Available to book from $1000 (USD). For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.
Grant’s unique One Man Band, based in NYC, has made him one of the most sought-after event musicians in the Eastern United States.
As a “live looping” artist, singing guitarist, and one man band playing over 500 songs from all genres, Grant thrives at a wide variety of events (over 130 per year), including everything from corporate galas and weddings, to concerts and private parties.
Since all musical elements are created live, and no backing tracks are used, no two performances are ever exactly the same.
HuffPost called him one of “5 Must-See Indie Summer Concerts in NYC.”
He travels internationally, but is based in New York City.
= free travel (up to 40 miles)
"Air On The G String" (Suite No. 3 in D major, 2nd mvt) Johann Sebastian Bach
'O Sole Mio Luciano Pavarotti
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You Bryan Adams
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke
A Day in the Life The Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles
A Pirate Looks at Forty Jimmy Buffett
A Well Respected Man The Kinks
About A Girl Nirvana
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
All I Am Jess Glynne
All I Have To Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers
All I Wanna Do The Beach Boys
All My Loving The Beatles
All of Me John Legend
All of Me (Jazz Standard) Billie Holiday
All Shook Up Elvis Presley
All The Things You Are (Jazz Standard) Ella Fitzgerald
Almost Like Being In Love (Jazz Standard) Nat King Cole
Always Be My Baby Mariah Carey
America Simon & Garfunkel
American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
American Pie Don McLean
And I Love Her The Beatles
Angel Dream Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Angel From Montgomery John Prine (or Bonnie Raitt)
Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band
As It Was Harry Styles
Baby I Love Your Way Peter Frampton
Baby One More Time Britney Spears
Back in Black AC/DC
Bang A Gong (Get It On) T. Rex
Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones
Bennie & The Jets Elton John
Better Together Jack Johnson
Beyond Leon Bridges
Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Black Pearl Jam
Black Hole Sun Soundgarden
Bloom The Paper Kites
Blowin' in the Wind Bob Dylan
Blue Skies (Jazz Standard) Ella Fitzgerald
Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell
Brick Ben Folds Five
Bring It On Home Sam Cooke
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations
California The Lagoons
California Dreamin' The Mamas & The Papas
Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley
Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli (or Lauryn Hill)
Canon in D Johann Pachelbel
Careless Whisper George Michael
Carolina in My Mind James Taylor
Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin
Catch The Wind Donovan
Chandelier Sia
Chasing Cars Snow Patrol
Closing Time Semisonic
Colder Weather Zac Brown Band
Colours Donovan
Come And Get Your Love Redbone
Come Fly With Me (Jazz Standard) Frank Sinatra
Come Over Kenny Chesney
Con Te Partirò Andrea Bocelli
Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
Crazy Love Van Morrison
Cruisin' Smokey Robinson
Crying Roy Orbison
Cupid Sam Cooke
Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In The Moonlight King Harvest
Dani California Red Hot Chili Peppers
Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen
Days Like This Van Morrison
Deck the Halls Traditional Christmas Carol
Desperado Eagles
Dig a Pony The Beatles
Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel
Don't Know Why Norah Jones
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Animals
Don't Speak No Doubt
Don't You Want Me The Human League
Down On The Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dreams The Cranberries
Drive The Cars
Dust In the Wind Kansas
Enjoy The Silence Depeche Mode
Everlong Foo Fighters
Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
Ex's & Oh's Elle King
Express Yourself Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Feeling Good Nina Simone
Fire and Rain James Taylor
Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger
Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall Simon & Garfunkel
Fly Me To The Moon (Jazz Standard) Frank Sinatra
Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival
Free Fallin' Tom Petty
Friend Of The Devil Grateful Dead
Georgia On My Mind (Jazz Standard) Ray Charles
Getting Better The Beatles
Given To Fly Pearl Jam
Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac
Going To California Led Zeppelin
Good Times Sam Cooke
Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison
Guiding Light Mumford & Sons
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder
Harvest Moon Neil Young
Hava Nagila (Traditional)
Heart of Gold Neil Young
Help Me Rhonda The Beach Boys
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Heroes David Bowie
Hey Bulldog The Beatles
Hey Jude The Beatles
Hey Ya! OutKast
Higher Love Steve Winwood
Home Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Hotline Bling Drake
Hound Dog Elvis Presley
How Great Thou Art (Traditional)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) Marvin Gaye
I Choose You Sara Bareilles
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye
I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston
I Want You Savage Garden
I Want You Back The Jackson 5
I Will The Beatles
I Will Wait Mumford & Sons
I'll Be Edwin McCain
I'll Be Back The Beatles
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Bob Dylan
