meet the artist Justin Swiney

Justin Swiney Biography

Justin Swiney aka Unkle Nephew, Drummer/Producer/Mix Engineer from Brooklyn, New York got his start in music at the early age of 3 years old. Justin was formally trained at Susan E. Wagner High School under Paul Corn and later at SAE Institute for Audio Engineering. In December of 2017, Justin began touring with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (2017-2019). Since then, Justin has toured Europe, South America, Asia and Australia. In addition to performing with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Justin has performed with Blackstar (Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def & Talib Kweli) opened for the Gorillaz and performed on Dave Koz's, Koz Cruise Since 2017, Justin has been a side man with, Kendra Foster, Amanda Seales and more recently with Sam Greenfield. Justin has been Sam’s Touring and recording drummer since 2022 and mixing engineer on his 2025 album “Worst Of Sam Greenfield”. Aside from touring, Justin has worked extensively In the wedding and corporate band industry. Working with companies such as Around Town Entertainment, Cafe Wa? ENT, Hudson Horns, 45 Riots and more recently full time with Elan Artist (SoundHouse).

Country: United States