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DJ Swivel
Musical artist
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 with The Chainsmokers yielded 3 RIAA Diamond Certifications ("Closer", "Something Just Like This", "Don't Let Me Down"), making them tied for 4th all-time in the artists with the most single certifications, diamond.[2] He came to prominence in 2011 working for Beyoncé as her vocal engineer on the album "4".[3][4] He was awarded "Secret Genius: Dance" by Spotify in 2018.[5]
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DJ Swivel | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jordan Young |
| Also known as | DJ Swivel, Swivel |
| Born | (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 39) |
| 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 |
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Starting his career in New York City circa 2005 under Ken "Duro" Ifill, he has since worked with the likes of Rema, 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, and Whitney 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.
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| Year | Artist | Title(s) | Album | Role | Certification(s) |
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| 2022 | Rema | "Calm Down" (with Selena 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" (with Cardi 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" (with Coldplay) | 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" (with Daya) | 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] |
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His mother is Christine Bentley, former news anchor for the Toronto TV station CFTO.
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.[29]
Swivel won a Grammy Award in 2017 for Best Dance Recording for mixing "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers.[1]
In January 2020, Young released a music software plugin called The Sauce, which is an affects processor for vocals.[30] In 2020, he also released another plugin called Spread, which mainly converting mono tracks to stereo.[31]
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| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Role | Certification |
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| 2015 | Raury | "Superfly", "Armor", "Cigarette Song", "Chariots of Fire" | Indigo Child | Mixing | |
| 2014 | Fabolous | "We Good" (with Rich Homie Quan), "You Made Me" (with Tish Hyman), "She Wildin" (with Chris Brown), "Ball Drop" (with French Montana", "Rap & Sex, "Cinnamon Apple" (with Kevin 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" (with Frank 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" (with Wale) | 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" (with Jay-Z) | Talk That Talk | Engineer | US: 3× Platinum [36] |
| 2011 | Mary J. Blige | "Love a Woman" (with Beyoncé) | My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Engineer | US: Gold [37] |
| 2011 | Wale | "Sabotage" (with Lloyd), "Slight Work" (with Big 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" (with Trey Songz) | The S.O.U.L Tape | Producer, Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2010 | Beyoncé | All songs. | I Am... World Tour | Engineer,
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| 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" (with Jay-Z & John Legend) | Teflon Don | Engineer | US: Gold [41] |
| 2009 | Mary J. Blige | "Each Tear" (with Jay 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" (with Nelly Furtado", "Knock You Out" (with Emily 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" (with Shareefa), "Do Over" (with Raheem DeVaughan), "Baby" (with Raheem DeVaughn), "Paragraphs of Love" (with Vaughn Anthony & Estelle), "Guest House (with Fabolous), "Let's Stop Playin" (with John Legend), "I'll Be That" (with Adrienne Bailon) | Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City | Engineer | |
| 2009 | Jay-Z | "Empire State of Mind" (with Alicia Keys) | The Blueprint 3 | Mixing Assistant | US: 3× Platinum [45] |
| 2009 | Fabolous | "The Way", "Mixing My Time" (with Jeremih), "Imma Do It" (with Kob), "Feel Like I'm Back", "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" (with Keri Hilson), "Throw It In The Bag" (with The Dream), "Money Goes Honey Stay" (with Jay-Z), "Salute" (with Lil Wayne), "There He Go", "The Fabolous Life" (with Ryan Leslie), "Makin Love" (with Ne-Yo), "Last Time" (with Trey 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" (with Ne-Yo & Fabolous) | Intuition | Mixing, Engineer | US: Platinum [48] |
| 2008 | T.I | 'Swing Ya Rag" (with Swizz 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" (with Fabolous & 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" (with Akon), "Make Me Better" (with Ne-Yo), "Baby Don't Go" (with T-Pain), "Return Of The Hustle" (with Swizz Beatz), "Gangsta Don't Play" (with Junior Reid), "Real Playa Like" (with Lloyd), "First Time" (with Rihanna), "Diamonds" (with Young Jeezy), "Brooklyn" (with Jay-Z & Uncle Murda), "I'm The Man" (with Red Cafe), "Jokes On You (with Pusha 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" (with Swizz 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" (with Big Boi, Ciara, Scar), "Special Feeling", "After Love" (with Keri Hilson), "Through The Pain" (with Mario 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] |
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