▁others . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁done ▁substantial ▁work ▁for ▁Atlantic ▁Records , ▁Sony ▁Records , ▁and ▁Universal ▁Records . ▁ ▁Early ▁Years ▁( 1 9 6 5 - 1 9 8 4 ) ▁Dar ry l ▁Sw ann ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Sh aker ▁He ights . ▁Dar ry l ' s ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁music ▁production ▁began ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 ▁upon ▁reading ▁the ▁book ▁Modern ▁Rec ording ▁Te chni ques . ▁He ▁played ▁lead ▁guitar ▁in ▁the ▁gar age ▁band ▁" The ▁Lab ▁R ats " ▁and ▁mixed ▁live ▁sound ▁for ▁many ▁Cleveland ▁area ▁bands ▁throughout ▁his ▁te en age ▁years . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Sh aker ▁He ights ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Sw ann ▁acquired ▁his ▁Liberal ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁U CLA ▁in ▁ ▁West wood , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Dar ry l ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁rock ▁band ▁" H aven " ▁re located ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁played ▁with ▁Po ison ▁and ▁W arr ant ▁at ▁The ▁Tr ou bad our . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁Art ist ▁H aven ' s ▁success ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁London , ▁England , ▁and ▁a ▁subsequent ▁tour ▁of ▁Europe ▁to ▁promote ▁H aven ’ s ▁independent ▁E . P . ▁album . ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁Sw ann ▁has ▁played ▁guitar ▁on ▁numerous ▁records ▁for ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Produ cer ▁