DJ Swivel
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young is a Grammy Award winning music producer, mixer, vocal engineer, songwriter, and plugin developer. His work with The Chainsmokers yielded 3 RIAA Diamond Certifications, making them tied for 4th all-time in the artists with the most single certifications, diamond. He came to prominence in 2011 working for Beyoncé as her vocal engineer on the album "4". He was awarded "Secret Genius: Dance" by Spotify in 2018.
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.
Starting in 2020, Jordan created a line of award-winning music software products under the name DJ Swivel. He owns a music publishing company, Waves With Words, in partnership with Concord.
Born in Toronto, Canada, DJ Swivel resides in Los Angeles.
Selected discography (mixing, production, engineer, writer)
| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Role | Certification |
| 2022 | Rema | "Calm Down" | Single | Mixing, Mastering | US: Platinum |
| 2022 | Rema | All songs | Rave & Roses | Mixing, Mastering | |
| 2021 | Kane Brown | Blessed and Free | Single | Mixing | |
| 2021 | Lil Nas X | "Montero - 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 |
| 2020 | Dua Lipa | "Good In Bed" | Future Nostalgia | Mixing | US: Platinum |
| 2019 | Lil Nas X | "Panini" | 7 EP | Mixing | US: 6× Platinum |
| 2019 | Lil Nas X | "Rodeo" | 7 EP | Mixing | US: 2× Platinum |
| 2019 | Lil Nas X | "Holiday" | Single | Mixing | US: 2× Platinum |
| 2019 | BTS | "Mikrokosmos" | Map of the Soul: Persona | Mixing, Engineer, Writer. | US: Gold |
| 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 |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | Tracks 1–11 | Memories... Do Not Open | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: Platinum |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | "Something Just Like This" | Single | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 10× Platinum |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | "Paris" | Single | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 4× Platinum |
| 2017 | Coldplay | "Miracles" | Kaleidoscope EP | Mixing, Mastering | |
| 2017 | Dua Lipa | "Homesick" | Dua Lipa | Mixing, Mastering | US: Platinum |
| 2016 | The Chainsmokers | All songs | Collage EP | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 2× Platinum |
| 2016 | The Chainsmokers | "Closer" | Single | Mixing, Production, Engineer. | US: 15× Platinum |
| 2016 | The Chainsmokers | "Don't Let Me Down" | Single | Mixing | US: 10× Platinum |
| 2015 | The Chainsmokers | "Roses" | Single | Mixing | US: 6× Platinum |
| 2015 | The Chainsmokers | All songs | Bouquet EP | Mixing | US: Gold |
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.
Swivel won a Grammy Award in 2017 for Best Dance Recording for mixing "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers.
In January 2020, Young released a music software plugin called The Sauce, which is an affects processor for vocals. In 2020, he also released another plugin called Spread, which mainly converting mono tracks to stereo.
Extended discography (mixing, engineer, assistant)
| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Role | Certification |
| 2015 | Raury | "Superfly", "Armor", "Cigarette Song", "Chariots of Fire" | Indigo Child | Mixing | |
| 2014 | Fabolous | "We Good", "You Made Me", "She Wildin", "Ball Drop" | 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 |
| 2013 | Jay-Z | "Oceans", "BBC", "Nickels and Dimes" | Magna Carta...Holy Grail | Engineer, Editing | US: 2× Platinum |
| 2013 | Jay Sean | "Universe" | Neon | Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2012 | Rita Ora | "Roc The Life" | Ora | Engineer | |
| 2012 | Monica | "Daddy's Girl", "Take a Chance" | New Life | Engineer | |
| 2011 | The Dream | "Long Gone" | 1977 | Engineer | |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | All songs. | Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 | Engineer | US: Platinum |
| 2011 | Rihanna | "Talk That Talk" | Talk That Talk | Engineer | US: 3× Platinum |
| 2011 | Mary J. Blige | "Love a Woman" | My Life II...The Journey Continues | Engineer | US: Gold |
| 2011 | Wale | "Sabotage", "Slight Work" | Ambition | Engineer | US: Platinum |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | Engineer, all songs. Mix: "I Care", "Schoolin' Life" | 4 | Mixing, Engineer, Drum Programming, Keyboards | US: 4× Platinum |
| 2011 | Fabolous | "Slow Down" | 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 |
| 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" | Teflon Don | Engineer | US: Gold |
| 2009 | Mary J. Blige | "Each Tear" | Stronger With Each Tear | Engineer | US: Gold |
| 2009 | Tiësto | "Kaleidoscope", "I Will Be Here", "It's Not The Things You Say", "Who Wants To Be Alone" | Kaleidoscope | Engineer, Mixing | |
| 2009 | Jay Sean | "Do You Remember" | Single | Mixing | US: 2× Platinum |
| 2009 | Jay Sean | "Down" | Single | Mixing | US: 6× Platinum |
| 2009 | Ghostface Killah | "Not Your Average Girl", "Do Over", "Baby", "Paragraphs of Love", "Guest House, "Let's Stop Playin", "I'll Be That" | Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City | Engineer | |
| 2009 | Jay-Z | "Empire State of Mind" | The Blueprint 3 | Mixing Assistant | US: 3× Platinum |
| 2009 | Fabolous | "The Way", "Mixing My Time", "Imma Do It", "Feel Like I'm Back", "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere", "Throw It In The Bag", "Money Goes Honey Stay", "Salute", "There He Go", "The Fabolous Life", "Makin Love", "Last Time", "Pachanga", "Lullaby", Stay", "Miss My Love" | Loso's Way | Engineer, Mixing | US: Gold |
| 2009 | Whitney Houston | "Worth It" | I Look To You | Engineer | US: Platinum |
| 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" | Intuition | Mixing, Engineer | US: Platinum |
| 2008 | T.I | 'Swing Ya Rag" | Paper Trail | Mixing Assistant | US: 2× Platinum |
| 2008 | DJ Khaled | All songs | We Global | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2008 | Nelly | All songs | Brass Knuckles | Mixing Assistant | US: Gold |
| 2008 | Ne-Yo | "She Got Her Own" | Year of the Gentleman | Engineer | US: Platinum |
| 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 | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2008 | Mariah Carey | "O.O.C" | E=MC² | Mixing Assistant | US: Platinum |
| 2008 | Mary J. Blige | All songs | Growing Pains | Mixing Assistant | US: Platinum |
| 2007 | Beanie Sigel | All songs | The Solution | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2007 | Jay-Z | "I Know", "Blue Magic" | American Gangster | Engineer | US: Platinum |
| 2007 | Britney Spears | "Why Should I Be Sad" | Blackout | Engineer, Mixing Assistant | US: Platinum |
| 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", "Make Me Better", "Baby Don't Go", "Return Of The Hustle", "Gangsta Don't Play", "Real Playa Like", "First Time", "Diamonds", "Brooklyn", "I'm The Man", "Jokes On You, "What Should I Do", "This Is Family", "Supa" | From Nothin' To Somethin' | Engineer, Mixing | US: Gold |
| 2007 | Redman | All songs | Red Gone Wild | Mixing Assistant | |
| 2006 | Bow Wow | "Shake It" | The Price of Fame | Engineer, Mixing Assistant | US: Gold |
| 2006 | DJ Clue | All songs | The Professional Part. 3 | Engineer, Mixing Assistant | |
| 2006 | Diddy | "The Future", "Hold Up", "Wanna Move", "Special Feeling", "After Love", "Through The Pain" | Press Play | Mixing Assistant | US: Gold |
| 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 |