Dave Swallow

Dave Swallow

Live Audio Engineer/Mixer, Writer, Author and Creator of Audio Architect Apparel

Born with all the correct fingers, toes, arms and legs into the cockle-picking town of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK, Dave spent his formative years surrounded by the many delights a British Seaside town has to offer. Or at least this seaside town; The world’s longest pleasure pier, for example, mud and the inability to sound a consonant, which is very much an Essex thing but it’s South Essex that really take it to another level. Leaving school, minus a tooth (cousinly inflicted), was a daunting prospect. Dave hated salt water, so cockle-picking was out, and he was about as gangster as Harry Potter…

  • Corinne Bailey Rae August 26, 2005Corinne Bailey Rae
    The Cheltenham Festival played host to the first show I did with Corinne Bailey Rae in August read more share share share 
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  • Amy Winehouse September 10, 2006Amy Winehouse
    On September 10th, 2006, I arrived at the Fleece in Bristol, UK to do my first show with Amy read more share share share 
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  • Seasick Steve January 21, 2008Seasick Steve
    As one door closes another one opens. In the November of 2017 my son came into this world. I’d read more share share share 
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  • Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. February 2, 2008Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
    There are things in your life that are constant. Things like sunrise, breathing and the incessant read more
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  • La Roux April 29, 2009La Roux
    The early days of 2009 were slow. As the end of April approached I was set to start with a new read more share share share 
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