Fin Leavell

Ciaran Ambrose Leofin Snow
Ciaran Ambrose Leofin Snow
	Leofin in Brooklyn, NY
Background information
Also known as	Nightswim; Galaxy Flowers; Fin; Allan; Skallan; LP;
Genres	Chiptune; anarcho-punk; electropunk; space punk; pop punk; hardcore punk; ska; ska punk; shoegaze; drum and bass; synth-pop; electropop; ambient;
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, composer, instrumentalist
Instruments	synthesizers; bass trombone; guitar; baritone saxophone; bass; organ; rhodes; Game Boy; piano; drums; percussion; NES; drum machines;
Labels	Virgin Records; Columbia Records; Universal Records; EMI Music Japan; Hopeless Records; Sega; Life on Planes; Sub City Records; Galaxy Wide Records; Bullion Records; Tiny Meow; Capcom; MySpace Records; Save the Planet Records;
Website	nightswim.com

Ciarán Ambrose Leofin Snow, known professionally as Fin Leavell (/ˈlʌvɛl/ LUV-el), is a multi-instrumentalist composer, sound designer, mixing engineer, record producer, and hobbyist video game producer known by the names Nightswim,^[1] & Galaxy Flowers.

Fin is the trombonist of political hardcore punk/skapunk band Against All Authority. He studied music theory for classical music, jazz, and electronic music at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, and studied astrobiology in Jacksonville, FL with the late Dr. Michael D. Reynolds.

Discography

As Ciarán Snow

Title	Album details
Ghost This	EP Released: December 11, 2020 (INTL) Label: Synthesizer Sharks Formats: Digital download

As Synthfucker

Title	Album details
Nature Wins	Single Released: November 27, 2020 (INTL) Label: Synthesizer Hearts Formats: Digital download

As Galaxy Flowers

Title	Album details
Audio Game	EP Released: September 21, 2014 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Game Worship	LP Released: October 5, 2018 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download

As Nightswim

Title	Album Details
Color Stardust	EP Released: February 14, 2012 (INTL) Label: An Island Lost At Sea Music Formats: CD, digital download
Space Cadet Me	EP Released: April 20, 2015 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Color Exist	LP Released: March 27, 2020 (INTL)^[2]^[3] Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download

Single Title	Details
Waiting Room of Your Mind	Released: November 11, 2011 (INTL) Label: An Island Lost At Sea Music Formats: Music video, digital download
Circle the Sun	Released: April 23, 2013 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
I'm Not on the Moon	Released: September 3, 2013 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
The Lost Astronaut	Released: February 2, 2014 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Fire and Snow	Released: July 11, 2014 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Just One Taste	Released: March 14, 2015 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Last Few Seconds of July	Released: September 15, 2015 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
She Was Blue	Released: December 11, 2016 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Slickest Muthafucka	Released: October 12, 2018 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download

Compilation Title	Details
Police State: A Tribute To The Police	T02: Message in a Bottle Released: March 13, 2012 (INTL)^[4] Label: Movement Frequencies Formats: Digital download
World 1–2: Encore	T02: A Crook Man's Eyes (Megaman 5) Released: September 17, 2013 (INTL)^[5] Label: Brave Wave Music / Koopa Soundworks Formats: Digital download
World 1–2: The Complete Collection	CD3, T02: A Crook Man's Eyes (Megaman 5) Released: September 17, 2013 (INTL)^[6] Label: Brave Wave Music / Koopa Soundworks Formats: Triple-CD, digital download
Megaman X Childsplay Charity 2013	Repliforce Mutiny (Megaman X4) Released: October 29, 2013 (INTL) Label: Capcom / Storm Unity / Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download

With Against All Authority

Title	Album details
Nothing New for Trash Like You	LP Released: October 6, 2001 (INTL) Label: Hopeless Records / Subcity Records Formats: CD, digital download

With The Summer Obsession

Title	Album details
Two Types of People	LP Released: June 29, 2004 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
The Seawalk Hotel	EP Released: November 16, 2004 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Magic Mountain Sessions	EP Released: April 20, 2005 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
TSO	EP Released: April 20, 2006 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: CD, digital download
Do You Remember	Single Released: June 20, 2006 (INTL) Label: EMI/Virgin Records Formats: CD, digital download
This Is Where You Belong	LP Released: August 29, 2006 (NA) Label: EMI/Virgin Records Formats: CD, digital download Released: December 7, 2006 (JPN)^[7] Label: EMI Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download
We're Not Virgins Anymore	EP Released: January 30, 2007 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: CD, Digital download
Between the Sets	EP Released: January 30, 2007 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
The Salvia Sessions	EP Released: October 30, 2007 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Allegiance To the Fire	EP Released: May 30, 2008 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
Believe Nothing Explore Everything	LP Released: September 2, 2010 (JPN)^[8] Label: Bullion Records / Sega Sammy Formats: CD, digital download Released: October 26, 2010 (INTL) Label: Galaxy Wide Records Formats: Digital download
The Summer Obsession	LP Released: January 19, 2011 (JPN)^[9] Label: Bullion Records / Sega Sammy Formats: CD, digital download

