Will Swan is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 5, 1985 in San Francisco, California, United States. He was a bandmate together with He has been bandmates with singer Jonny Craig in Dance Gavin Dance., the singer. He has been bandmates with singer Jonny Craig in Dance Gavin Dance. in Dance Gavin Dance.
Will Swan (born December 5, 1985) is an American musician born in San Francisco, California. He is most prominently known as the lead guitarist and founder of the American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance and as the founder of his record label Blue Swan Records. He is also the guitarist for the American rock bands Sianvar, Secret Band, and Royal Coda.
Will Swan began his music career as the founder and lead guitarist for the post-hardcore band Farewell Unknown with vocalist Joel Rabara, percussionist Drew Ochwat, guitarist Alvaro Alcala, and bass guitarist Eric Lodge. The band released one studio album, The 40 Day Fake Out, on October 19, 2004. After disbanding in 2005, Swan and Lodge both recruited drummer Matt Mingus and vocalists Jon Mess and Jonny Craig to form the post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance in 2005.
He was born within Northern California; he and Dance Gavin Dance have been from Sacramento.
The band’s Downtown Battle Mountain album charted at 46 according to the U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers albums chart. The follow-up album, Downtown Battle Mountain II came in at number 82 according to the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the Independent Albums chart.
Will Swan was born in Sacramento, California on December 5, 1985, where he was born and raised. He is part African American and part Mexican. He became interested in pursuing a music career after seeing Green Day at Fillmore West in San Francisco at the age of 12, in December 1997. Swan learned how to play guitar and began performing in local bands at the ages of 16 and 17 before he took interest in pursuing “progressive post-hardcore”.
