Jordan Plotner is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist based in Portland, Oregon.
As the glam-folk duo Ned and Wendy the Band, Jordan and his wife Lindsey perform their original music regularly in venues, dive bars, back yards, and speakeasies around the city and beyond. They have released three albums, and are in production on their fourth. Jordan and Lindsey are co-hosts of the radio show, City Hums on KXRW Vancouver 99.9 FM, highlighting independent artists from the Portland area.
He lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder, and during the pandemic, while continuing to recover from spinal fusion surgery, he began drawing. His paintings, scratchboards, photographs and drawings, inspired by the inner workings of the body and the world around him, have since been featured in exhibitions in Milan, LA, and Portland, and can be found in private collections across the country.
As a composer, Jordan’s music has appeared in over fifty films, TV shows, and commercials, and has appeared on concert stages around the world.
His first film, a short opera made during his first year at college, won Best Narrative Film at the Yale Student Film Festival. In 2021, Jordan and Lindsey made a short musical film about their love story. “Welcome Home Ned and Wendy” premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and went on to win Best Romance Film at the LA Film Awards. Jordan and Lindsey are currently co-directing their first feature documentary film, “Garden Party” about the making of a magical backyard concert extravaganza.
Jordan is currently editing his first book, The Unfolding – a very personal tale of medical adventure and misadventure, a love story, a musical memoir, a family epic, and a spiritual odyssey.
Outside of his artistic practices, Jordan spends his days meditating, chatting with strangers, going on adventures with Lindsey, and playing with their ragdoll cat Betty.