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DJ Swivel | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jordan Young |
| Also known as | DJ Swivel, Swivel |
| Born | 14 December 1984 |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, EDM, hip hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer Songwriter Audio Engineer DJ mixer DJ |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | djswivel.com |
Jordan Young (born 14 December 1984), known professionally as DJ Swivel, is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian music producer, mixer, audio engineer, and DJ. He is a prominent audio engineer best known for working with Beyoncé as her personal recording engineer.[1][2] He has also worked with BTS, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Fabolous, and Jay Sean among others.[3] He is endorsed by Harman Pro Audio [4] and actively endorses their Lexicon branded products.[5]
Contents
Personal life[edit]
His mother is Christine Bentley, former noon and 6:00 p.m. news anchor for the Toronto television station CFTO. This fact was mentioned by CFTO anchor desk reporter Andria Case during an installment of the CFTO news at noon.[citation needed] In 2013, he won a Grammy award for his work on Beyonce's song "Love On Top", which won for best traditional R&B performance.[6]
Career[edit]
In 2015, he co-founded music tech startup SKIO Music.
In 2016, he was inducted to the Full Sail University Hall of Fame class of 2015.[7]
Swivel won a Grammy Award in 2017 for Best Dance Recording for mixing "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers.[8]
Selected discography[edit]
Mixer[edit]
- Fabolous - From Nothin' To Somethin' (2007)
- 01. "From Nothin To Somethin Intro"
- Fabolous - Loso's Way (2009)
- Jay Sean - All or Nothing (2009)
- 04. "Do You Remember" feat. Sean Paul & Lil Jon
- 08. "War"
- 14. "Down (Candlelight Remix)"
- Tiësto - Kaleidoscope (2009)
- 01. "Kaleidoscope" feat. Jónsi
- 04. "I Will Be Here" feat. Sneaky Sound System
- 08. "It's Not The Things You Say" feat. Kele Okereke
- 12. "Who Wants To Be Alone" feat. Nelly Furtado
- 08. "Knock You Out" feat. Emily Haines
- School Gyrls - School Gyrls (2010)
- 01. "Somethin Like A Party"
- Beyoncé - I Am... World Tour (2010)
- Fabolous - The S.O.U.L. Tape (2011)
- 12. "Slow Down"
- Beyoncé - 4 (2011) [10]
- 02. "I Care"
- 02-02. "Schoolin Life" (Deluxe Edition)
- Sato Goldschlag - Mr. Mister (2012)
- D Pryde - Flagship (2012)
- Jenna Andrews - Kiss And Run EP (2012)
- 02. "Kiss And Run"
- 05. "Mourning Sickness"
- 06. "I Didn't Mean It"
- Jay Sean - Neon (2013)
- 15. "Universe"
- The Chainsmokers - Bouquet (2015)
- "Good Intentions"
- The Chainsmokers - Collage (2016)
- "Don't Let Me Down"
- "Closer" (2016) [11]
- "All We Know" (2016)
- "Setting Fires" (2016)
- The Chainsmokers - Memories...Do Not Open (2017)
- BTS - Love Yourself: 'Her' (2017)
- 03. "Best Of Me"[12]
- BTS - Face Yourself (2018)
- 02. "Best Of Me" Japanese Version[13]
- BTS - Love Yourself: 'Tear' (2018)[14]
- 06. "Love Maze"
- 07. "Magic Shop"*
- 10. So What
Engineer[edit]
- Ice Cube - Laugh Now Cry Later (2006)
- Method Man - 4:21...The Day After (2006)
- Diddy - Press Play (2006)
- DJ Clue - The Professional Part. 3 (2006)
- Bow Wow - The Price Of Fame (2006)
- Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job (2007)
- Redman - Red Gone Wild (2007)
- Fabolous - From Nothin' To Somethin' (2007)
- Yung Joc - Hustlenomics (2007)
- Sugababes - Change (2007)
- Britney Spears - Blackout (2007)
- Jay-Z - American Gangster (2007)
- Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab (2007)
- Beanie Sigel - The Solution (2007)
- Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains (2008)
- Mariah Carey - E=MC² (2008)
- Lil Mama - VYP (Voice of the Young People) (2008)
- Jay Sean - My Own Way (2008)
- Ashanti - The Declaration (2008)
- Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman (2008)
- Nelly - Brass Knuckles (2008)
- DJ Khaled - We Global (2008)
- T.I. - Paper Trail (2008)
- Jamie Foxx - Intuition (2008)
- Ghostface Killah - GhostDeini the Great (2008)
- Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie (2009)
- Unladylike - Certified (2009)
- Fabolous - Loso's Way (2009)
- Whitney Houston - I Look to You (2009)
- Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (2009)
- Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City (2009)
- Amerie - In Love & War (2009)
- Jay Sean - All Or Nothing (2009)
- Tiësto - Kaleidoscope (2009)
- Mary J. Blige - Stronger With Each Tear (2009)
- Honor Society - Can't Box Me In (2010)
- Rick Ross - Teflon Don (2010)
- Big Time Rush - BTR (2010)
- Fabolous - There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP (2010)
- Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
- Beyoncé - I Am... World Tour (2010)
- Fabolous - The S.O.U.L. Tape (2011)
- Stephen Jerzak - Miles And Miles (2011)
- Beyoncé - 4 (2011)
- Chino & Nacho - Supremo (2011)
- Wale - Ambition (2011)
- Mary J. Blige - My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011)
- Rihanna - Talk That Talk (2011)
- Beyoncé - Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 (2011)
- The Dream - 1977 (2011)
- Sato Goldschlag - Mr. Mister (2012)
- Monica - New Life (2012)
- D Pryde - Flagship (2012)
- Rita Ora - Ora (2012)
- Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013)
- Jay Sean - Neon (2013)
- Beyoncé - Beyoncé (2013)
Producer[edit]
- "Couped Up" Consequence feat. Chris Stylez (2006)
- "Slow Down" Fabolous feat. Trey Songz (2011) [15]
- "Mr. Mister" Sato Goldschlag (2012)
- The Chainsmokers
- "Closer" (2016)
- "All We Know" (2016)
- "Setting Fires" (2016)
- "Paris" (2017)
- Memories...Do Not Open (2017)
- "Euphoria" BTS (Jungkook) (2018)[16]
Songwriter[edit]
- BTS
- "Love Maze" (2018)
- "Magic Shop" (2018)
- "Euphoria" (2018)
- "Answer: Love Myself" (2018)
- "Mikrokosmos" (2019)
References[edit]
- ^ "Beyonce Experimented 'With Everything' On '4,' Says Engineer". Billboard Magazine. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Beyonce 4 2011 Album | Recording Beyonce 4 2011 Album". Mixonline.com. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Artist Profile: DJ Swivel". Lexicon Pro. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "News: DJ Swivel On The Lexicon® PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle". Lexicon Pro. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Grammys 2013: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Full Sail Hall Of Fame 2015". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Complete list of 2017 Grammy winners". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "All Music: Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Credits - The Official Beyoncé Site". Beyonceonline.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Inside Track: The Chainsmokers "Closer"". Sound On sound. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Love Yourself: Her - DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter". DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "BTS - Face Yourself - Mixed by: Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "BTS - Love Yourself: Tear - Songwriting & Mixing by: DJ Swivel". DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Fabolous - The S.O.U.L. Tape Tracklisting". The Source Magazine. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "BTS Rise To New Art Pop Height With "Euphoria"". GRAMMY.com. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
