DJ Swivel

DJ Swivel
Background information
Birth name Jordan Young
Also known as DJ Swivel
Born (1984-12-14) 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 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]

Personal life

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. 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

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

[9]

Mixer

Engineer

Producer

References

  1. "Beyonce Experimented 'With Everything' On '4,' Says Engineer". Billboard Magazine. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. "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.
  3. "Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. "Artist Profile: DJ Swivel". Lexicon Pro. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  5. "News: DJ Swivel On The Lexicon® PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle". Lexicon Pro. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  6. "Grammys 2013: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  7. "Full Sail Hall Of Fame 2015". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  8. "Complete list of 2017 Grammy winners". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  9. "All Music: Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  10. "Credits - The Official Beyoncé Site". Beyonceonline.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  11. "Inside Track: The Chainsmokers "Closer"". Sound On sound. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  12. "Love Yourself: Her - DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter". DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  13. "BTS - Face Yourself - Mixed by: Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  14. "BTS - Love Yourself: Tear - Songwriting & Mixing by: DJ Swivel". DJ Swivel - Grammy-award winning producer, mixer, and songwriter. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  15. "Fabolous - The S.O.U.L. Tape Tracklisting". The Source Magazine. 2011-04-19. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  16. "BTS Rise To New Art Pop Height With "Euphoria"". GRAMMY.com. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

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