ON THE COVER
JORDAN GOODEN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAM MBANGA
STORY BY I'M HERE WITH
What we have learned from the artist who influences the stars of tomorrow, we will alwasy remember and
you should too. We have seen first-hand the affect that Jordan has on others when absorbed in his artistic
state. Jordan carries himself with a charismatic confidence that paints every interaction with an aura of
grand significance. Jordan’s contagious positive energy also effortlessly draws people to him. Jordan is
typically one to shy away from self-promotion, but after many attempts we have convinced him to share his
story with our readers. We are so honored to have this brilliant young talent grace our 3rd edition. Jordan
most recently was a lead character in Sex Lies and Murder (season 1), now available for viewing on
ReelzTV and TV Guide by Calgary's Pyramid Productions.
I'm Here With has coined Jordan Gooden, a Canadian
Icon that is influencing the new stars of tomorrow.
You can see Jordan on Jann on CTV, Sex Lies and Murder on
Reelz Channel and soon Tribal on ATPN. What makes Jordan
very special from our point of view of working with you from
doing photos to acting is the way that you think about art is very
different. Maybe for you Jordan, you don’t see that because you are
you but what we see is that you take every detail to heart and
also to the description to how you are going to make it feel
creating it. Do you notice that within yourself?
Jordan: I do, as I do everything with a soul intention, something I
feel is translated through the what I create and what I feel is the
energy of the other person I am creating within turn that gets
translated into visual art that you see today. I define motion visually,
not just for myself but the people who are a part of it to show them
whether they are in a dark state of mind or feeling bright and
optimistic. There is beauty in all aspects of everybody.
IHW: This is the first time that you have let a magazine do an
exclude on you and some people would say why didn’t you before
and we want to know why now you’re letting the public finally see
you.
Jordan: There comes a time in every man’s life where you have
that aha moment, that moment of knowing self and the ability
to live up authentically, transparently and vulnerable. That has
not been a strength of mine until recent years. In order to help
people understand me, I had to first understand myself.
IHW: What do you find is the most challenging thing
about doing what you do.
Jordan: Helping someone’s vision come to life is beyond just
listening to them, it’s becoming them. The difficulty in becoming
someone else in order to visually translate it to the masses is
understanding that person in a way that they don’t even
understand. How do you get someone to tell you who they are if
they don’t even know. So I guess a lot of it comes from words
that aren’t spoken and it is just showing the final product. I
make more people see themselves in new ways than a lot of
people do I think. Is it difficult? Yes. To create art I have my own
creative process. In all of the times, it just starts with a calm
state and the ability to listen with my eyes and my ears.
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