Jordana

Jordana LeSesne musician and producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She became widely known in the mid-1990s as an American Drum and Bass producer. The Village Voice described her as being «idely regarded as the top U.S. drum’n’bass producer». She has released of over 50 tracks which includes three full length albums, several EPs, and many remixes under the alias «1.8.7». The album When Worlds Collide, released in 1997, became known for its «dark pummeling assaults». Several of her tracks have appeared as videos on MTV Amp[3] as well as MTV Europe. She has also licensed tracks for numerous compilations as well as the Sci Fi Channel. Both of her albums charted in the Top 25 of both the CMJ (College Music Journal) and Mixmag U.S. (later Mixer Magazine, now defunct) for 1997 as well as 1998. Her works have been reviewed by the likes of Spin, Rolling Stone, Urb, Mixer, Mixmag, Raygun, and Vibe as well as Knowledge - the U.K. Drum and Bass magazine. In 1999 she was listed in Raygun’s «Who’s Who of International DJs». She was one of the headlining DJ’s on Knowledge Magazine’s 28 city «Kung Fu Knowledge» tour in 1999.She also made Out Magazine’s OUT100 for the year 2000.
Jordana’s work has also influenced other artists such as well known dubstep producer Bassnectar who heavily sampled 5 A.M. Rinse (feat. MC Sphinx), the last song on her first album When Worlds Collide for his song Here We Go off of his 2010 EP and single Timestretch .