Erinn Swan
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Birth name | Erinn Swan |
Born | 19 July 1984 |
Genres | Rock, pop rock, pop, hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Associated acts | Streamer Bendy, Nina May, The Hangout |
Erinn Swan (born 19 July 1984) is an Australian singer and songwriter from Brisbane. She is also an A&R Representative for Sony Music Australia and Head of Digital for the Australian Labor Party.[citation needed]
Biography[]
Swan is the daughter of politician Wayne Swan. She is the lead singer for the Brisbane based band The Hangout.[1] She has performed live on MTV's The Lair, Channel 9, NOVA and AUSTEREO national radio, and supported the likes of The Klaxons, Good Charlotte, Kisschasy, Stafford Brothers,[2] among others. Swan is also an actress and has appeared in many Brisbane based projects, including the lead role in Yahoo7's PS TRIXI, and has been a reporter for Austero's Hot 30, which broadcasts nationwide. Swan is also an active member of the Australian Youth Music Council.[3] She is Sony Music’s A&R scout for Queensland. She also ran a small independent label, Smile or Die Music for three years where she managed and worked intimately with the Brisbane scene. She also worked at Mercury Mobility for a year where she drove efforts involving programming music for mobile platforms, and researching and developing programs for how to cope with the music industries’ shift to the digital realm.
Bands[]
Swan was the lead singer of progressive rock band Nina May[4] and pop rock band Streamer Bendy,[5] and is currently a vocalist for pop rock/hip-hop band The Hangout.[6] She travels extensively to Los Angeles and Sweden, where she writes with the likes of Wayne Beckford.
Musical career[]
- 2001–2005 – lead singer of Darren J Ray Band
- 2003–2005 – vocal/dance teacher (private/group tuition)
- 2004 – solo vocalist, QUT big band
- 2006 – Bachelor of Music QUT
- 2006–2008 – lead singer/writer of Nina May (live on MTV, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, spot rotation Triple J)
- 2006–present – A&R REP Sony Music Australia
- 2006–present – management/promotions/co-founder of Smile or Die Music
- 2008–2009 – music programmer/label liaison Mercury Mobility (3Mobile/Optus/Telecom New Zealand/Bell Canada)
- 2009 – Bell Hughs songwriting trip to Stockholm, Sweden. Wrote with notable pop writers including Wayne Beckford (Akon, Britney Spears, Robyn)
- 2009 – lead role in theatre production ABBA national tour of South Africa, 17 November 2009–19 January 2010
- 2009 – lead singer/writer of Streamer Bendy (medium rotation Triple J)
- 2013 – lead singer/writer of The Hangout
Acting career[]
- 2001 – NIDA Open Learning School
- 2002 – Music Theatre Summer School, QUT
- 2004–2006 – private coaching Martin Challis QUT
- July 2004 – completed QUT Continuing Professional Education – Acting (completed intermediate module)
- 2006 – lead role of Trixi in PS Trixi with Yahoo7! and Hoodlum Active – multi-platform Internet drama ad "Hero", McDonald's Lean Beef Burger TV campaign
Discography[]
- 2007: Nina May – Make Love to Your Stereo
- 2007: Paper Champion – Paper Champion EP
- 2008: Nina May – Crazy/Insane EP
- 2008: Streamer Bendy – Streamer Bendy
- 2010: Streamer Bendy – "You're So Cool" single
- 2013: The Hangout – "Amsterdam" single
References[]
- ^ http://www.triplejunearthed.com/TheHangout
- ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/erinn-a-rock-treasure/story-e6frf7l6-1111115061373
- ^ http://aymc.org.au/about/
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/ninamaymusic[non-primary source needed]
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/streamerbendy[non-primary source needed]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/thehangoutsound[non-primary source needed]
- Living people
- Queensland University of Technology alumni
- People from Brisbane
- Women rock singers
- Australian rock singers
- Australian women pop singers
- Australian hip hop singers
- Australian alternative rock musicians
- Australian women singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century Australian singers
- 1984 births
- 21st-century Australian women singers
- Women hip hop musicians