About Me
Glenn Swan, from New Orleans, started playing guitar at the age of 10. At 13, Glenn auditioned for, and was accepted to, the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). During this period, Glenn studied with the great Jazz educator Ellis Marsalis. Mr. Marsalis has brought to fruition many great musicians. You should know his two sons Wynton and Branford, as well as other former students Terence Blanchard, Reginald Veal & Harry Connick Jr. By the time Glenn reached 16, he supported himself professionally playing in the many New Orleans area jazz clubs. Glenn credits his father Manny, a great singer & folk musician, for inspiring him to make a career of music.
Upon graduation from NOCCA, Glenn accepted an invitation to the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston. Majoring in Production & Engineering of Music, Glenn says that, "I became serious about playing piano because it is the principal instrument for arranging music." Learning to produce tracks at Berklee under his mentor Michael Burrell, Glenn had the opportunity to work with a lot of great singers and through that influence, became involved in singing the background harmonies. It was here that Glenn had the revelation that he wanted to expand from playing jazz guitar and focus on being a recording artist and producer.
With this in mind, Glenn left Berklee College of Music and moved to New York City. Upon his arrival, Glenn secured a job working in one of NYC's top recording studios, Unique Recording Studios. It proved to be an excellent opportunity because once there, he quickly found himself working in sessions with a lot of major artists including, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Rodney Jerkins, and one of his all time R&B favorites DeVante' Swing & Jodeci. It was here that he met Vincent Davis, Keith Sweats manager. Vincent Davis became a powerful influence on Glenn and through this relationship, Glenn signed to Warner/Elektra Records. Though under contract for 4 years, no record was ever commercially released, and eventually Glenn won his release from his Artist contracts and decided to put his focus firmly on producing instead.
In October of 2000, Glenn was twice, the featured producer on MTV's House of Style. He also appeared twice on MTV in May of 2001. Glenn has also appeared in the Growing Up Gotti show in February & March of 2005, also 20/20 with Barbara Walters in June 2005. Among other ventures, Glenn was the Studio Manager of the world renowned, Sony Music Studios, New York. Glenn also formerly managed the infamous Chung King Studios for 3 years & Quad Recording Studios as well. Glenn has been the recipient of numerous awards and has appeared in many trade panels & music related magazines. Glenn is also the Advisory Board member for the Recording Arts Program for Full Sail Universty, Orlando, FL. Currently, Glenn Swan continues to produce music for, and work with, many major label artists. He will soon be releasing his own artists on his new label imprint Swan University, which will launch with major label distribution in the 3rd quarter 2010.
