In this episode, the self-proclaimed "King of Christian R&B," Jor'Dan Armstrong, joins us to discuss his humble beginnings, R&B influences, and his mission to create soulful R&B songs with a Christian message. We'll also delve into his musical inspirations and his two Billboard hits and so much more.

0:00 - 3:15 Intro 

3:15 - 6:38 Hearing Jodeci’s music 

6:38 - 8:11 What made you want to do this professionally? 

8:11 - 9:20 Learning how to produce 

9:20 - 10:15  Creating music with different producers 

10:15 - 11:54 How were you able to merge Gospel and R&B sounds 

11:54 - 12:45 The Gospel groups that are influencing R&B sounds 

12:45 - 13:58 What hardships did you face early on 

13:58 - 15:00 Moving to Atlanta 

15:00 - 16:39 Labels not knowing how to market Christian R&B

16:39 - 17:30 What’s the money looking like as an independent artist 

17:30 - 18:30 The market for Christian R&B 

18:30 - 20:00 Learning the business side of music 

20:00 - 21:28 The importance of discussing the business with Gospel greats 

21:28 - 23:54 Being influenced by Kanye 

23:54 - 26:39 The Deep Dive: My God

26:39 - 28:38 Choosing to stay independent 

28:38 - 31:01 Streaming vs hard copies 

31:01 - 34:38 Mount Rushmore in Gospel 

34:38 - 37:40 Mount Rushmore R&B Artist 

37:40 - 39:38  Michael being compared to others 

39:38 - 42:00 Beyoncé’s hard work 

42:00 - 44:00 If you could remake a Gospel album  

44:00 - 47:32 Respect the Pen: On My Mind 

47:32 - 50:20 What do you have coming up? 

50:20 - 50:45 Closing

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🚀 Produced by: Launch Pod Studio

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