Chris Jedi

Carlos Ortíz Rivera (born September 19, 1989), known by his stage name Chris Jedi or Chris Jeday, is a Puerto Rican composer and record producer. He is recognized for working with artists such as Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, Ozuna, De La Ghetto, Anuel AA, Cardi B among others. He has won Billboard Latin Music Awards for producer of the year in 2019.

Early life

Carlos Ortíz Rivera was born on September 19, 1989, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. At age 15, he became a singer before becoming a producer. His first opportunities as a producer were thanks to Luny Tunes, whom he respects and admires.

Career

Jedi has worked as a producer, composer and musical engineer alongside the producer and composer O'Neill for Zion & Lennox’s ‘Si fuera por mi’ on the album Los Verdaderos.

In 2012, he worked on the composition and production of 9 songs from the Wisin & Yandel album Líderes. One of the songs ''was Algo me gusta de ti.''

Jedi released his first single in 2016, an electronic and reggaetón song titled "Dale Hasta Abajo" featuring singer-songwriter Joey Montana. The following year, he achieved recognition with the song "Ahora Dice", a song that featured the voices of J Balvin, Ozuna and Arcángel. “Ahora Dice” reached number seven on the Hot Latin Songs chart. The music video for the song has received more than 1 billion views on YouTube. The remix version included the participation of Cardi B.

He has worked as a producer on songs such as Daddy Yankee's " La rompe corazones" with Ozuna; "Caile" by Zion, De La Ghetto, Bryant Myers and Bad Bunny; "Vaivén" by Daddy Yankee, "La Fórmula" by De La Ghetto, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, "Vaina Loca" by Ozuna and Manuel Turizo, among others.

In addition, he was the producer of all the songs on Anuel’s album Real Hasta La Muerte along with Gaby Music and Frabian Eli. In collaboration with Gaby Music, he has supported the career of Lunay, who published his first studio album, Épico, months after his debut.

In March 2021, along with ''Gaby Music'', Jedi launched ''La Familia Records.'' La Familia (Meaning the Family) will be home to Lunay as well as newly signed Puerto Rican acts Chanell and Julito, as well as producers Dímelo Ninow and Dulce Como Candy.

Awards

* 2019- Latin Billboard Award as Producer of the Year
* Premio Juventud for Producer You Know By 'Shout-out'
* Tu Música Urbano
* ASCAP - Soltera RMX

Credits

* Odyssey • Ozuna 2017 Producer - Chris Jedi
* Vibras • J Balvin 2018 Producer / Songwriter - Chris Jedi
* Aura • Ozuna 2018 Producer - Chris Jedi
* Adictiva • Daddy Yankee & Anuel AA 2018 Producer / Composer / Lyricist- Chris Jedi
* Ocean • Karol G 2019 Producer - Chris Jedi
* Épico • Lunay 2019 Producer - Chris Jedi
* Real Hasta la Muerte • Anuel AA 2018 Producer - Chris Jedi
* Emmanuel • Anuel AA 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi
* YHLQMDLG • Bad Bunny 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi
* El Último Tour del Mundo • Bad Bunny
* 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi

Discography

Singles produced
* "Dale Hasta Abajo" (2016)
* " Ahora Dice" (2017)
* "Ella Quiere Beber" (2018)
* " Soltera" (2019)
* “Los De Siempre” (2021)
* "La Llevo al Cielo" (2022)

External links

Billboard Music Charts for Chris JedayLa Famila Records

References

* «Chris Jedi descubre la fórmula para triunfar en el reggaetón: "60% talento, y el otro 40% es..."». Infobae. June, 19th, 2020
* «Los Verdaderos - Zion & Lennox , Credits». Allmusic
* «Wisin & Yandel’s new album “Lideres” to be released July 3». Doral Family Journal
* «Credits / Líderes / Wisin & Yandel - TIDAL». listen.tidal.com
* Marilyn Cejas de Miranda (Dec. 15, 2016) «Chris Jedi estrena videoclip de "Dale Hasta Abajo" con Joey Montana». Telemetro.

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Living people
1989 births
People from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican record producers
Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists
Latin music songwriters
Reggaeton record producers