Emerson Swinford, a native of Chicago, is a Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer/songwriter and producer. He is currently a guitarist in the

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band, and was formerly a member of the band Drill, a precursor to industrial-

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Career

Swinford's guitar work can be heard on the 2018 album release by Stewart, called ''

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'', the 2015 release '' Another Country'' and 2013's '' Time''. ''Blood Red Roses'' and ''Time'' both went to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. ''Another Country'' has since reached Platinum sales and ''Time'' has achieved Double Platinum sales status there. ''Time'' also went to number 7 on the US Billboard chart. Emerson has numerous co-writing credits with Stewart including "Honey Gold", "Vegas Shuffle", as well as co-writing "The Drinking Song". Along with writer/producer Kevin Savigar and

, Emerson co-wrote two songs on the '' Time'' album, "Finest Woman" and the title track "Time". In 2016 he released a self-titled album available on his website and on iTunes. Emerson's theme and under-score music composed for the hit comedy '' Hot in Cleveland'' won him

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Film and Television Music Awards in 2011, 2012, and 2014. He is also a composer for the TV Land network comedy series '' The Soul Man'' and '' Retired at 35'' and has had many TV and film song placements including ''The Hills'', '' The Ghost Whisperer,'' and '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. As a session guitarist, Emerson has recorded with a diverse roster of artists such as

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, Delerium,

, Paul Oakenfold, Liz Phair,

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, P. J. Olsson,

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, Kimberley Locke, Natalie Cole, Kenny G and many others, as well as performing on the soundtracks for the movies ''

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,'' '' Planet of the Apes'' and '' Power Rangers''. His guitar work is also featured on several national TV commercial spots including St. Ives and Coors Light. Emerson is a co-writer of the hit single " Barenaked" for actress and singer

. He was the musical director and touring guitarist for Tony award-winning actress and singer Idina Menzel, famous for her roles in Disney's ''Frozen'', Broadway's '' Wicked'' and '' Rent,'' and the TV show ''Glee''.

Selected discography

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References

External links

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