From rocking parties in the most well known clubs in Austin to running the most successful record pool in Central Texas, DJ Mike Swing has been one of Austins go to guys for Hip Hop/Urban music since 1995.
His musical beginning started in the early eighties while listening to his fathers vinyl records of The Gap Band and The Sugar Hill Gang. From there he continued to learn more about the upcoming and hip culture that stemmed from New York City called Hip Hop. In the mid to late eighties, Mike Swing began purchasing and collecting cassette tapes and vinyl records of music he found to be influential and uplifting. In middle school he was always known as the guy who had the latest music. After high school, he relocated to The University of Texas at Austin where his DJ career truly began to take shape. While looking through a Vibe Magazine that contained the chronological order of Hip Hop, he noticed that the year 1987 had the Technics 1200 turntable labeled as, 'The Industry Standard' for the Hip Hop DJ. That was the spark that set him on his journey that still goes on today. He found a way to purchase two turntables and the necessary equipment to begin 'spinning'. This new found way of sharing his music led him to five years at college radio for the University of Texas at Austin called KVRX 91.7FM. The radio show called Urban Concepts was born and was the first Hip Hop radio program at The University of Texas at Austin to play modern R&B and to obtain the number one spot for a college/community radio program in the Austin, Texas market according to the Arbitron rating system.
During his career at radio, Mike Swing found time to build contacts within the music industry by going to conventions and starting his promotion venture and record pool called Moodswing Urban Entertainment Group. From this point, he started a promotion team that had clients such as Calvin Klein, Spin Records, Books.com, Loud Records, Bad Boy Entertainment, Warner Brother Records, Def Jam Records, KMX Energy Drinks, Church's Chicken, Mountain Dew, and Sony Pictures to name a few. The record pool has supplied the top DJ's in Austin with music on vinyl records since 2001. In 2003, an article and interview was placed in Feedback Magazine. Both ventures continue successfully to this day.
In 2004, Mike Swing decided to get back into DJing for the people again and started playing out for the masses again. Since then he has DJ'd at Hots Shots, Firehouse Lounge, Oslo, Red Fez, Six Lounge, 219 West, Buffalo Billiards, Paggi House, Barcelona, Davenport in San Antonio, The Maxim Magazine Austin, Texas party of 2005, Dave & Busters Austin, Tambaleo, Antone's, and various corporate parties and functions.
These days you can catch DJ Mike Swing playing for the best clubs/bars in the downtown area of Austin, Texas, being the director of Moodswing Record Pool, and being the lead consultant and president of promotions for Moodswing Urban Entertainment Group. Always looking to be innovative and different, Mike Swing will take DJing and Turntablism to the masses by incorporating it into his live club sets and party functions. His love for the music will never stop and neither will his drive. With countless ideas and projects in the works, it will only be time before he's back on radio again and playing at a venue near you. Always be on the lookout for Mike Swing being heard through a speaker near you.