Richard Swift is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and short-film maker. He is the founder, owner, and recording engineer of National Freedom, a recording studio located in Oregon, and has worked as producer for such acts as The Shins, Damien Jurado, The Mynabirds, Foxygen, Jessie Baylin, Wake Owl, Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, and Guster. Swift is now a member of indie rock band The Shins. In April 2014, Richard announced via Twitter that he had joined The Black Keys as their touring bassist and background singer.