(Verse 1)
Tunnel vision got me, can't see nothin' clear
Flashing lights getting close in my rearview mirror
I've been reckless before but this time we're gonna collide
Slamming brakes, trading paint 'cuz I need you in my life

(Pre-Chorus)
Thanks for sticking by my side
For choosing this life
You make it easy to decide
That I want this too

(Chorus)
Crash course
On a crash course
crash coursing with you (x2)

crash coursing with you

(Verse 2)
You took the wheel I couldn't drive
I took your hand and closed my eyes
Put us through a wreck we couldn't hide
Counted slowly to ten, opened up again
You're still standing ready to start a brand new life 

(Pre-Chorus)
(Chorus)

Crash Course

I swear I've gone a million miles but ended up in this chair...

Nobody is perfect trust me I learned it 😏

All Songs Written and Performed by Don Mercer.
℗ 2015/2018 by Don Mercer. All Rights Reserved.

Hello Souncloudians!  This is a bit of an experiment for me.  I am lucky enough to play & record music with the band Mingo Fishtrap.  That is 99% of my musical life.  But there are lots of songs that get written that don't make it to the Mingo records, and demos of songs and tidbits that do make it, but I like the demo, because they're raw, or funny, or whatever.  So I've decided I'd post some here.  Feel free to download and send other folks here. But I'd appreciate it if you didn't distribute the tunes, cuz I'd like to keep track of how many ears are listening.  
This is also where the songs for songwriting groups I'm in might end up...might be private, cuz they usually aren't ready for prime time. But if you want to listen, drop a line.




Austin, TX-based electronica artist.
Minimal, chill, downtempo tech-house with 80's feel. Plus some other stuff. 
I play live! DM for details.

Sais Steely Dan keyboardist Jim Beard… “Congratulations on a marvelous album JOrdon!”.

Albany’s WXET Dave Michaels sais “ JOrdon your Pixie Dust album is a masterpiece!”.

Hello magical entity... Thank you for visiting..

Three names I go by are JOrdon, Jae Ordon and Mascot’s Distance,(which I use everywhere such as Spotify, Apple, etc.).

I've written music for Taye Diggs, Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Pete Yorn, the Gorillaz Dan the Automator, John Spencer Blues explosion’s Russel Simons and Bed Bath and Beyond.  In summer of 2022 my recording Life Whispers On was #7 on Canada’s Cashbox Radio.  Currently finishing up a musical called Humane.


I'm playing all the instruments on many tunes, ones I'm not are…Brian Allen of Lori McKenna, Christopher Cross and Robben Ford on Bass, Michael McDonald's horn section, in addition to Yutaka Uchida playing drums on some tunes and Laurent Medelgi on guitar, also Danny Zanker and Joe Bearclaw Burcaw playing bass.
Thank you for listening to my Vegan, Folk-Jazz-Rock recordings…

Crash Course

Sonic Sprout