Jordan Schmidt

Jordan Mark Schmidt (born February 26, 1988) is an American mixing engineer, record producer, and songwriter. His portfolio covers musical styles including pop, country, rock, and alternative.

Schmidt was born in Duluth, Minnesota to local musicians. He started recording and mixing musicians from the area while in high school. He honed his engineering and mixing skills in Maryland with producerMatt Squire. In 2006, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he mixed and produced local musicians, including his older brother, Dane Schmidt.

In 2012, Schmidt moved to Nashville, Tennessee and entered a publishing agreement with Tree Vibez Music in 2015, focusing on writing songs. Schmidt penned the 2016 country rock song "Lights Come On", recorded by Jason Aldean, which reached number one on the Billboard charts. The song was awarded Gold certification by the RIAA on January 31, 2017. As a writer or co-writer, he has had six more songs reach number-one since.