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Jordan Beckett, also knows as Bootstraps, is a singer/songwriter from Portland, Oregon. Beckett grew up in the Portland music scene, spending his teen years going to Elliott Smith, Death Cab For Cutie, and Modest Mouse shows. Once he was in college, he became serious about music.
Beckett was a baseball player in college, but experienced an injury. While he was sidelined, he learned how to play the guitar. The Pacific Northwest’s rich indie landscape provided the backgroup for Beckett’s first steps into songwriting and recording.
Eventually, Beckett moved to Los Angeles, where he was approached by his friend, actor/screenwriter Sam Jaeger, to write music for the film Take Me Home, which ended up winning Best Music In A Film at the Nashville Film Festival in 2011.
Many of Beckett’s other works have also been featured in various TV shows and films. His songs “Guiltfree”, “Forty-Five”, and “Revel” were placed on the TV show Parenthood, and “Guiltfree” was also featured on the show Suits. He earned himself the title of Amazon’s Rising Star, and played at the Way Over Yonder festival in Santa Monica with Lucinda Williams and Local Natives. He was then featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and performed on Ben Lovett’s Communication Tour.
With his 2016 album Homage, Bootstraps furthered his reach into the film and TV world. Homage is an album filled with re-interpreted covers, and his version of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” was featured in Grey’s Anatomy, Supergirl, and an ad for the Venice Film Festival. His rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” was placed in the Lionsgate blockbuster film Power Rangers, Lethal Weapon on FOX, and Hawaii 5-0 on CBS. His cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere” also appeared on Supergirl.
Bootstraps just released a fresh new single titled “Evergreen”. Based off his track record, we can likely expect to hear it on one of our favorite movies or TV shows soon!
“Evergreen” is one of those tracks that makes the world feel like time is slowing down, and reminds you of the gorgeous things in life. It’s the first single off his upcoming project Demo Love, coming out on October 18. Give it a listen below!
Follow Bootstraps on Twitter and Instagram @bootstrapsmusic!
