Swxm

Swxm aims to contrast the darkness in music. His life represents a positive outcome from a negative environment. His self-taught melodies defy classical music theory, as do the warm acoustic sounds he favors. Behind Swxm is a shy leader who uses the microphone to offer hope, inspiration, and a better life. He declares, “Whoever understands the music gets me.” Part of that drive came from pain and loss. The artist channeled the hurt from losing his mother just a day before the 2020 pandemic. Deep sorrow from that and losing other key figures from his life led the budding artist to process his feelings into music. The song “Swim” was a game-changing result. Like one of his influences, singer Tracy Chapman, Swxm found a way to make his most depressing season real, raw, and relatable in melodies and verses. He adopted the name of his breakthrough song and charged ahead in the studio. Just a few years after that pivotal song, Swxm has found his stride. While his namesake song approaches a million views, other singles, including “Bando Cookin’ Like Chef” and the semi-autobiographical “Big Man No Cry,” have garnered international attention. The DIY artist has thrived at making moments, from visualizers to melodies. “Pew Pew Pew,” another standout single and upcoming video, is designed to stand apart. “I took a risk with the chorus when I went to the falsetto,” the strategic artist admits. “I needed to make that a phrase bigger than the song.” The risk paid off, with over 200,000 streams and recent high-profile playlist adds. In October 2023 Swxm and Quavo released their collaboration and music video for “Swim.” This single is about treading above water, and over performed on streaming. “Swim” has gone on to be a First Alert on Sirius XM, and has received media support widely, including Worldstar and TMZ.