Chris Jedi
Carlos Enrique Ortiz Rivera, known professionally as Chris Jedi or Chris Jeday, is a Puerto Rican record producer. He is recognized for working with artists such as Arcángel, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, Ozuna, De la Ghetto, Anuel AA, Bad Bunny among others. He has won Billboard Latin Music Awards for producer of the year in 2019.
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Early life
Carlos Enrique Ortiz 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, songwriter and musical engineer alongside the producer and composer O'Neill for Zion & Lennox's "Si Fuera por Mí" 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 reggaeton 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 Frabián Elí. 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 will be home to Lunay as well as newly signed Puerto Rican acts Chanell and Juliito, as well as producers Dímelo Ninow and Dulce como Candy.
Awards
- 2019 - Billboard Latin Music Award as Producer of the Year
- Premio Juventud for Producer You Know By 'Shout-out'
- Tu Música Urbano
- ASCAP - Soltera
Credits
Albums
La Versatilidad de la Calle • Wolfine 2012 Producer - Chris JediThe Last Don 2 • Don Omar 2015 Producer - Chris Jedi- Odisea • Ozuna 2017 Producer - Chris JediVibras • J Balvin 2018 Producer / Songwriter - Chris JediReal Hasta la Muerte • Anuel AA 2018 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Aura • Ozuna 2018 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Ocean • Karol G 2019 Producer - Chris JediÉpico • Lunay 2019 Producer - Chris JediYHLQMDLG • Bad Bunny 2020 Producer - Chris JediLas que no iban a salir • Bad Bunny 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Emmanuel • Anuel AA 2020 Producer - Chris JediEl Último Tour Del Mundo • Bad Bunny 2020 Producer - Chris JediEl Ñino • Lunay 2021 Producer - Chris JediLas Leyendas Nunca Mueren • Anuel AA 2021 Producer - Chris JediLLNM2 • Anuel AA 2022 Producer - Chris JediNadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana • Bad Bunny 2023 Producer - Chris JediCosmo • Ozuna 2023 Producer - Chris Jedi