SWELLS is an Austin, TX based duo consisting of Taylor Baker and Drew Walker. Combining Taylor’s dreamy, yet powerful vocals with Drew’s intricate guitar work, the duo has solidified their electronic, indie-pop sound. Influencers such as Phantogram, Sylvan Esso, and Glass Animals shine through on all of the tracks. They’ve played Austin City Limits Music Festival, SXSW, Float Fest, among other notable venues around the U.S.

A five piece R&B band with sultry vocals and groovy instrumentation

Greg Clifford is an 18 year old drummer, and attends The University of Texas in Austin. He has been playing drums since he was two and has been taking lessons since he was four. He has studied for 5 years under the direction of the late Eddy Kozak, a legendary percussionist, and Chan Teague, chief percussionist for the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. He was the drummer in the Mathew Davidson Band http://www.matthewdavidson.net/Band.html, the River Breezes jazz band http://riverbreezesjazz.com/default.aspx; https://www.facebook.com/pages/River-Breezes/136023206458022, as well as in the experimental psychedelic funk rock band The New World Band http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-World-Band/187133287966056?sk=app_178091127385 . He has won several awards at regional competitions in his school bands. He has performed in school talent shows and at the ArtBreak regional art and performance exhibition for several years. He has performed with Eddy Kozak, Buddy Flett, as well as regular shows in the Shreveport-Bossier and surrounding area with River Breezes and Sky Eyes. With the Mathew Davidson Band he performed regularly since June of 2010 at local restaurants (El Chicos, Even Stevens, Smashburger), festivals and charity events. Notable performances include at the Red River Revel (Shreveport’s premier music festival), the Shreveport World of Wheels, the House of Blues in Dallas, the Mississippi Blues Marathon in Jackson MS, the Louisiana State Fair, Mud Bug Madness, the Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade, Holiday in Dixie, the Natchitoches Jazz Festival, Going Green on the Red, and many others. 

Greg also composes and records songs at home with many musicians. His musical interests range from classic rock and blues, progressive/alternative rock, to early and modern Jazz. In addition to drums, Greg plays keyboard/piano, bass guitar, other percussion instruments (djembe, timbales, vibraharp, timpani, marimba, congas, bongos), and is learning guitar.

Greg moved to San Antonio the past August in 2011 but has recently joined the rock band, Age of Reason, headed by lead singer Gilbert Guzmann. He still performs with the New World Band during visits to Shreveport. Currently Greg is on the drum line at Claudia Taylor Johnson High School in San Antonio and is a member of the JHS jazz band. The JHS marching band was ranked number 8 in the nation last year by the BOA. Greg is currently training in percussion under the direction of Graham Francis, at the University of Texas San Antonio.

Zachary Lyle Friday, by his upbringing learned much about music early on, but he really discovered and dwelved deeper into  classics in many genres including blues, country, jazz, classical, psychedelic, and progressive rock - heavy metal, acoustic new age, and many more genres he takes a particular enjoyment in. Zachary also loved listening to Funk, and Punk music. He is has always been quite the idea-man when it comes to music. "I grew up playing musical instruments, because my dad had been playing since his grandfather first bought him a guitar when he was 13, so I got to grow up with having all of the amazing vintage music equipment - guitars and amps and pedals, I took my first piano lessons reading music when I was 3 , and on the guitar when I was 7, but it I'd been playing them since as long as I can remember basically." Since then, and throughout his life Zachary has accomplished many great things, and won many awards at workshops, live performances, trade shows, festivals, and colleges. He hopes to have all of the music that has been recorded of him playing his own craft from the past decade alive out in the mainstream. In fact, he even has plans to start band with some old friends from Berklee College of Music and/or some with some Louisiana locals that plays it all. Read track description for more info.

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Producer/drummer from Houston, TX
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