Rob Swire
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| Birth name | Robert Swire-Thompson |
| Also known as | Anscenic |
| Born | 5 November 1982 |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Warner Music, Hardline Rekordingz, Breakbeat Kaos |
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| Starr Labs' Ztar Z6S-XPA CME UF70 Korg KONTROL 49 Muse Research Receptor Novation Launchpad |
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Robert Swire-Thompson (born 5 November 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, audio mixing, record producer and DJ. Swire is best known as the lead singer and producer of Australian drum and bass/electronic rock band Pendulum, and as the producer and DJ of the electronic dance music duo, Knife Party. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, he relocated to the United Kingdom in 2003 with fellow Pendulum co-founders Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding. Swire has since fulfilled a broad spectrum of roles as a member of Pendulum, ranging from song writing to singing while performing live with an unusual guitar-like MIDI controller – Starr Labs' Ztar Z6S-XPA. Swire can also play guitar, bass, keyboards and percussion. He is sometimes referred to by the stage name Anscenic.
Rob Swire was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. When he was a child, his family lived in Harare in Zimbabwe for several years. During his residence, he created a song which was played on a local Zimbabwe radio station. He attended Scotch College, Swanbourne, graduating in 1999, where he first met bandmate Gareth McGrillen. Over the next three years he worked as a record producer for several local drum and bass, breakbeat and metal bands, during which time he occasionally used the stage name "Anscenic." He also made a couple of independent releases with former Hardcore techno label Hardline Rekordingz, including a collaboration with the label's founder, Animal Intelligence, which was titled "Fat American Bitchcore." Only twenty lathe cut copies of the record were distributed, to help promote the label's 2001–2002 tour of New Zealand. Swire also produced a track titled "Electrodes on the Skull" which was released alongside three tracks by other artists signed to the label at that time.
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