Jordan Lee 

Jordan Lee

Creative Ecosystem Architect

Jordan Lee, known professionally as LEEVILLE, is an educator, artist, entrepreneur, producer, and community builder whose work exists at the intersection of creativity, education, culture, technology, and human connection. Throughout his career, he has designed experiences, programs, and ecosystems that help people discover their voice, develop their potential, and build meaningful relationships through the arts.

Born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Jordan's worldview was shaped by a childhood spent navigating life alongside his blind parents. Their resilience, creativity, and commitment to accessibility profoundly influenced the way he understands community, leadership, and opportunity. His mother, a musician and minister of music, instilled in him a deep appreciation for spirit, service, and the transformative power of the arts. His father, a technologist and accessibility advocate, modeled adaptability, innovation, and the belief that limitations can become catalysts for creative problem-solving. Together, they taught him that access changes lives.

Jordan's own journey was transformed through music. As a member of the Chiefs of Staff a cappella ensemble at East Chapel Hill High School, he experienced firsthand how creativity can foster belonging, identity, and lifelong community. That experience ultimately led him to pursue music education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he became known for challenging traditional boundaries between classical music, contemporary music, and experiential learning.

In 2017, Jordan began his professional career as Choral Director at Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. What started as a temporary teaching opportunity became one of the defining experiences of his life. Through student-centered leadership, contemporary music-making, recording experiences, community festivals, and innovative ensembles such as Venom and Sting, Jordan transformed the program into a thriving creative community. During this time, he was recognized as Guilford County Schools Rookie Teacher of the Year and later received national recognition as a CMA Foundation Give A Note Award recipient and a two-time GRAMMY Music Educator Award semifinalist.

His work at Western also sparked the creation of ACOBE (A Celebration of Black Excellence), a student-centered initiative designed to celebrate culture, foster dialogue, and build understanding through music and community engagement. What began as a single event eventually evolved into A Collective of Excellence (ACE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating growth, belonging, and leadership through creativity, culture, education, and community. Today, ACE continues to serve as a platform for interdisciplinary creative collaboration and community-centered impact across North Carolina.

In 2020, Jordan transitioned into a newly created role as Curator of Entertainment Technology for Guilford County Schools. In partnership with Notes for Notes and Penn-Griffin School for the Arts, he helped lead the development of one of the first multimillion-dollar recording studio facilities embedded within a public school system. There, he launched the Modern Music Production Program, creating pathways for students to explore songwriting, engineering, podcasting, live sound, music production, entrepreneurship, and creative technology through hands-on, experiential learning.

The isolation and transformation of the COVID-19 pandemic also led Jordan to embrace a new chapter in his own creative journey. What began as a desire to better serve his students through music production evolved into LEEVILLE, a creative world where his identities as educator, artist, producer, entrepreneur, and community builder could fully coexist. Through original music, collaborative projects, immersive experiences, and creative world-building, LEEVILLE became both a personal artistic practice and a reflection of the larger ecosystem Jordan had spent years creating for others.

That journey culminated in numerous creative milestones, including the release of CHROMESTHESIA, a collaborative album featuring more than forty contributors, and a Carnegie Hall debut where Jordan conducted and presented original compositions alongside a community of artists, educators, students, family members, and collaborators. For Jordan, these moments represented far more than artistic achievements—they embodied a lifelong belief that transformative experiences are created when people come together in pursuit of something larger than themselves.

Today, Jordan serves as Director of Youth & Producer Experience & Fundraising and Devlopment Specialist at Notes for Notes, where he supports youth development, curriculum innovation, producer education, and creative opportunity on a national scale. He also serves as Founder and CEO of A Collective of Excellence, founder of WTTV Entertainment, board member for Arts North Carolina and the North Carolina Folk Festival, and continues to develop projects that bridge education, creativity, entrepreneurship, and community impact.

Jordan describes himself as a Creative Ecosystem Architect because his work has never fit neatly into a single category. Rather than choosing between educator, artist, entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, or community builder, he has spent his career creating spaces where those identities can coexist and strengthen one another. Whether through classrooms, festivals, recording studios, nonprofit initiatives, performances, or partnerships, his mission remains the same: to create opportunities for people to learn, create, connect, and become more fully themselves.

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Bachelor of Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Master of Science, Adult Education & Leadership Foundations, North Carolina A&T State University