Stan Swiniarski

Composer, Producer, Songwriter, Artist, Teacher
Website: https://www.upcellar.com

I have been composing and producing songs and cues for Film/TV/Advertising since 2000. My music has been used for shoes airing on numerous networks, including: Bravo, Discovery, TLC, CNBC, NPR, Animal Planet, Oxygen. I have had a variety of different placements, producing music in many genres, from solo piano to electronic and orchestral.

I traveled and worked in Nashville since the late ‘90s, eventually moving there to work on Music Row full time. While there, I had several independent charting label cuts, as well a number of major label holds. Check out the discography on my website for more information. I have also won a number of awards for my songwriting. In addition, I released 2 self-produced CDs of my originals, one of which charted on the Americana Music and Roots Music Report radio airplay charts. After returning to New England in 2010, I had the honor of teaching songwriting, arranging and music business courses at Berklee college of music.

I’m a classically trained pianist, as well as a multi-keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist. I have performed both as a solo singer-songwriter, and keyboard sideman, sharing the stage with a number of major artists, and have performed in the opening lineup with for artists such as: Jason Aldean, Gary Allan, America, Jeff Bates, Colt Ford, George Jones, Randy Owen, Kellie Pickler and Dwight Yoakam. Today I continue to perform locally as a pop cover artist and solo pianist.

Along with teaching at Berklee, I also have taught at the W.O. Smith Community Music School in Nashville and the Real School of Music in MA. I have also taught keyboards, guitar, production and songwriting privately to all ages. I am a degreed music instructor, levels K-12, and have worked in the public school sector as well as from my home.

Education:
B.M., Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, M.S., University of Massachusetts, Lowell.