I'm A Believer The Monkees
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers
I'm Looking Through You The Beatles
I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen
I'm Waiting For The Man The Velvet Underground
I'm Yours Jason Mraz
I've Just Seen A Face The Beatles
If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme) Gruff Rhys
Imagine John Lennon
In Dreams Roy Orbison
In My Life The Beatles
In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel
Interstate Love Song Stone Temple Pilots
Into the Great Wide Open Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Into The Mystic Van Morrison
Ironic Alanis Morissette
Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder
It Must Have Been The Roses Grateful Dead
It Won't Be Long The Beatles
It's Alright Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
It's Gonna Be Me NSYNC
It's Only a Paper Moon (Jazz Standard) Ella Fitzgerald
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) Van Morrison
Jealous Labrinth
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Prelude from Cantata BWV 147) Johann Sebastian Bach
Jet Paul McCartney and Wings
Jingle Bells Traditional Christmas Carol
Josie Donovan
Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones
Just The Two Of Us Bill Withers
Just the Way You Are Billy Joel
Just the Way You Are Bruno Mars
Just What I Needed The Cars
Killing Floor (Blues Standard) Howlin' Wolf
Knocks Me Off My Feet Stevie Wonder
L-O-V-E Nat King Cole
La Vie En Rose (Jazz Standard) Édith Piaf
Lady Stardust David Bowie
Landslide Fleetwood Mac
Layla Eric Clapton
Lean on Me Bill Withers
Leaving On A Jet Plane John Denver
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let it Snow! Vaughn Monroe
Let's Dance David Bowie
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye
Light My Fire The Doors
Listen To The Music The Doobie Brothers
Little Red Rooster (Blues Standard) Howlin' Wolf
Lola The Kinks
Losing My Religion R.E.M.
Love Song Sara Bareilles
Lucille Kenny Rogers
Make It With You Bread
Manhã de Carnaval (aka "Black Orpheus" or "A Day in the Life of a Fool") (Jazz Standard) Frank Sinatra
Maps Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Marry Me Train
Marry You Bruno Mars
Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney
Me & Julio Down By The School Yard Paul Simon
Meet Me Half Way Kenny Loggins
Message In a Bottle The Police
Mind Games John Lennon
Money (That's What I Want) Barrett Strong
Moon River (Jazz Standard) Audrey Hepburn (also Andy Williams)
Moondance Van Morrison
More Than A Woman Bee Gees
Motorcycle Drive By Third Eye Blind
Move On Up Curtis Mayfield
Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel
My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder
My Girl The Temptations
My Hero Foo Fighters
My Type Saint Motel
My Way Frank Sinatra
New York State of Mind Billy Joel
New York, New York (Jazz Standard) Frank Sinatra
Night Moves Bob Seger
Nobody Told Me John Lennon
Nothing Compares 2 U Prince (or Sinéad O'Connor)
Once In A Lifetime Talking Heads
One Love/People Get Ready Bob Marley & The Wailers
One More Cup Of Coffee Bob Dylan
Ophelia The Lumineers
Peace of Mind Boston
Peaches Justin Bieber
Penny Lane The Beatles
Perfect Ed Sheeran
Picture Book The Kinks
Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival
Psycho Killer Talking Heads
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze
Riders On The Storm The Doors
Riptide Vance Joy
Rock And Roll Led Zeppelin
Rocky Mountain High John Denver
Rocky Raccoon The Beatles
Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits
Royals Lorde
Satellite Dave Matthews Band
Say It Ain't So Weezer
Say My Name Destiny's Child
Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind
September Earth, Wind & Fire
Shape of You Ed Sheeran
She's Got Everything The Kinks
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd
Shower The People James Taylor
Shut Up and Dance Walk The Moon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder
Silly Love Songs Paul McCartney
Silver Bells Bing Crosby
Since I Fell For You Bonnie Raitt (also Buddy Johnson, and Lenny Welch)
Single Ladies Beyoncé
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Jack Johnson
Smooth Santana (feat. Rob Thomas)
So Happy Together The Turtles
Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel
Something The Beatles
Speechless Dan + Shay
Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
Stand By Me Ben E. King
Starlight Muse
Stay With Me Sam Smith
Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel
Such Great Heights The Postal Service
Summer of '69 Bryan Adams
Summertime Kenny Chesney
Sunshine Grant Swift
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Take It Easy Eagles
Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver
Take Me To Church Hozier
Talking Backwards Real Estate
Tempted Squeeze
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton
Territorial Pissings Nirvana
That's Amore (Jazz Standard) Dean Martin
That's Where It's At Sam Cooke
The Christmas Song Nat King Cole
The Gambler Kenny Rogers
The Heart Of The Matter Don Henley
The Logical Song Supertramp
The Rain Song Led Zeppelin
The River Garth Brooks
The Shadow Of Your Smile (Jazz Standard) Frank Sinatra
The Sound of Music Rodgers and Hammerstein
The Stranger Billy Joel
The Summer Wind (Jazz Standard) Frank Sinatra
The Thrill Is Gone (Blues Standard) B.B. King
The Times They Are a-Changin' Bob Dylan
The Way I Am Ingrid Michaelson
The Way You Look Tonight (Jazz Standard) Tony Bennett
The Weight The Band
Them Bones Alice in Chains
