Jordan Tappis

Jordan Tappis (born July 25, 1979) is an American film director, producer and music executive. He is the president and founder of music entertainment firm Record Collection, co-founder of film and television production company Westward Productions and a principal in American NGO Waves for Water, an organization dedicated to obliterating the world water crisis. Jordan began his career as a professional surfer.
Music
Jordan formed Record Collection, a label, management and music production company, in 2002 as a joint venture with Warner Bros. Records. Record Collection has released music from an eclectic roster of artists that includes John Frusciante, The Walkmen, Blake Mills, Dawes, Murs, yMusic, Black Knights and Har Mar Superstar along with film soundtracks such as Spiderman 3, Sprout, 21 and Wassup Rockers. Record Collection management clients have included Blake Mills, John Frusciante, Matt Sweeney, Dawes, Fiona Apple, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Cass McCombs and Jesca Hoop. Record Collection has produced a variety of documentary film projects including God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (Showtime), the Webby Award Nominated series Sound & Vision (Red Bull) and the Cannes Lions winning short film SAT-JF14.
Film/TV
In 2012, Jordan, along with his partner, House of Cards creator and show-runner Beau Willimon, launched Westward Productions, a full-service film and television production company. Recent Westward projects include the Natgeo documentary series The Walk Around The World, Curt, a film about autistic competitive surfer Curt Harper and Westerly, the story of Australian surf icon Peter Drouyn's controversial transformation into Westerly Windina. In 2014, Westward released A Master Builder, the latest cinematic collaboration between Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, based on the Henrik Ibsen play and directed by Jonathan Demme.
In 2015 Jordan directed and executive produced The Walk Around The World for the National Geographic Channel. The Walk Around The World is part 1 of a multi-part documentary series following former British paratrooper Karl Bushby's record-breaking quest to walk the longest unbroken footpath in human history.
Also in 2015, Jordan directed the feature documentary Johnny Cash American Rebel for CMT/Freemantle Media. Johnny Cash American Rebel tells the story of Johnny Cash through 10 of his most iconic songs. The film features a cast that includes Roseanne Cash, John Carter Cash, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Rick Rubin and Willie Nelson among others. 'Johnny Cash American Rebel' was the highest rated documentary in CMT's history and won Leo Awards for Best Feature Length Documentary Program and Best Musical Score.
Surfing
Jordan began his career as a professional surfer, competing on the ASP WQS tour between 1996 and 2001.
In 2009 Jordan and fellow former world tour surfer Jon Rose were on a surf trip in Northern Sumatra when a 7.4 earthquake struck the nearby Island of Padang. Jon was transporting 10 ceramic water filters given to him by his father which in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake were used to quell the 1st wave of destruction. That incident marked the beginning of Waves for Water, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing clean water access to people in need. As of 2016 Waves for Water, under Jon Rose's leadership, has provided clean water access to more than 7 million people in 27 countries including Pakistan, Bosnia, Nepal, Vanuatu, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Ecuador, Haiti, Brazil, Mexico, India and Indonesia. The organization is also the first non-profit to team up with a U.S. Military battalion in an active war zone, servicing villages along the Kunar River in Afghanistan.

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