Emerson Swinford

2001

He is currently a guitarist in the Rod Stewart band. His guitar work can be heard on much of the 2015 album release by Stewart, called Another Country and 2013"s Time, which went to number 1 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart and has reached Double Platinum sales status there. Time also went to number 7 on the United States Billboard chart. He is also a composer for the television Land network comedy series The Soul Manitoba (television series) and Retired at 35 and has had many television and film song placements including Music Television/"The Hills", " The Ghost Whisperer", and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." As a session guitarist, Emerson has recorded with a diverse roster of artists such as Jennifer Love Hewitt, Delerium, Rod Stewart, Paul Oakenfold, Liz Phair, Jim McGorman, P.J. Olsson, Fisher (band), Kimberly Locke, Natalie Cole, Kenny G and many others, as well as performing on the soundtracks for the movies Just Like Heaven, Planet of the Apes (2001) and "Power Rangers." His guitar work is also featured on several national television commercial spots including "Saint Ives" and "Coors Light." Emerson is a co-writer of the hit single "Barenaked" for actress and singer Jennifer Love Hewitt. He was the musical director and touring guitarist for Tony award-winning actress and singer Idina Menzel, famous for her roles in Disney"s Frozen (2013 film), Broadway"s Wicked, Rent and the television show "Glee." Also see *"emersonswinford.com.

Emerson Swinford

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composer

Education

Graduated James B. Conant High School, Hoffman Estates, Illinois. 1986

Graduated Millikin University, Decatur Illinois. Bachelor of Music, 1990

Graduated University of Southern California, Master of Music, 1992.

Career

He is currently a guitarist in the Rod Stewart band. His guitar work can be heard on much of the 2015 album release by Stewart, called Another Country and 2013"s Time, which went to number 1 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart and has reached Double Platinum sales status there. Time also went to number 7 on the United States Billboard chart.

He is also a composer for the television Land network comedy series The Soul Manitoba (television series) and Retired at 35 and has had many television and film song placements including Music Television/"The Hills", " The Ghost Whisperer", and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." As a session guitarist, Emerson has recorded with a diverse roster of artists such as Jennifer Love Hewitt, Delerium, Rod Stewart, Paul Oakenfold, Liz Phair, Jim McGorman, P.J. Olsson, Fisher (band), Kimberly Locke, Natalie Cole, Kenny G and many others, as well as performing on the soundtracks for the movies Just Like Heaven, Planet of the Apes (2001) and "Power Rangers." His guitar work is also featured on several national television commercial spots including "Saint Ives" and "Coors Light." Emerson is a co-writer of the hit single "Barenaked" for actress and singer Jennifer Love Hewitt.

He was the musical director and touring guitarist for Tony award-winning actress and singer Idina Menzel, famous for her roles in Disney"s Frozen (2013 film), Broadway"s Wicked, Rent and the television show "Glee." Also see *"emersonswinford.com.

Achievements

On Another Country, Emerson also has bass, vocal and co-writing credits including "The Drinking Song." Along with writer/producer Kevin Savigar and Rod Stewart, Emerson co-wrote two songs on the Time album, "Finest Woman" and the title track "Time." Emerson"s theme and under-score music composed for the hit comedy Hot in Cleveland won him a 2011, 2012 and 2014 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Film and Television Music Awards.

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