 | This article has multiple issues. Please helpimprove it or discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these messages) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
DJ Swivel | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | DJ Swivel, Swivel |
| Born | Jordan Young (1984-12-14)14 December 1984 (age 40) |
| Origin | Toronto,Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop,EDM,hip hop,R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer,songwriter,audio engineer,DJ |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | djswivel.com |
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young (born 14 December 1984) is a Grammy-Award winning music producer, mixer, vocal engineer, songwriter, and plugin developer.[1] His work withThe Chainsmokers yielded 3 RIAA Diamond Certifications ("Closer", "Something Just Like This", "Don't Let Me Down"), making them tied for 4th all-time in theartists with the most single certifications, diamond.[2] He came to prominence in 2011 working forBeyoncé as her vocal engineer on the album "4".[3][4] He was awarded "Secret Genius: Dance" bySpotify in 2018.[5]
Starting his career in New York City circa 2005 underKen "Duro" Ifill, he has since worked with the likes ofRema,BTS,Beyoncé,Lil Nas X,The Chainsmokers,Dua Lipa,Coldplay,Rihanna,Jay-Z,Cordae,Gryffin,Fabolous,Rick Ross,Jay Sean,Britney Spears,Sean Combs,Wyclef Jean,Rita Ora,Mary J. Blige,Tiësto, andWhitney Houston.[6][7]
Starting in 2020, Jordan created a line of award-winning[8] music software products under the name DJ Swivel.[9] He owns a music publishing company, Waves With Words, in partnership with Concord.[10]
Born in Toronto, Canada, DJ Swivel resides in Los Angeles.
| Year | Artist | Title(s) | Album | Role | Certification(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rema | "Calm Down" (withSelena Gomez) | Single | Mixing, Mastering | US: Platinum[12] |
| 2022 | Rema | All songs | Rave & Roses | Mixing, Mastering | |
| 2021 | Kane Brown (w/H.E.R) | Blessed and Free | Single | Mixing | |
| 2021 | Lil Nas X | "Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - But Lil Nas X Makes All The Sounds With His Mouth" | EP Version | Mixing | |
| 2020 | BTS | "Moon", "We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal" | Map of the Soul: 7 | Mixer, Production, Engineer, Writer. | US: Platinum[13] |
| 2020 | Dua Lipa | "Good In Bed" | Future Nostalgia | Mixing | US: Platinum[14] |
| 2019 | Lil Nas X | "Panini" | 7 EP | Mixing | US: 6× Platinum[15] |
| 2019 | Lil Nas X | "Rodeo" (withCardi B) | 7 EP | Mixing | US: 2× Platinum[16] |
| 2019 | Lil Nas X | "Holiday" | Single | Mixing | US: 2× Platinum[17] |
| 2019 | BTS | "Mikrokosmos" | Map of the Soul: Persona | Mixing, Engineer, Writer. | US: Gold[18] |
| 2018 | BTS | "Love Maze", "So What" | Love Yourself: Tear | Mixing, Engineer, Writer | |
| 2018 | BTS | "Euphoria", "I'm Fine", "Answer: Love Myself", "Magic Shop", "Best of Me" | Love Yourself: Answer | Mixing, Production, Engineer, Writer | US: Platinum[19] |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | Tracks 1-11 | Memories ... Do Not Open | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: Platinum[20] |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | "Something Just Like This" (withColdplay) | Single | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 10× Platinum[21] |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | "Paris" | Single | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 4× Platinum[22] |
| 2017 | Coldplay | "Miracles" (with Big Sean) | Kaleidoscope EP | Mixing, Mastering | |
| 2017 | Dua Lipa | "Homesick" (with Chris Martin) | Dua Lipa | Mixing, Mastering | US: Platinum[23] |
| 2016 | The Chainsmokers | All songs | Collage EP | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 2× Platinum[24] |
| 2016 | The Chainsmokers | "Closer" | Single | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 15× Platinum[25] |
| 2016 | The Chainsmokers | "Don't Let Me Down" (withDaya) | Single | Mixing | US: 10× Platinum[26] |
| 2015 | The Chainsmokers | "Roses" | Single | Mixing | US: 6× Platinum[27] |
| 2015 | The Chainsmokers | All songs | Bouquet EP | Mixing | US: Gold[28] |
His mother isChristine Bentley, former news anchor for the Toronto TV stationCFTO.
