Sheriffs Swanson (b. 1989) is a Brooklyn-based composer who came to music fashionably late. In 2016, he began studies with Jeremy Reinhold in composition and counterpoint as an adult student. Driven by curiosity and love of music, Sheriffs spent countless hours writing songs, self-studying theory, and catching up on everything he did not get through a formal music education.

In 2021, his string quartet "Can you hear the call of my beating heart?" (2019) was recognized as a semi-finalist for The American Prize: Ernst Bacon Memorial Award. Later that year, Sheriffs was accepted to the Mannes School of Music. There, he studied composition privately with David T. Little and Robert Cuckson as part of his M.M. in Music Composition.

Sheriffs' compositions have been performed throughout the United States, and he has worked with groups such as the Locrian Chamber Players, CAMP, and David Fulmer's MACE Ensemble. In 2026, his music will be programmed internationally at the annual Bled Contemporary Music Week in Bled, Slovenia.

He enjoys early mornings, watching Street Fighter tournaments, and hanging out with his wife, who made this website.