Our colorful Teddy Bear Tee featuring a vivid center screen print on a 100% cotton classic fit T shirt. From that point forward, we just kept on doing them, just to pay homage to Michael at first. With this in mind, Teddy began to explore integrating the various genres he loved: metal, pop-punk, soul/funk, country, gospel, R&B, and show-tunes, into one genre that is Teddy Swims. How would you describe your sound? My producer now, he was producing stuff for me when I was 18 or 19, and we were making heavy metal music. Fan safety is our priority. Working with my friends is definitely amazing. I’ve had a lot more time to focus on myself and original tunes, and be home with my family. So I’m just excited to just be able to get back out and do everything. Featuring an ultra-premium, child-friendly, and... View full product details This song is in Teddy Swim style, has capo on fret2 and is tuned 1/2 step down. Teddy is the accumulation of past projects. Upcoming Dates. This is our reaction to teddy swims Till I change your mind (Live)! View All Photos. Swims stands for: someone who isn’t me sometimes, a reference to Teddy’s struggle to integrate the different parts of himself. So, I feel more sane now honestly through the COVID-19 pandemic. I think it’s going to be our first real major release that I’m really excited about. Teddy has the voice of an soulful angel but live concerts tend to be too loud, so loud that it ruins the experience. The venue was just the right size. Here we are now. February 12th 2020. Teddy Swims Nia Andrews Thu December 19, 2019 8:30 PM The Satellite Los Angeles, CA $15.00 - $17.00 Sales Ended Ages 21+ Share Share with Friends Facebook Twitter Email Add To Calendar Add to Calendar iCal Google By continuing past this page, you agree to our, options for canceled, rescheduled and postponed events. We start filming for “Broke”, and it’ll be out in August. I think there’s been a lot of good through it and I’ve been able to be a part of seeing a change with the Black Lives Matter movement, and being able to be a part of it. Music Videos, Viral Music Videos Description Teddy Swims - Tennessee Whiskey (Live from our Basement) on Harmonic Wings Music I had a fear, but the tickets sold out so fast. Mar 26, 2021. It turned out that one of the first people that really caught on was this New Zealand wave, and all of a sudden the Michael Jackson cover had 150,000 more views than it already had before. I’m super excited to put it out, and see what people think in the world. Limited Edition Collectible Vinyl Figure - Signed by Teddy Swims. So, of course Atlanta was hype, but San Francisco was really insane too. When we were engaging with Facebook people all night, we had no idea that there were a lot of New Zealand people commenting, because it was the middle of the day for them. Within the last year you’ve grown your fanbase exponentially, well into 100 Million views. For Teddy, the goal is to break barriers and bring people together. Let’s say we started with a Summer Walker cover and then a Shania Twain cover, you’re gonna have this country audience, then this modern day Hip Hop audience, or an R&B audience, and maybe there’s a 50-year-old southern man on Facebook right now who would have never had the chance to listen to an artist that is as amazing as H.E.R., or Summer Walker, or somebody like that. How was your experience traveling from city to city? So I just excited to get back out into the world. So, when we first started the Michael Jackson cover really started popping off first on Facebook, and people were sharing it around. Mary. It’s so much bigger than that, and there’s so much more responsibility to that power. Frank Ocean put out some music recently, and I love Lucky Daye right now. So, don’t sleep. Then we’re making sure that we’re Coronavirus free, and then we’re staying locked down together and working for three or four days. – Ain’t up for debate, A post shared by Teddy Swims (@teddyswims404) on Jun 8, 2020 at 8:59am PDT. Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Teddy Swims, with postponed or cancelled events due to COVID-19 are now, in certain cases, considering virtual appearances via live streaming. Swims stands for: someone who isn’t me sometimes, a reference to Teddy’s struggle to integrate the different parts of himself. I was lucky enough to meet him before the show in the alley and he is the nicest, kindest, sweetest person I think I’ve ever met. What a way to experience an up and coming artist! their representatives. Well, it’s been wonderful. For Teddy, the goal is to break barriers and bring people together. 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So, it was awesome to be able to do meet and greets every day after the show. It’s kind of hard for me to because I think I’m in this place right now where the covers and the way that we’ve done things come from very different backgrounds. For Teddy, the goal is to break barriers and bring people together. It’s right there in his name— “Swims” is an acronym for “Someone Who Isn’t Me Sometimes,” and it’s a kind of shorthand for everything he stands for. We played in Atlanta of course, cause that’s where we’re from. … this sh*t is way bigger than you, it’s so much bigger than me and all my friends. He’s humble, fun, loving, sincere, vulnerable, soulful, and real. My favorite album of all time, is “Songs In The Key Of Life” by Stevie Wonder. I mean, I’ve never played in front of thousands or anything, so I’m sure that’s absolutely out of this world, but that energy I feel never changes as long as you can maintain that, that’s what it’s all about. They could be going through a divorce or going through chemo right now, and my music is the only thing they want to hear, stuff like that not only keeps you humble, but it also makes you keep mortality in your mind and understand that there’s so much more to life than what you’re doing. We have a set up real release