12 Facts About Darryl Swann

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Darryl Swann was born on October 25,1965 and is an American record producer, songwriter, educator and musician.

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Darryl Swann has worked with prominent artists including, John Frusciante, Macy Gray, The Black Eyed Peas, Greg Hetson, and Mos Def, among others.

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Darryl Swann has done substantial work for Atlantic Records, Sony Records, and Universal Records.

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Darryl Swann was hired by then Zomba Music publisher Jeff Blue to work with the band "Xero", who then changed their name to Linkin Park once signed to Warner Music.

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Darryl Swann produced Montell Jordan's first material via LA insider Paul Stewart.

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Darryl Swann was born and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio suburb of Shaker Heights.

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Darryl Swann played lead guitar in the garage band "The Lab Rats" and mixed live sound for many Cleveland area bands throughout his teenage years.

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Since that time, Darryl Swann has played guitar, made beats, on the MPC-3000, produced, mixed, mastered, and written songs on numerous records for artists.

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Darryl Swann, who is a longtime contributor to ASCAP, is a writer, record producer, and developer of emerging artists under his own production company Senova Media.

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Darryl Swann teaches a music production curriculum through several notable schools, among them are Musicians Institute, The Art Institute of California - Hollywood and UCLA.

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Darryl Swann currently is the CEO of user-generated virtual concert platform Moshpit.

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Darryl Swann is a published author, Dolby Atmos beta-tester, and recurring new-media lecturer at The Grammy Museum, UCLA, and NYU.