Swagg R’Celious

Producer, vocalist and songwriter Swagg R’Celious has and continues to build an innovative and creative mark on the music industry. The Sony/ATV signed producer/writer has had career-defining opportunities to work with artists, writers and producers such as: Baby Face, American Authors, H.E.R., Wale, Alicia Keys, Neyo, Brandy, Kehlani, Cash Cash, K. Michelle, Gabi Wilson, Elle Varner, Tiara Thomas, Livre, Kery James, Busta Rhymes, Coko of SWV, B.O.B, Dawn Richard and many more. Respected beyond the genres of hip hop and R&B music, R’Celious, whose humble beginnings rooted in the church have evolved across cultural lines, from the Korean pop star Hyo Lee to writing the score for the motion picture “Stick Up Kids”. R’Clious also have a strong passion for music education in music technology and has been featured as a guest lecturer at High Schools, Colleges and Universities.
Born David Arcelious Harris on August 27, 1986 in Manchester Georgia, Swagg R’Celious received his name “ Swagg” in undergrad at Lagrange College studying creative music & technology when an anonymous girl wrote a letter to him about his undeniable charisma, confidence, and swag.
Succeeding his experience at LaGrange he continued to follow the path to knowledge in New York City and would eventually attend NYU for his masters in Music Technology. Always having the dream of becoming the best producer at the forefront of his mind coupled with his ceaseless determination within three months in a city he had never visited Swagg landed an internship at the production studio of MBK Entertainment where he caught the eye of Conrad Robinson, brother of MBK CEO Jeff Robinson). Conrad came to the studio in need of a worship record for the now top charting gospel group, Livre’. With R’Celious’s musical roots in gospel, he ceased the moment volunteering a song he wrote for the chapel band back at LaGrange. Though he could not remember the verse he sang, Conrad was impressed by what he could remember and by the following week the group was recording the record. After that moment, CEO Jeff Robinson and managing partner, Suzette Williams began to notice Swagg’s writing and production skills but it was his ability to create and do multiple genres of music that allowed them to take him under their tutelage.
R’Celious’s multidimensional cross genre music is changing music today and has earned him chart topping success in hip-hop, Gospel and R&B. Given his way with words it is not shocking that the ever evolving producer also enjoys speaking about his experiences and passion for music in workshops settings at the Berklee School of Music, Seoul Music Institute’s Summer Music Program, LaGrange College’s Music department, and the list continues to grow.
Most recently R’Celious has ventured out starting a new production company, Progressive Musik Group (PMG) whose mission statement is something he lives by daily, “Greatness is not a destination it’s a way of life: Everyday strive to be better than you were the day before.”