DJ Swivel
DJ Swivel | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jordan Young |
Also known as | DJ Swivel |
Born | 14 December 1984 |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Hip Hop, R&B, Pop |
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] His mother is Christine Bentley, former noon & 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]
Discography
Mixer
- Fabolous - From Nothin' To Somethin' (2007)
- 01. "From Nothin To Somethin Intro"
- Fabolous & DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: There Is No Competition (2008)
- Lee Carr feat. Cardan & Bathgate - Stiletto (remix) (2008)
- Unladylike - Certified (2009)
- Fabolous - Loso's Way (2009)
- 01. "The Way Intro"
- 02. "My Time" feat. Jeremih
- 03. "Imma Do It" feat. Kobe
- 04. "Feel Like I'm Back"
- 05. "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" feat. Keri Hilson
- 06. "Throw It In The Bag" feat. The Dream
- 08. "Salute" feat. Lil Wayne
- 09. "There He Go" feat. Red Cafe, Paul Cain, Freck Billionaire
- 10. "The Fabolous Life" feat. Ryan Leslie
- 13. "Pachanga"
- 14. "Lullaby"
- 15. "Stay" feat. Marsha Ambrosius
- 16. "I Miss My Love"
- 17. "Bang Bang"
- 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"
- Honor Society - Can't Box Me In (single) (2010)
- 01. "Can't Box Me In"
- Girlicious - "Rebuilt" (2010)
- 01. "Face The Light"
- 03. "Grinding"
- 04. "2 In The Morning"
- 05. "Unlearn Me"
- 06. "Wake Up"
- 09. "Over You"
- 10. "Hate Love"
- 12. "These Arms"
- 13. "Game Over"
- Beyoncé - I Am... World Tour (2010)
- Fabolous - The S.O.U.L. Tapes (2011)
- 12. "Slow Down"
- Stephen Jerzak - Miles And Miles (2011)
- 11. "Ha To The PPY"
- Beyoncé - 4 (2011) [8]
- 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"
Engineer
- 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
- "Couped Up" Consequence feat. Chris Stylez (2006)
- "Slow Down" Fabolous feat. Trey Songz (2011) [9]
- "Mr. Mister" Sato Goldschlag (2012)
References
- ↑ "Beyonce Experimented 'With Everything' On '4,' Says Engineer". Billboard Magazine. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ "Beyonce 4 2011 Album | Recording Beyonce 4 2011 Album". Mixonline.com. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Artist Profile: DJ Swivel". Lexicon Pro. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "News: DJ Swivel On The Lexicon® PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle". Lexicon Pro. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Grammys 2013: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "All Music: Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ "Credits - The Official Beyoncé Site". Beyonceonline.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ "Fabolous - The S.O.U.L. Tape Tracklisting". The Source Magazine. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2012-03-04.