Chris Jedi
Puerto Rican record producer
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Carlos Enrique Ortiz Rivera (born September 19, 1989), known professionally as Chris Jedi or Chris Jeday, is a Puerto Rican record producer.[1] 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.[2][3] He has won Billboard Latin Music Awards for producer of the year in 2019.[4]
September 19, 1989
- Record producer
Chris Jedi | |
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| Born | Carlos Enrique Ortiz Rivera September 19, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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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".[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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 Juliito, as well as producers Dímelo Ninow and Dulce como Candy.[1]
Awards
- 2019 - Billboard Latin Music Award as Producer of the Year[4]
- Premio Juventud for Producer You Know By 'Shout-out'
- Tu Música Urbano
- ASCAP - Soltera (remix)
Credits
Albums
- La Versatilidad de la Calle • Wolfine 2012 Producer - Chris Jedi
- The Last Don 2 • Don Omar 2015 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Odisea • Ozuna 2017 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Vibras • J Balvin 2018 Producer / Songwriter - Chris Jedi
- Real Hasta la Muerte • Anuel AA 2018 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Aura • Ozuna 2018 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Ocean • Karol G 2019 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Épico • Lunay 2019 Producer - Chris Jedi
- YHLQMDLG • Bad Bunny 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Las que no iban a salir • Bad Bunny 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Emmanuel • Anuel AA 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi
- El Último Tour Del Mundo • Bad Bunny 2020 Producer - Chris Jedi
- El Ñino • Lunay 2021 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren • Anuel AA 2021 Producer - Chris Jedi
- LLNM2 • Anuel AA 2022 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana • Bad Bunny 2023 Producer - Chris Jedi
- Cosmo • Ozuna 2023 Producer - Chris Jedi
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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SPA [10] | ||
| Los Marcianos Vol. 1: Dei V Version (with Gaby Music and Dei V) |
Los Marcianos, Vol.1: Dei V Version
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41 | 15 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US Latin [12] |
SPA [10] | ||||||||||||
| "Ahora Dice" (with J Balvin and Ozuna featuring Arcangel) |
2017 | — | 7 | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Ahora Dice" (remix) (with J Balvin and Ozuna featuring Cardi B, Offset, Anuel AA and Arcangel) |
7 | — | |||||||||||
| "Bipolar" (with Ozuna and Brytiago) |
2018 | 17 | 37 | ||||||||||
| "Soltera" (with Lunay and Gaby Music) |
2019 | — | 3 | Épico | |||||||||
| "La Llevo al Cielo" (with Chencho Corleone and Anuel AA featuring Ñengo Flow) |
2022 | 29 | 9 |
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| "Duro" (with Anuel AA and Gaby Music) |
21 | 74 |
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| "Bad Boy" (with Gaby Music and Dei V featuring Anuel AA and Ozuna) |
2024 | 46 | 19 |
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Los Marcianos Vol.1: Dei V Version | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| "La Fórmula" (Daddy Yankee, De la Ghetto and Ozuna featuring Chris Jedi) |
2017 | 23 |
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Mi Movimiento |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US Latin [12] |
SPA [10] | ||||||||||||
| "Vudú" (with Lunay and Chencho Corleone) |
2021 | — | 75 |
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El Ñino | ||||||||
| "Los de Siempre" (with Anuel AA) |
21 | 88 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Pa Ti Estoy" (with Ozuna and Anuel AA) |
2023 | — | 81 |
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Cosmo | ||||||||
| "Perreo Lento" (with Gaby Music and Dei V) |
2024 | — | 35 |
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Los Marcianos Vol.1: Dei V Version | ||||||||
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