Richard Swift

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Swift
Occupation	Music Producer
Date Of Birth	Mar 16, 1977(1977-03-16)
Age	47
Date Of Death	2018-07-03
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Pisces

Richard Swift Biography

Richard Swift is one of the most popular and richest Music Producer who was born on March 16, 1977 in Minnesota, United States. Talented musician and founder of National Freedom, an Oregon-based recording studio. He was a producer of music for artists like The Shins, Damien Jurado and Foxygen.

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Richard Swift (March 16, 1977 – July 3, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and short-film maker. He was the founder, owner, and recording engineer of National Freedom, a recording studio located in Oregon, and worked as producer, collaborator, muse and influencer for acts including The Shins, Damien Jurado, David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion), Foxygen, Jessie Baylin, Nathaniel Rateliff, Lucius, Lonnie Holley, The Mynabirds, Wake Owl, Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, Gardens & Villa, Cayucas, and Guster. Swift was a former member of indie rock band The Shins and The Arcs. He was also a part of The Black Keys’ live band during their 2014–2015 tour, performing as their touring bassist and backing singer.

Ricardo “Dicky” Ochoa released his first solo album under the name Dicky Ochoa on Metro One Recordings in 2000. While in 2002 released an album called Company with Frank Lenz and Elijah Thomson. Also in 2002 he was a musician on the Promise Keepers Live Worship album. In 2001, Swift moved to Southern California to pursue his solo recording career. That same year, he recorded Walking Without Effort, an initially unreleased album with drummer and producer Frank Lenz. He recorded much of his early music on a four-track cassette recorder. From 2002 to 2005, he released four small pressings of “properly manufactured” 7″ vinyl singles via Velvet Blue Music. Swift also released The Novelist in 2003 and Walking Without Effort (recorded in 2001) in 2005 and combined the two albums to create the double-disc The Richard Swift Collection Vol. 1 released by Leftwing Recordings in August 2004. He signed to indie label Secretly Canadian, who then re-released the Collection in 2005. In 2007, Secretly Canadian and Polydor issued Swift’s proper follow-up album, Dressed Up For the Letdown. Later in the year Swift met Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy during a taping of the BBC program Later…with Jools Holland. Tweedy asked Swift to support Wilco on their Sky Blue Sky US tour. During the tour Tweedy invited Swift to record at their Loft studios in Chicago.

He was often with his family.

Richard Swift Net Worth

Richard Swift is one of the richest Music Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Swift 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He recorded and wrote original music from his own home. After moving to Southern California in 2001, he pursued a solo recording business. Later, he signed with Secretly Canadian.

He was a keyboardist for The Shins and then became the touring bassist and backing singer for The Black Keys.

Born in California on March 16, 1977 with the name Ricardo Ochoa, into a musical Quaker family, Swift started performing and singing in churches at an early age. In his youth, his family moved frequently, spending time in rural locations in Minnesota, Utah, and Oregon. As a teenager, he worked at a farm near International Falls, Minnesota.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Richard Swift Dating?

According to our records, Richard Swift is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Richard Swift’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Music Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Swift celebrates birthday on March 16 of every year.

What happened to Richard Swift?

He died on July 3, 2018 in Tacoma. Six days later, Swift’s family released a statement confirming that he had suffered from alcohol addiction throughout his life, and that his death was ultimately caused by related “complications from hepatitis, as well as liver and kidney distress.”

Did one of The Black Keys died?

Richard Swift , a former member of the Shins and touring bassist with The Black Keys, has died, aged 41. A Facebook post confirmed his death saying: “And all the angels sing ‘Que Sera Sera’ Richard Ochoa Swift March 16, 1977 – July 3, 2018.”

What band was Richard Swift in?

Music groups

What genre is Richard Swift?

Alternative/Indie

Do the Black Keys hate each other?

The music duo denied rumors they hate each other during Thursday’s episode of CBS This Morning. Auerbach, who has been friends with Carney since childhood, confirmed they’ve had tensions but said they didn’t get sick of each other in “any legitimate kind of way.”