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Sidney Swift

Sidney Swift is an American entrepreneur, inventor, and Grammy award nominated producer. He is the founder and CEO of entertainment technology company Defient and leads Rolling Stone Magazine's web3 culture council.

Sidney Swift
Background information
Born(1988-10-04)October 4, 1988
OriginMiami, Florida
Occupation(s)

Swift started his career in 2010 as a songwriter and since has written and/or produced songs performed by Nicki Minaj,[1] Panic! At The Disco, Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, Big Sean, Future, Nelly, and more. He contributed to Billboard hits such as Beyoncé's "7/11", Jason Derulo's "Don't Wanna Go Home”, Gucci Mane's “Make Love”, Nicki Minaj's “Changed It”, DJ Khaled's “Welcome to My Hood” and Major Lazer's "Light It Up".

In 2017, in partnership with Atlantic Records, Swift developed the avatar artist known as Chillpill. The project was an early example of what is now known as metaverse performances. Chillpill has released songs with Rico Nasty, Sueco, BBNO$ and was nominated for a 2018 Grammy award.

In 2020 Swift founded Defient, an entertainment technology company specializing creator tools, music video games, motion capture live streaming shows, audio plug-ins, NFT collections, and mobile metaverse ownership, customization, and accessibility. In 2021 he was granted a US Patent[2] for inventing a synchronized streaming technology used in music and television to deliver a second layer content experience on top of traditional media.

Selected discography edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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. 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 edit

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