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🇺🇸 Swaen was born on December 17, 1993 in Trier. As a teenager, he spent nights in his friends' music studios. Some cover songs and a stage name remain from this time. In 2015, Swaen released his first self-produced song entitled »Zu oft gefragt«. Shortly after the release, producers took notice of him. A remix of the song produced by Tim Kneidl has now reached over 150.000 views on the internet. The track is still used by DJ's all over the planet.

🇩🇪 Swaen wurde am 17. Dezember 1993 in Trier geboren. Als Jugendlicher verbringt er Nächte in den Musikstudios seiner Freunde. Coversongs und ein Künstlername bleiben aus dieser Zeit erhalten. Im Jahr 2015 veröffentlicht 
Swaen seinen ersten selbstproduzierten Song mit dem Titel »Zu oft gefragt«. Kurz nach der Veröffentlichung werden Produzenten auf ihn aufmerksam. Ein Remix wird noch immer von DJ's auf der ganzen Welt gespielt.

Self-portrait, 2023 © Swaen
Self-portrait, 2023 © Swaen

In addition to training as a media designer, further pieces of music followed by 2018, »Wir sind da" together with Tim Kneidl and »Nie wieder gehn'« on his own. Studying art history and catholic theology gave his work an unprecedented depth. Driven by his own fate, Swaen produced »Superman 17« during his bachelor's degree, »Alles getan« during his scientific work at the city museum of Trier, the songs »Ein guter Freund« and »So schön« followed in 2023. »Last Goodbye« was created in October 2024. To this day, his songs are based on true stories, experiences and feelings.

Once Swaen understood the world as a gift from heaven and the work of art as a document of its time, Swaen became acquainted with the humanistic studies of the Italian Renaissance. From then on, his attention was focused on the beauty of human and nature, the philosophies of love and the messages in the art of the 15th and 16th centuries. His studies still focus on the paintings of the Old Masters and the psychoanalytic interpretation of art. In his own digital art, the experiences and insights he has collected find artistic expression.