Derek Jordan

Derek Jordan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for being the frontman for Los Angeles indie rock band decoded, which he formed in April 2012. decoded's debut release, "The/Split" EP, came out in May 2012 with refreshing reviews for its stripped-down pop rock sound. As an avid humanitarian, Jordan leveraged decoded to create "Rock for a Difference Los Angeles I" in May 2012 and "Rock for a Difference Los Angeles II" in August 2012. Throughout a total of ten shows, the "Rock for a Difference" series raised money and awareness for both local and national non-for profits, including "Rock the Vote". Prior to decoded, Jordan acted as a prolific solo-artist, independently releasing an album ("Identity" in 2009), three singles ("Conquer the Night", "Ruthless Butterflies", "Addicted to the Revolution"), an EP ("Humanist" in 2010), and a five song musical novel ("Predators" in 2011) in the span of two years. His most notable solo work accomplishment was having two songs from "Identity" ("Hold on Tight" and "War with Your Love") on the 2010 Official Grammy Awards Ballot for Best Solo Male Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.