They Can't Take That Away from Me (Jazz Standard) Ella Fitzgerald
Things We Said Today The Beatles
Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
This Feeling Alabama Shakes
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads
Three Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers
Til There Was You (Jazz Standard) The Beatles
Tiny Dancer Elton John
Toes Zac Brown Band
Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler
Touch Me The Doors
Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden
Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds
Two Of Us The Beatles
Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers
Under Pressure Queen and David Bowie
Under The Boardwalk The Drifters
Under The Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers
Victoria The Kinks
Wait The Beatles
Walking in Memphis Marc Cohn
We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin' Simon & Garfunkel
What a Wonderful World (Jazz Standard) Louis Armstrong
Wheel John Mayer
When Will I Be Loved The Everly Brothers
While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles
White Christmas Bing Crosby
Wild Horses The Rolling Stones
Wild World Cat Stevens
Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
Wishlist Pearl Jam
With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles
Without You Harry Nilsson
Wonderful World Sam Cooke
Would? Alice In Chains
Yes Beyoncé
You Are My Sunshine (Traditional)
You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones
You Can't Do That The Beatles
You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes
You Don't Know How It Feels Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
You Don't Know Me Ray Charles
You Make My Dreams Hall & Oates
You May Be Right Billy Joel
You Should Probably Leave Chris Stapleton
You Won't See Me The Beatles
You'll Be In My Heart Phil Collins
You're All I Need to Get By Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
You're My Best Friend Queen
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (Jazz Standard) Dean Martin
You're The One That I Want John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away The Beatles
Young Americans David Bowie
Your Song Elton John
A performance space for Grant's One Man Band should be at least 5 Feet X 5 Feet. If performing outdoors, an overhead covering of at least 6 Feet X 6 Feet is needed. A single power outlet should be nearby.
Do they have in-house sound? Grant will provide all necessary equipment, but occasionally venues have their own audio setups and requirements.
All necessary sound and performance equipment will be provided by Grant, as well as liability insurance.
Yes, Grant always plays recorded background music through his setup before, between, and after sets.
I performed for a company wide launch of a new Dior fragrance a few years ago. The most memorable venue was probably one of the newest and tallest skyscrapers in Manhattan - The Spiral, in which I provided cocktail jazz music on the top floor. It had an incredible view overlooking Manhattan, with a view centered upon the similarly sized Empire State Building.
I love a variety of events, but I tend to enjoy corporate entertainment and cocktail events most of all. I like to strike a balance between getting folks "in the mood", and providing a perfect ambience for socializing.
I've been performing as a singer since I was 6 years old, and I studied music theory and composition in college. When a friend and I started playing the bar and restaurant circuit in NYC in 2014, we were astonished at how well we were doing, and I decided to pursue it full-time.
So impossible to say, but I dearly love Stevie Wonder, and probably The Beatles. There's no way I can decide on a greatest song of all time.
I love that it's Live! I don't pre-record anything, and I never use pre-selected backing tracks, so everything you're hearing, from the drums and bass, to the guitar and keys, is performed or recorded on the spot. It means that no two performances are ever exactly the same, making each event totally unique.
For standard events, my sound technician/roadie and I usually arrive about 90 minutes early. For more formal events, I'll arrive anywhere from a day or two in advance, up to 2 hours ahead of time. My sets range from 40-90 minutes, after which I'll take a short break (with background music playing through my setup).
Happy to perform outside, but I require an overhead covering of at least 6 feet by 6 feet.
Absolutely - if I know it, I'm happy to play it. For any special requests ahead of time, I can prepare a custom arrangement, which usually require 15-40 hours of work to put together.
Here's one recent review:
"Grant Swift was amazing. Seriously, he's a Musical Genius and a wonderful, amazing human being with an Angelic voice. We hired Grant for our wedding. We didn't like the usual route of hiring a DJ - we kinda think DJs are tacky for wedding, and who wants to do the cha cha slide? Our wedding was in an old barn filled with antiques and rustic decor, and having a musician like Grant fit the vibe. Grant provided a list of songs that he knows- over 500 songs. We selected a bunch of Jazz, Indie Rock, and more that went with our theme. He also prepared custom arrangements of new songs for our first dances since they were not in his repertoire.
Afraid that no one will get on the dance floor without a DJ? You're wrong. Both adults and kids were on the dance floor from the beginning. Everyone had a great time and loved his music and singing. We would recommend Grant for any event."
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