In 2013, he won a Grammy award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Love on Top" by Beyoncé.
In 2015, he co-founded music tech startup SKIO Music.
In 2016, he was inducted to theFull Sail University Hall of Fame class of 2015.[29]
Swivel won aGrammy Award in 2017 forBest Dance Recording for mixing "Don't Let Me Down" byThe Chainsmokers.[1]
In January 2020, Young released amusic software plugin calledThe Sauce, which is an affects processor for vocals.[30] In 2020, he also released another plugin calledSpread, which mainly convertingmono tracks tostereo.[31]
| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Role | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Raury | "Superfly", "Armor", "Cigarette Song", "Chariots of Fire" | Indigo Child | Mixing | |
| 2014 | Fabolous | "We Good" (withRich Homie Quan), "You Made Me" (withTish Hyman), "She Wildin" (withChris Brown), "Ball Drop" (withFrench Montana", "Rap & Sex, "Cinnamon Apple" (withKevin Hart) | The Young OG Project | Engineer | |
| 2014 | Jay Sean | Engineer, tracks 1-6. Mix, "Jameson" | The Mistress II | Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2013 | Beyoncé | "Flawless" | Beyoncé | Engineer | US: 5× Platinum[33] |
| 2013 | Jay-Z | "Oceans" (withFrank Ocean), "BBC", "Nickels and Dimes" | Magna Carta...Holy Grail | Engineer, Editing | US: 2× Platinum[34] |
| 2013 | Jay Sean | "Universe" | Neon | Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2012 | Rita Ora | "Roc The Life" | Ora | Engineer | |
| 2012 | Monica | "Daddy's Girl", "Take a Chance" (withWale) | New Life | Engineer | |
| 2011 | The Dream | "Long Gone" | 1977 | Engineer | |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | All songs. | Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 | Engineer | US: Platinum[35] |
| 2011 | Rihanna | "Talk That Talk" (withJay-Z) | Talk That Talk | Engineer | US: 3× Platinum[36] |
| 2011 | Mary J. Blige | "Love a Woman" (withBeyoncé) | My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Engineer | US: Gold[37] |
| 2011 | Wale | "Sabotage" (withLloyd), "Slight Work" (withBig Sean) | Ambition | Engineer | US: Platinum[38] |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | Engineer, all songs. Mix: "I Care", "Schoolin' Life" | 4 | Mixing, Engineer, Drum Programming, Keyboards | US: 4× Platinum[39] |
| 2011 | Fabolous | "Slow Down" (withTrey Songz) | The S.O.U.L Tape | Producer, Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2010 | Beyoncé | All songs. | I Am... World Tour | Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2010 | Kanye West | "All Of The Lights" | Single | Engineer | US: 5× Platinum[40] |
| 2010 | Fabolous | "You Be Killin' Em", "Lights Out" | There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP | Engineer | |
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | "Nothing Even Matters" | BTR | Engineer | |
| 2010 | Rick Ross | "Free Mason" (withJay-Z &John Legend) | Teflon Don | Engineer | US: Gold[41] |
| 2009 | Mary J. Blige | "Each Tear" (withJay Sean) | Stronger With Each Tear | Engineer | US: Gold[42] |
| 2009 | Tiësto | "Kaleidoscope" (with Jónsi), "I Will Be Here", "It's Not The Things You Say" (with Kele Okereke), "Who Wants To Be Alone" (withNelly Furtado", "Knock You Out" (withEmily Haines) | Kaleidoscope | Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2009 | Jay Sean | "Do You Remember" | Single | Mixing | US: 2× Platinum[43] |
| 2009 | Jay Sean | "Down" | Single | Mixing | US: 6× Platinum[44] |
| 2009 | Ghostface Killah | "Not Your Average Girl" (withShareefa), "Do Over" (withRaheem DeVaughan), "Baby" (withRaheem DeVaughn), "Paragraphs of Love" (with Vaughn Anthony &Estelle), "Guest House (withFabolous), "Let's Stop Playin" (withJohn Legend), "I'll Be That" (withAdrienne Bailon) | Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City | Engineer | |
