Composer and Producer, Steven Swinford, grew up in the midst of the LA music scene. A self taught musician, Steven started playing guitar at the age of 8 and by the time he was 17 he became one of the most sought after session players in LA. He went on to master other instruments including Dobro, Banjo, Mandolin and Steel Guitar and was nominated several years in a row by the Academy of Country Musics LA Chapter for Best Guitar Player and Best Steel Guitar Player. Steven performed weekly with popular bands through out LA and the West Coast and then went on to spend a number of years touring the United States and around the world with major recording artists. As well as lending his talent to other artists Steven also started writing songs at the age of seventeen, when he wrote the song "Sailing at Sunset" which would later be recorded and released on his first self produced CD entitled "Nolan's Farm" The time spent and experience gained as a session player and touring musician as well as his development as a songwriter, would prove to be very valuable when Steven decided to turn his focus to music production. Steven would go on to established his own production company and produce music for a variety of artists across a multitude of musical genres