Sidney Swift

Sidney Swift
Background information
Born	(1988-10-04)October 4, 1988
Origin	Miami, Florida
Occupations	Entrepreneur Inventor Record producer songwriter

Sidney Swift is an American entrepreneur, inventor and multi-platinum record producer. He is the founder and CEO of AI platform recoupable.com.

Swift began his career in 2010 as a songwriter and producer, working with major artists including Nicki Minaj, ^[1] Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Panic! at the Disco, Big Sean, and Future. His credits include Beyoncé's "7/11", Jason Derulo's "Don't Wanna Go Home", and DJ Khaled's "Welcome to My Hood".

In 2018, Swift partnered with Atlantic Records to launch the virtual artist Chillpill. The project has released music with artists such as Rico Nasty, Sueco, and was nominated for a Grammy award. In 2020 he co-founded music tech venture studio Defi Entertainment, focusing on interactive music video games, on-chain communities, and was granted a US patent ^[2] for inventing secondary device streaming technology. In 2022 Swift served on the Culture Council for Rolling Stone.

Selected discography

Year	Artist	Album	Track	Songwriter	Producer	Mix Engineer / Vocal Producer
2011	DJ Khaled	We the Best Forever	"Welcome to My Hood"			Y
	Jason Derulo	Future History	"Don't Wanna Go Home"			Y
			"X"	Y	Y	Y
2012	Jake Miller	Spotlight	"Runnin"	Y	Y	Y
2013	Nelly	M.O.	"Heaven"	Y	Y	Y
2014	Beyoncé	Beyoncé: Platinum Edition / More Only	"7/11"	Y	Y	Y
2015	Major Lazer	Peace Is The Mission	"Light It Up"	Y		Y
	Noel	Noel: A Christmas Album	"The Motown Cafe"	Y	Y	Y
			"Rudolph"	Y	Y	Y
			"Jingle Bells"	Y	Y	Y
			"Gifts"	Y	Y	Y
			"Tags"	Y	Y	Y
			"Joy"	Y	Y	Y
			"Amazing Grace"	Y	Y	Y
			"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"	Y	Y	Y
			"Ceilings"	Y	Y	Y
			"Little Drummer Boy"	Y	Y	Y
			"Jingle Jingle"	Y	Y	Y
			"Heal"	Y	Y	Y
			"Silent Night"	Y	Y	Y
			"Penny Pinchin"	Y	Y	Y
			"$285 Million"	Y	Y	Y
			"Noel"	Y	Y	Y
2016	Big Sean	Non Album Single	"What A Year"	Y		Y
	TWENTY88	TWENTY88	"2 Minute Warning"	Y	Y	Y
	Jhené Aiko	TRIP	"Maniac"			Y
	Molly Moore	Shadow of the Sun EP	"Hallucinating"	Y		Y
	Keyon Christ	TBA	"Gods Of The City"	Y	Y	Y
			"On My Way"	Y	Y	Y
	Christina Chriss	Non Album Single	"From the Way"	Y	Y	Y
	French Montana	MC4	"Check Come"	Y	Y	Y
			"Im Heated"	Y	Y	Y
2017	Big Sean	I Decided	"Inspire Me"	Y	Y	Y [3]
	Baby E	Kill The Noise	"Satisfied"	Y	Y	Y
	Wyclef Jean	J'OUVERT	Little Things Remix	Y	Y	Y
		Carnival III	Warrior	Y	Y	Y
	Rita Ora	TBA	"Hallelujah"	Y	Y	Y
	Stan Walker	New Take Over	"Messages"	Y	Y	Y
			"New Take Over"	Y	Y	Y
	Marko Penn	Dirty Work	"Good Time"	Y	Y	Y
			"Tithes & Offering"	Y	Y	Y
			"Blame It On The Dope"	Y	Y	Y
	Future	Hndrxx	"Use Me"	Y	Y	Y [4]
	Gucci Mane ft.Nicki Minaj	Mr. Davis	"Make Love"			Y
	Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne	Digital Single	"Changed It"	Y	Y	Y [5]
	Miguel	War & Leisure	"Pineapple Skies"	Y	Y	Y
2018	Panic! at the Disco	Pray For The Wicked	"One Of The Drunks"	Y	Y	Y
	Chloe & Halle	The Kids Are Alright	"If God Spoke"	Y	Y	Y
	Riz La Vie	Digital Single	"Napkins"	Y	Y	Y
	Keyon Christ	They Dont Want Us	"Unfuckingfortunately ft. Vic Mensa"	Y	Y	Y
			"Something Says"	Y	Y	Y
			"Nights Like This"	Y	Y	Y
2019	Sabrina Carpenter	Singular Act: II	"Tell Em"	Y	Y	Y
	Rose Villain	Digital Single	"Swoop"	Y	Y	Y
	Santino La Saint	Digital Single	"Call You When I Get Home"	Y	Y	Y
	Bryce Vine ft. YG	Carnival	"La La Land"	Y	Y	Y

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	War & Leisure (as producer)	Best Urban Contemporary Album	Nominated
	The Kids Are Alright (as writer)	Best Urban Contemporary Album	Nominated

References

1. "Nicki Minaj Taps Lil Wayne For New Song". XXL (magazine). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
2. "Synchronized Secondary Devices". Justia. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
3. "Big Sean Steps Into Elite Territory on 'I Decided.'". XXL Mag. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
4. Blais-Billie, Braudie. "Behind the Givenchy Coat in Future's Poignant 'Use Me'". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
5. Ortiz, Edwin. "Nicki Minaj Drops Three New Singles". Complex. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

External links

• Sidney Swift at AllMusic