The name comes from his last name Swaine and“Delgado sounded cool” and suddenly Swaine Delgado entered the world. It’s indie pop with catchy melodies and it’s utterly cool in its simplicity. His first EP‘Run Boy, Run’ was self released in 2018. Swaine visited us from Perth, Australia with another EP in mind for 2020.
[Photo: John Liwag]
How did you fall into doing music?
Swaine:“I fell into music a while back, I had just dropped out of school maybe 5 years ago and was trying to figure what I was gonna do with my life. I got this MPD 26 drum pad given to me from an old friend and remember downloading Ableton and having no idea what I was doing, I just really enjoyed listening to music. I would spend my days just watching youtube tutorials and downloading thousands of free sample packs haha, it's a lot different to how I make my music today but anyway, that's how I got into it.”
How would you describe your sound to a stranger?
Swaine:“This one is always tough haha. Warm alt pop, maybe? I just try and keep it simple and tasteful. I find the music I can listen to on repeat is usually pretty simple with some good melody ideas.”
I think that works! What has been a notable sessions for you over the past few weeks?
Swaine:“Well the one with Touch Sensitive was really cool because I listen to a lot of his music, and we’re both from Australia. I kind of knew what I wanted out of the session with him and we got it.So I just got straight into the drums because I knew that would be a big part of the song. Laid down this beat and gave him the bass guitar because that’s what he does really well. And it came together so easy.”
Were you nervous?
Swaine:“Not nervous, just excited. It was cool.”
What other sessions sparked something?
Swaine:“The Common Souls guys were really talented too. We had a good jam. But yeah—just because I listened to Mikey’s music so much… that made it that much more special. Now we’ve exchanged emails and stuff. We’re kind of friends[laughs].”
A recap of Swaine Delgado’s time in the Future Classic x Dropbox Studio
Going into the studio with differentmusicians & producers every day can be challenging. Can you talk about what it was like working with a diverse group of individuals and tastes?
Swaine:“The first couple of sessions—because I’m not really comfortable with the whole sessions thing so… the first two I kind of just went with it. We just jammed for however long… but after that I realized it’s my ideas at the end of the day that I need to put down and that’s what makes a finished song.”
Lexc Stacy & Swaine Delgado in Studio B
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14 sessions in 14 days. Impressive! How do you feel about your time here?
Swaine:“I’d like to stay in this process. I love waking up and making music… it doesn’t feel like a job to me at all. It’s just really cool to see what you can do if you put the time into it. Less procrastination.”
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From what you’ve learned in these 2 weeks—how can you set yourself up for a successful session?
Swaine:“The more successful sessions were if they used Ableton as well. And we could go off of my laptop—because the“session magic” just happens and if I could go back after the session, or the next day, I could clean up the ideas… that’s where the good songs happen. The stuff with Lecx[Stacy], he’s just such a good producer. I could just tell him what I was hearing and he was so good at putting it down. He’s so good man.”
[Photo: John Liwag]
Tell us about LAand your experience here. Any takeaways?
Swaine:“LA has been really eye-opening. Seeing how many people are doing cool thingsand how many people are good at what they do. It’s really motivating for someone like me to go home from hereand really put in the work. But I do see myself coming out here for a lot longer, in the near future, for sure.”
Can we talk about your upcoming EP that you’ve been working on?
Swaine:“I’ll definitely be dropping an EP next year.”
The name comes from his last name Swaine and “Delgado sounded cool” and suddenly Swaine Delgado entered the world. It’s indie pop with catchy melodies and it’s utterly cool in its simplicity. His first EP ‘Run Boy, Run’ was self released in 2018. Swaine visited us from Perth, Australia with another EP in mind for 2020.