RIK SWINN

British born Rik Swinn started out signed to EMI publishing in 1978 as a songwriter. After  joining several  live bands that did'nt  amount to anything he eventually met record producer Vic Coppersmith-Heaven(The Jam), who quickly took him into the Townhouse studio to record. In 1981 he left for Australia armed with a master tape of the song "Sound on Sound" and within a few months he formed The  VENETIANS , scored a recording deal with Parole records signing with Warner Music for publishing.

Between 1982-1988 the band toured continuously releasing three albums which produced  six top forty singles in Australia.The Band was noticed by Chrysalis records in the US who signed them in 1986.

Their most successful single was "So Much For Love" which was top five in Australia and reached number one in the Chicago dance charts.

 In 1988 Rik dissolved the band and signed to TruTone records as a solo artist.

After funding for TruTone was withdrawn by EMI  he left the industry.

 Travelling around the world for six months he ended up in Los Angeles where he fell in love and became a father.

"Be Happy" is the first music he has produced since that time .....WATCH THIS SPACE