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Jordan Sudak (born July 31, 1991 in Redlands, California), better known as Koda is a Haitian-Polish recording artist, composer and record producer based in Los Angeles.

After the success of his 2013 independent release Staying he has steadily developed an engaged audience, counting music supervisors, directors and synch companies amongst his biggest fans.

He is currently rolling out his upcoming debut album titled I Hope This Makes Us Better

Early life and education
Jordan Sudak spent the first half of his life as an army brat, moving with his paratrooper father and Haitian mother from city to city. Living in three countries by the age of 15, Jordan watched as his free-spirited parents slowly turned to a radical form of Protestantism, banning secular art -- and burning his "Harry Potter" books in the process.

Finally settling in Columbia, South Carolina, things took a bizarre turn as his father's near-fatal heart attack triggered a 180 degree flip on religion for the entire family. Returning to the arts with a vengeance, his parents opened for an experimental rock band called The Radar Cinema, plugging teenage Jordan (claiming he was a family cousin) as the frontman.

Career
Initially crafting Koda — a nickname he received due to his obsession with photography — in the world of ambient-electronic dream pop and Nordic folk, Jordan quickly saw support in the form of millions of streams and humbling comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Thom Yorke. Additionally, he became a sought after work-for-hire for music in TV and Film, securing placements with STARZ, IFC Films, Square Enix, Red Bull, and more.

It was enough to warrant a one-way ticket to Los Angeles. There, Koda would spend the next few years writing hundreds of songs as he developed his debut album “I Hope This Makes Us Better."

Due in 2018, the project marks a return to his rock roots, a blend of vocals-driven neue-gaze, post-rock, and alternative electronica.