plan instead of just like one little song per tour. Although we’ve had a lot more chance to focus on original music, we had plans this year to tour maybe nine or 10 months out of the year and just put out a single for every tour. People came out, they loved it, and so it made me really excited that people care so much more about my voice and my personality. Last year was his 10 year death anniversary. Teddy Swims’ latest single, “My Bad,” is a slow-burning R&B ballad, full of limber vocal runs and a pleading chorus (plus a clever, pro wrestling-inspired video). Teddy Swims—a tattooed teddy-bear-come-to-life with a voice that will make your jaw drop to the floor—goes the opposite direction, marveling at his newfound deliverance from the bottom. I’m terrified, I got to get another test, and I’m like freaking out all the time. They’ve always had my best interests at heart, and I always have theirs. So, we all started kind of weirdly in the metal scene together. The band was incredible and TS did not disappoint. I’m so excited to travel. But, it definitely is hard sometimes to take a more professional approach with them at certain moments. Awesome show! Your covers are a dope blend of different genres. How do you use your music to accomplish that? We actually never thought that we were going to be getting into the covers, but we put out our first one on June 25th (2019) which was “Rock With You” by Michael Jackson. The second thing that we did right after Michael was cover this artist, Six60, who is huge in Auckland, New Zealand. It was awesome to be able to like meet people instead of seeing just the numbers that you see all the time on YouTube. Maroon Hoodie. During the interview we got to chop it up about everything, from how he started doing covers to artists he’s feeling now to the advantages and challenges that have come along with building his team with his closest friends and using his broad range of music to unite. This is a terrible concert venue. Growing up navigating different worlds, as a football player, a musical theater student and the grandson of a Pentecostal pastor, Teddy was exposed to a wider variety of music than most “country boys”. It’s definitely harder in some ways (working with friends and family), but at least you know that your family, or your closest friends have your best interests at heart. What advantages and challenges have you faced from working with people? Until we learn to see every person as an individual, we will never truly reach unity.“. And now since they like my Shania Twain cover or my George Strait cover, now you have this middle-aged southern man who is now absolutely in love with H.E.R. His cover songs are excellent Teddy is the accumulation of past projects. The open act was bad. Right. So, if I could say anything, it’s just soul music. We actually did a cover of “Knocks Me Off My Feet”, that’s the best record of all time. My buddies were all in my band, or we were in bands together, or back and forth doing different stuff. That something that just feels in your gut, it feels like I grew up listening to the song, but I’ve never heard this song. His band "The Elephants" were right on point! I think this whole Corona thing, there’s been a lot more good for me than I thought there would be. See Full Schedule. I think no matter how many people are in a crowd, there’s nothing like that energy, it’s a high. Teddy Swims Plush. Somewhere between Bougie, Hipster & Hood. Would love to see more seating options. Find Teddy Swims tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. We started out trying to do as many genres as possible, to bring more people together. Would have been nice if there was an awning or something over the sidewalk where you stand to get in the building. We had all of our homies show up. It was just getting like five to 10 grand a day at that point, but when we woke up one day, we’re like, “Where 150,000 views come from?”, they came from New Zealand, and they were paying attention. I’ve worked with a lot of people that maybe have not had my best interests at heart, or maybe we were using each other to get where we wanted to be. “When we wrote ‘Broke,’ it was right before the pandemic,” Swims says. There’s just always something that’s special about that. It was a great experience! Overall. He did a few of the songs I was hoping for but I was pretty over it by the time he finally came on. In high school and over the next few years he was in several bands, genres ranging from 80’s hair metal, funk, modern metalcore, soul, and country alternative bands. Get to know Teddy Swims below, check out his new video “Broke” and be sure to follow up @teddyswims404, as we’re sure he’s next to blow! Swims stands for: someone who isn’t me sometimes, a reference to Teddy’s struggle to integrate the different parts of himself. Anything else we should know before you go? Engages with the crowd, great atmosphere, place was ROCKIN'...Teddy Swims is a must see! He’s always been with us from the jump trying to film whatever he could film. It’s awesome to just have your best friends around you at all times every day, that’s how I’ve tried to stay sane through this. VIEW ALL. I prefer soul music. There’s five of them other than me and my band and my producer lives there, my videographer, my manager, we have our merchandise, my brother lives there so there’s like really 10 of us that live together. When you just have that feeling in your gut that something feels nostalgic, but you may not have heard it before, that’s the feeling that I’m looking for. Speaking of COVID, how are you staying sane during the extended lockdown? I went back to LA last month and we were starting to do some in person sessions again, because during the quarantine, there’s been a lot of Zoom or FaceTime writing sessions. Instead of this many views, it’s actually somebody in their cars, somebody at their work, or somebody sharing with their friend.