Jordii Li was born the youngest of three in the South Bronx to Latino and West Indian parents, It was then during those early years that he held a passion for the pen starting with the writing of poetry, he says, "I remember writing a poem for a girl in elementary school and never giving it to her, I enjoyed the way it felt to put words together and express how I feel on paper", later on he would fuse those passions with his gift of writing to focus on the art of songwriting. Life provides us all with lessons in our journey, he fell victim to peer pressure and the ramifications of it lead nowhere. Diverted to the lord he was saved in church, giving up his original hopes of becoming a rapper and refocused on his talents to writing poetry and songs. He continued to hone his talents and was quickly hired to do A&R at GoGettaz Entertainment which managed artists signed to Bad Boy. It was there that he visited his first recording studio and was instantly addicted to the creative process of making music. Since then he has picked up the moniker "Jordy Writes" and penned songs for several performers including platinum artist Carl Thomas, Omarion, Cheri Dennis, Brandon Beal, Daniel Lindstorm (Swedish Idol 2004) and One Chance and others. Equipped with a tenacity and desire to achieve greatness, Jordy is being viewed by his industry colleagues as an incredibly gifted writer on the rise. His colorful words are the ink that paint songs that cover every dimension of the soul, Jordy Writes.
“Jordy Writes knew at an early age that if he wanted to get his dream girl, he had to put it in words. He wrote a poem for his grade school crush which lead him to realize his passion for songwriting.”
Candace Deanes - VainStyle Magazine
“Creating a hot song means understanding what people want to listen to, while combining instruments, lyrics and a voice that touch fans and creates mass following. Jordy Writes, a former A&R turned songwriter, vies on capturing fan's ears and hearts with touching lyrics. Six months into is his writing career, Jordy scored his first songwriting placement with former Bad Boy crooner Carl Thomas. Now adding to his list, Jordy have written for One Chance, Omarion, Brandon Hines, Brandon Beal and others. In our interview with Jordy we discuss how creativity and business mix as well as T-Pain and Auto-Tune.”
Adeniyi Omisore - Singersroom