DJ Swivel

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DJ Swivel
Background information
Birth name	Jordan Young
Also known as	DJ Swivel, Swivel
Born	(1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 36)
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 Young (born 14 December 1984), known professionally as DJ Swivel, is a 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]

Personal life[]

His mother is Christine Bentley, former news anchor for the Toronto TV station CFTO.

Career[]

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 the Full Sail University Hall of Fame class of 2015.^[6]

Swivel won a Grammy Award in 2017 for Best Dance Recording for mixing "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers.^[7]

Selected discography[]

^[8]

Mixer[]

• 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)^[9]
  • 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)^[10]
  • "All We Know" (2016)
  • "Setting Fires" (2016)
• The Chainsmokers – Memories...Do Not Open (2017)
• BTS – Love Yourself: 'Her' (2017)
  • 03. "Best of Me"^[11]
• BTS – Face Yourself (2018)
  • 02. "Best of Me" Japanese Version^[12]
• BTS – Love Yourself: 'Tear' (2018)^[13]
  • 06. "Love Maze"
  • 07. "Magic Shop"*
  • 10. So What

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)^[14]
• "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)^[15]
• "Up from Here" WayV (2020)
• "Depend on You" Twice (2020)

Songwriter[]

• BTS
  • "Love Maze" (2018)
  • "Magic Shop" (2018)
  • "Euphoria" (2018)
  • "I'm Fine" (2018)
  • "Answer: Love Myself" (2018)
  • "Euphoria (DJ Swivel Forever Mix)" (2019)
  • "Mikrokosmos" (2019)
  • "Heartbeat" (2019)
  • "Moon" (2020)
  • "We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal" (2020)
• Twice
  • "Depend on You" (2020)

References[]