# Jordan Powell

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{{short description|American music manager and record producer}}
thumb|Jordan Powell and Jason Alexander backstage at the 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards on May 18th, 2008.
'''Phillip Jordan Powell''' is a Nashville-based music manager and record producer.

== Personal life ==
Powell was born in [Dallas, TX](/source/Dallas%2C_TX) and attended [Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_University) in [College Station, TX](/source/College_Station%2C_Texas) where he was awarded a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [English](/source/English_literature). He moved to [Nashville](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee) in 2006. On May 22, 2012, he married singer-songwriter and [Pistol Annies](/source/Pistol_Annies) member [Angaleena Presley](/source/Angaleena_Presley), for whom he had served as [tour manager](/source/tour_manager), in a small ceremony in [Jackson Hole, WY](/source/Jackson_Hole%2C_WY).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theboot.com/angaleena-presley-married/|title=Pistol Annies' Angaleena Presley Weds Miranda Lambert's Tour Manager|website=The Boot|date=25 May 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> On January 22, 2019, Powell and Presley welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Phoenix Joeleena Jean Powell. Presley also has a son named Jed, born in 2006, from a previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2019/01/24/angaleena-presley-husband-welcome-baby-girl-phoenix-joeleena-jean/|title=Angaleena Presley & Husband Welcome Baby Girl, Phoenix Joeleena Jean|date=24 January 2019}}</ref>

== Management ==
Powell began his career as a tour manager while still in college at Texas A&M. While living in Texas, he worked for several artists including [Roger Creager](/source/Roger_Creager), Chris Wall, [Phil Pritchett](/source/Phil_Pritchett) and [Jack Ingram](/source/Jack_Ingram). In 2005, he began tour managing RCA recording artist and country star [Miranda Lambert](/source/Miranda_Lambert).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/219495697/|title=The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on May 8, 2007 &middot; Page 7|work=Newspapers.com|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en}}</ref>  Powell remained with Lambert until his departure in late 2012, upon which time he acted as personal manager for clients such as [Will Hoge](/source/Will_Hoge), [Jamie Lynn Spears](/source/Jamie_Lynn_Spears) and [Angaleena Presley](/source/Angaleena_Presley). Since that time, he has also served as tour manager for a variety of acts such as [Jewel](/source/Jewel_(singer)), [Jennifer Nettles](/source/Jennifer_Nettles), [Tony Joe White](/source/Tony_Joe_White), and [Ben Rector](/source/Ben_Rector).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://touringcareerworkshop.com/2016-workshop/sessions/tour-manager-panel/|title=Tour Manager Panel}}</ref>

== Record production ==
While tour managing, Powell also began producing demo sessions in Nashville for then relatively unknown artists like [Adam Hood](/source/Adam_Hood), [Charlie Worsham](/source/Charlie_Worsham) and [Chelsea Lankes](/source/Chelsea_Lankes). After meeting Nashville recording artist Will Hoge, Powell produced a session which included the song “Another Song Nobody Will Hear” written by Hoge and Dylan Altman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rawhideandvelvet.com/rita-radio-cherry-popper/|title=Rita Radio Cherry Popper… {{!}} Rawhide And Velvet|website=www.rawhideandvelvet.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> The song was released by Hoge in January, 2013 as a duet with Texas mainstay [Wade Bowen](/source/Wade_Bowen). It reached #1 on the Texas Regional Radio Report.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasregionalradio.com/Charts.asp|title=Texas Regional Radio Report|website=www.texasregionalradio.com|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>

Powell co-produced Angaleena Presley’s 2014 solo debut album “[American Middle Class](/source/American_Middle_Class_(album))” which ''[The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'' gave “five stars"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/11357562/Angaleena-Presley-American-Middle-Class-album-review.html|title=Angaleena Presley, American Middle Class, album review|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en}}</ref> and ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' said in a glowing review "Presley -- and her husband, Jordan Powell, who served as producer -- fill the album with acoustic playing, light percussion and pretty male-female harmonies. There's not much to suggest this music was made in the past 30 years.”<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/angaleena-presley-american-middle-class-review-6281684/|title=Album Review: Pistol Annies' Angaleena Presley's 'American Middle Class' a Strong, Focused Debut|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en}}</ref> It includes guest appearances by [Patty Loveless](/source/Patty_Loveless), [Chris Stapleton](/source/Chris_Stapleton) and [Emily Saliers](/source/Emily_Saliers) of [The Indigo Girls](/source/Indigo_Girls) and featured a number of Nashville “A-list” players such as [Glenn Worf](/source/Glenn_Worf), [Audley Freed](/source/Audley_Freed) and [Keith Gattis](/source/Keith_Gattis). The record reached #29 on Billboard's [US Top Country Albums](/source/Billboard_Country_Albums) chart and #14 on Billboard's [US Top Heatseekers Albums](/source/Billboard_Top_Heatseekers). '' ''

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