DJ Swivel

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]

DJ Swivel
Birth name	Jordan Young
Also known as	DJ Swivel, Swivel
Born	(1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 40)
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

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.

Selected discography (mixing, production, engineer, writer)

^[11]

Year	Artist	Title(s)	Album	Role	Certification(s)
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]

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.^[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]

Extended discography (mixing, engineer, assistant)

^[11][32]

Year	Artist	Title	Album	Role	Certification
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, Mixing
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]