
Dave Swallow – Curriculum Vitae
audio engineer – writer – author – educator – sound enthusiast
Over the past 15 years I have been honing my skills as a front of house audio engineer for UK artistes such as Amy Winehouse, La Roux, Billy Ocean, Underworld, amongst many others.
Last year I took home the Audio Pro Industry Excellence Award of Live Sound Engineer of the Year 2011.
Contact
For extra information including references please contact me
Book
My book Live Audio: the art of mixing a show was released in the USA in december 2010, and in the rest of the world at the beginning of january 2011. This book isn’t suppose to be a text book, more of a guide to live sound. It is for all those people who don’t like to read and those who want to but can’t muster the stamina to finish a book. It’s even for those people who have no interest in the technology but want to learn more about the inner workings of a tour.
It is published through Focal Press.
Magazine
As of January, 2012 I started to write a monthly column for Lighting and Sound International Magazine.
Before that, I wrote for audio pro international since november 2010.
Most of my articles can be read on this website here
Seminars
Over the past year I have developed a series of seminars and delivered them all over the world. Too often we get distracted by the technology we surround ourselves in, these series of seminars are dedicated to understanding our sonic environment from our creative side.
For More information click here
Audiothinktank
One of the many things that has developed from the seminars is my Audiothinktank. This is a forum for us, the engineers on the front line, to have our say on the industry we love. It’s about discussing issues and steering our future to where we want to be. It’s a group for everyone, amateurs, professionals, students and veterans, it’s important to share and discuss our collective knowledge so that the most important people in the venue get the real difference.
If you like to join in and start a discussion to be talked about online, or in the live forum, click here. You can read more about the audiothinktank here
Artists
I’ve taken the Front of House reigns for all these artistes at some point over the past 10 years.

Other Artists
Terry Hall and Lynval Golding (The Specials), first show in 20 years.
Anathema
The Modern
Do Me Bad Things
Hiding Place
Days of Worth
Smother
Engerica
Help She Can’t Swim
The Datsuns
Other Rolls
Along with my usual roll as front of house engineer, I have occasionally dabbled in other areas of live production.
Amy Winehouse – Production Manager
Corinne Bailey Rae – Tour Manager/Production Manager
James – Stage Manager
Here and Now Tour – Stage Manager
Goldie Looking Chain – Monitor Engineer
The Coral – Monitor Engineer
The Boy Least Likey To – Monitor Engineer/Tour Manager
Recording and Mixing Credits:
Under My Thumb – La Roux
In For The Kill (Acoustic) – La Roux
Bulletproof (Live) – La Roux
Dog House Boogie – Seasick Steve
I Told You I Was Trouble – Amy Winehouse – Live in London
Various Live Song from Amy Winehouse
Mixed & supervised countless sessions including:
Vevo Go Shows, Itunes, Aol, Yahoo, Mercury Awards, BBC, B-side cuts…
Live TV appearances include:
Jay Leno, Dave Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Good Morning America, The View, MTV and the MTV Movie Awards, VH1, Austin City Limits, Conan O’Brien, Regis & Kelly, Later… with Jools Holland, Brit Awards, Live at Abbey Road, BBC One Sessions, Parkinson, Friday Night Project, Album Chart Show, E4, Taratata, New Pop, Jonathan Ross, The Friday Night Project, Alan Carr, Top of The Pops, CD:UK, T4, 360 Sessions, Davina, Mobo Award
Press
Amy Winehouse Memoriam, Nieuwe Revu (Dutch), Feb 2011
Lighting and Sound, December 2011
Pro Sound News Europe, September 2011
Audio Undone, August 2011
Total Production, June 2010
Audio Pro International, May 2010
Mix Online, September 2007
Lighting and Sound, April 2007
Shows
DJ Fresh, Live at Radio 1′s One Big Weekend in Hackney. The mix you hear here is actually straight from the FOH console. Because of the way specific way Fresh wants the mix to be, all broadcast feeds are taken from my console.
James Live at Lisbon’s Rock in Rio Festival 2012
Underworld, Born Slippy at Global Gathering 2011
La Roux – Vevo Go Show, Times Square, New York City in December 2010.
The mix you hear on the track is my rough mix that ended up being used for the proper video
Amy Winehouse at Glastonbury on the main stage in 2007





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