Fusing electro and rock.
Music
Bio
SWONIC is a controllerist fusing electro and rock. His musical journey began with classical piano and evolved through more than 100 live shows as a punk rock drummer. This foundation fueled his signature finger drumming style: treating grid controllers as a hybrid of keys and drums, SWONIC brings a new level of tactile virtuosity to digital music.
By utilizing MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) with instruments like the LinnStrument and ROLI Lightpad Blocks, SWONIC translates every touch, slide and vibrato into real-time musical emotion; consequently, no two performances sound ever exactly the same.
Beyond the stage, his background in musicology has led to co-develop Dynamic Controls, a specialized utility for ROLI hardware, and to collaborate with industry innovators like Synido. Always evolving his approach to sound design, SWONIC is relentlessly chasing the future of music, performance and gear.