| 2009 | Jay-Z | "Empire State of Mind" (withAlicia Keys) | The Blueprint 3 | Mixing Assistant | US: 3× Platinum[45] |
| 2009 | Fabolous | "The Way", "Mixing My Time" (withJeremih), "Imma Do It" (withKob), "Feel Like I'm Back", "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" (withKeri Hilson), "Throw It In The Bag" (withThe Dream), "Money Goes Honey Stay" (withJay-Z), "Salute" (withLil Wayne), "There He Go", "The Fabolous Life" (withRyan Leslie), "Makin Love" (withNe-Yo), "Last Time" (withTrey Songz), "Pachanga", "Lullaby", Stay", "Miss My Love" | Loso's Way | Engineer, Mixing | US: Gold[46] |
| 2009 | Whitney Houston | "Worth It" | I Look To You | Engineer | US: Platinum[47] |
| 2009 | Ryan Leslie | All songs | Ryan Leslie | Assistant Engineer | |
| 2009 | Ghostface Killah | All songs | GhostDeini The Great | Assistant Engineer | |
| 2008 | Jamie Foxx | "You Should Talk" (withNe-Yo &Fabolous) | Intuition | Mixing, Engineer | US: Platinum[48] |
| 2008 | T.I | 'Swing Ya Rag" (withSwizz Beatz) | Paper Trail | Mixing Assistant | US: 2× Platinum[49] |
| 2008 | DJ Khaled | All songs | We Global | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2008 | Nelly | All songs | Brass Knuckles | Mixing Assistant | US: Gold[50] |
| 2008 | Ne-Yo | "She Got Her Own" (withFabolous &Jamie Foxx) | Year of the Gentleman | Engineer | US: Platinum[51] |
| 2008 | Ashanti | All songs | The Declaration | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2008 | Jay Sean | "Tonight", "Good Enough", "Murder", "I'm Gone" | My Own Way | Mixing | |
| 2008 | Lil Mama | All songs | YVP (Voice of the Young People) | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2008 | Mariah Carey | "O.O.C" | E=MC² | Mixing Assistant | US: Platinum[52] |
| 2008 | Mary J. Blige | All songs | Growing Pains | Mixing Assistant | US: Platinum[53] |
| 2007 | Beanie Sigel | All songs | The Solution | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2007 | Jay-Z | "I Know", "Blue Magic" | American Gangster | Engineer | US: Platinum[54] |
| 2007 | Britney Spears | "Why Should I Be Sad" | Blackout | Engineer, Mixing Assistant | US: Platinum[55] |
| 2007 | Sugababes | "Change" | Change | Engineer | |
| 2007 | Yung Joc | All songs | Hustlenomics | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2007 | Fabolous | "From Nothin' To Somethin' Intro", "Yep, I'm Back", "Change Up" (withAkon), "Make Me Better" (withNe-Yo), "Baby Don't Go" (withT-Pain), "Return Of The Hustle" (withSwizz Beatz), "Gangsta Don't Play" (withJunior Reid), "Real Playa Like" (withLloyd), "First Time" (withRihanna), "Diamonds" (withYoung Jeezy), "Brooklyn" (withJay-Z &Uncle Murda), "I'm The Man" (withRed Cafe), "Jokes On You (withPusha T), "What Should I Do" (with Lil' Mo), "This Is Family", "Supa" | From Nothin' To Somethin' | Engineer, Mixing | US: Gold[56] |
| 2007 | Redman | All songs | Red Gone Wild | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2006 | Bow Wow | "Shake It" (withSwizz Beatz) | The Price of Fame | Engineer, Mixing Assistant | US: Gold[57] |
| 2006 | DJ Clue | All songs | The Professional Part. 3 | Engineer, Mixing Assistant | |
| 2006 | Diddy | "The Future", "Hold Up", "Wanna Move" (withBig Boi,Ciara, Scar), "Special Feeling", "After Love" (withKeri Hilson), "Through The Pain" (withMario Winans) | Press Play | Mixing Assistant | US: Gold[58] |
| 2006 | Method Man | All songs | 4:21...The Day After | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2006 | Ice Cube | All songs | Laugh Now Cry Later | Mixing Assistant | US: Gold[59] |
