Danny! Swain
AKA: The College Kicked-Out, D. Swain, Daniel Swain
Daniel Swain, known mononymously as Danny!, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and composer.
Swain rose to prominence after his debut performance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”, where he premiered his song “Evil”. After joining Okayplayer Records, Swain released his album “Payback”, cited by AllMusic as one of the best hip-hop releases of the year. In 2013, Ebony Magazine listed Swain among other rising artists in its “Leaders of the New School” piece, calling Swain one of a handful of “innovators”.
Swain has composed background music that has since been placed in numerous motion pictures and television programs, most notably FOX’s animated series “Bob’s Burgers” for which Swain was awarded an Emmy plaque for his contributions to an episode that won in the Outstanding Animated Program category at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017. In the year preceding this milestone, Swain also began working as a voiceover artist—debuting as the narrator of “Hey Rookie, Welcome To The NFL”’s fifteenth season—and appeared in a digital short for “Sesame Street” featuring a “Wheels On The Bus” remix produced and performed by Swain.
Despite a halt in studio releases after his 2018 instrumental album “The Book Of Daniel: Original Motion Picture Score”, Swain continues to contribute to Bob’s Burgers while composing library music and incidental cues under various aliases for Extreme Music.