the eyes of many pioneers in the industry. He began to work on different projects at Aftermath with the legendary Dr. Dre including working with artist such as 50 Cent, and the renowned beat master Timberland. With his sharp ear, hard work and undeniable gift coming to light more and more artists and produces wanted to work with him. Through the new doors quickly opening for him he began working with producer JR Rotem of Epic Records. They worked on tracks for several artist such as Stat Quo, Klyde Carson, Spit Fire, and the over night success Sean Kingston writing the hook of his &035;1 hit song “Beautiful Girls” and on several other songs on his debut album. With Sly’s recent success, more and more artist and producers have come searching for his raw talent and soulful sound. As he continues his work at Aftermath with several new artists signed to the label such as Tiffany, he is also assisting with the final and most anticipated album of Dr. Dre’s legendary career “Detox”. Sly is also currently working with virtuoso producer Eric Hudson on the long awaited new Bandy album. He is still collaborating with friends and colleagues that he has worked with along the way such as The Justice League, Hot Box Entertainment, and CB Productions to name a few. He is also venturing out with his own independent label Tha Piecemakerz out of Macon, GA. They have taken advantage of the internet and become one of the most popular groups on several different internet radio stations gaining them recognition on there own accord. With several song surfacing on different radio stations down south, Tha Piecemakerz, featuring Sly “Pyper” Jordan as the lead singer are quickly becoming a household name in the underground indie music scenes. Sly is and will always be a force to be reckoned with in this industry. Not only as a song writer with a knack for lyrics that touch the soul, but also as a artist that vocally and instrumentally has the ability to touch the hearts of all. From 8-80 people of all ages and races will forever be touched by all that Sly has done and will continue to do to leave this industry better than it was when he first began. Undoubtedly, once you’ve been exposed to his ability you too will feel this genius is a great addition to the game. He’s personal quote says it best “Health, Wealth and Prosperity to All Under Heaven.”