Interview about my career as a working musician, how I got work and what i'm currently doing. I mention the Paul Menel band, my university songwriting project, the Roland/Boss academy tour and other things. 

Two songs are included during the interview also.

I apologise for the audio cut-outs. My audio response was recorded via skype and everyone knows how reliable that program is. It only happens every now and again so the interview is still intact.

Interview with Will Griffin

Collaboration between Myself and Mark Donnison.
Guitar, Keyboard and Original composition/arrangement by Mark Donnison
Bass recorded by Steven Swift 

Deep Grey

Collaboration track with Myself and Dusky Hudec.
Guitars, Drums and Keyboard by Dusky Hudec
Original composition/arrangement by Dusky Hudec
Bass recorded by Steven Swift  

Missing You

Dropped tuned Bass (G, D, G, C, F) playing a improvised Slap Bass pattern. Funk on a Drop G 5 string Bass using a B7K Darkglass pedal. 

Darkglass Slap Demo

Recorded at major key studios in West Bromwich (2012).

Featuring 
Tammy king - Vocals 
https://www.facebook.com/TammyKingMusic?fref=ts
http://www.youtube.com/user/tammyking1

Ben Kyle - Drums

Toby Cochrane - Guitar
https://www.facebook.com/TobyJ27
http://www.youtube.com/user/toby2790?feature=mhee
https://soundcloud.com/toby-jazz-cochrane
 
Alex Greenwood - Guitar 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alex-Greenwood-Music/132240766838357?fref=ts

Steven Swift - Bass
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steven-Swift-Music/181699098508869
http://www.youtube.com/user/sswiftmusic

Composed by Steven Swift
Lyrics by Steven Swift
Arranged by Steven Swift 

(C) copyright by Steven swift all rights reserved (2012) 
 

Take A Look Around

Quick recording jam as I need to get back into recording. 

Random jam

6 appeal
A cover band I play bass for. 
Performed at the goodyear Pavilion in Wolverhampton. 
www.6appeal.co.uk

6 appeal - Hot Hot Hot (Cover)

6 appeal - Sweet Soul Music (cover)

short clips of a few songs we do in the cover band called 6 Appeal.

I do not own the rights to any of these songs. 

The bass parts on these recordings are not played by me. The bass parts are played by Bill Green. I couldn't make it to recording due to work so we had someone session on them 

6 Appeal promo CD

Cover of Sir duke. 
Used to test my new recording equipment and mixing.
Let me know what you think (in terms of mixing, eq, timbre, performance)


bass cover of Sir duke

Rockschool associated Music Tutor (2014 - Current) 
Endorsed by Roland/Boss for their Academy tour 
(September 2013 - early 2014)
Endorsed by Uncanny Designs (2013 - current)
Co-owner of Teach Me Music UK (2014 - current)

Steven Swift is best described as a ‘shape shifting’ bassist or musician due to his experience with countless artists, bands and working across a wide range of genres. 

Graduating with a Bmus Popular music degree from the University of Wolverhampton, Steven has performed throughout the UK and Europe alongside demonstrating and participating in masterclasses for Roland and Boss on their UK Academy tour.

Not limiting himself to just one area of the music industry, Steven also Co-owns and teaches Bass Guitar at Teach Me Music, which is a private music academy with Rockschool approval. Steven is also an online columnist for Emeraz.com, which has recently been rebranded as inmusik.co and a session (recording or performance) bassist.

Previous work includes working with Tribute and Function bands such as The Domino band, Enraged (Uk’s number 1 tribute to Rage against the Machine), Absolute Groove, i-Candy and touring Europe with Steelyard. Previous Original band work includes Vidina, Sons of Belial, Winter Storm, Silverspark and Ramshackle.

With a solo E.P. coming soon, Steven is casting his musical web far and wide. As a young musician with 8 years of experience as a bassist, transcriber, composer, arranger and music tutor it’s easy to think that Steven is stretching himself thin but Steven is Sighted as being  

“One of the finest bass players I've worked with and I've worked with quite a few over the years . A truly talented musician and a fine young man.”  

from fellow musicians and 

“I'm really impressed with how they have turned out. You've really added another level to rock and roll ya”  

from his recording work, 

Steven is building a great reputation as a young bassist who you can rely on. The future is bright, although possibly not Orange for Steven and his music career. 

StevenSwift

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