With Greyfield

Title	Album details
Party After The Show	EP Released: December 4, 2001 (INTL)^[10] Label: Hot Like Fire Records Formats: CD, Digital download
Live from Myrtle Beach!	LP Released: March 3, 2002 (INTL) Label: Pop Pop Records Formats: CD, Digital download
Soundtrack to the Summer	EP Released: February 2, 2003 (NA)^[11] Released: July 16, 2002 (JPN)^[12] Label: Search and Rescue Records Formats: CD, digital download
The Tito Sessions	EP Released: March 3, 2003 (INTL) Label: Search and Rescue Records Formats: CD, digital download

With Start Trouble

Title	Album details
Every Solution Has Its Problem	LP Released: March 23, 2004 (INTL) Label: Sony/Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download
Chemical	Single Released: January 1, 2003 (INTL) Label: Sony/Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download

With Clean Machine

Title	Album details
Tennessee Beach	LP Released: Fall, 2017 Label: Intelligent Pop Records Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download

With Bed Destroyers

Title	Album details
Sell Your Soul To Yourself	LP Released: November 18, 2003 (INTL) Label: BedDes Records Formats: CD, digital download
Mr. Santa	Single Released: December 25, 2003 (INTL) Label: BedDes Records Formats: Digital download
Free Will Is An Illusion	EP Released: April 20, 2004 (INTL) Label: BedDes Records Formats: Digital download
Vampire	Single Released: June 16, 2010 (INTL) Label: BedDes Records Formats: Digital download

With The Students

Title	Album details
Bogie Comes To Riverside	EP Released: September 21, 2008 (INTL) Label: An Island Lost At Sea Music Formats: Digital download

With Separation Is Natural

Title	Album details
Vibrations Yearning To Be a Bigger Wave	EP Released: September 21, 2007 (INTL) Label: An Island Lost At Sea Music Formats: Digital download

With Last Chance

Title	Album details
Just the Beginning EP	EP Released: May 20, 2000 (INTL) Label: Good To Go Records, MP3.com, Evil Gnome Records Formats: CD, digital download
Outlook	LP Released: January 15, 2001 (INTL) Label: MP3.com Formats: CD, digital download
Away EP	EP Released: April 20, 2001 (INTL) Label: MP3.com Formats: CD, digital download

References

^ "Nightswim discusses their past, present and future | Amplified Magazine". Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "Nightswim Interview from Miami Shoot Magazine, Spring 2013 Issue". Miami Shoot Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
^ "Nightswim Interview from Amplified Magazine, November 4th, 2012". Amplified Magazine. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
^ "Welcome to MOVEMENT FREQUENCIES A HUB FOR FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS!". Movement Frequencies. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
^ "World 1–2 Encore remix album available now". Joystiq. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
^ "Game music set 'World 1–2: The Complete Collection' out now (update)". Polygon. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
^ "The Summer Obsession: This Is Where You Belong". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "The Summer Obsession: Believe Nothing Explore Everything". Wechameleon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "ザ・サマー・オブセッション、新作完成＆インタビュー到着: Interview with Fin Leavell". Tower.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "Greyfield: DecoyMusic.com". DecoyMusic.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "Greyfield: Soundtrack To The Summer". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "MOVEMENT MAGAZINE.COM VOL. 2 YEAR 2". MOVEMENT MAGAZINE.COM. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[1] "Nightswim discusses their past, present and future | Amplified Magazine". Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[2] "Nightswim Interview from Miami Shoot Magazine, Spring 2013 Issue". Miami Shoot Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

[3] "Nightswim Interview from Amplified Magazine, November 4th, 2012". Amplified Magazine. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

[4] "Welcome to MOVEMENT FREQUENCIES A HUB FOR FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS!". Movement Frequencies. Retrieved September 26, 2014.

[5] "World 1–2 Encore remix album available now". Joystiq. Retrieved September 26, 2014.

[6] "Game music set 'World 1–2: The Complete Collection' out now (update)". Polygon. Retrieved September 26, 2013.

[7] "The Summer Obsession: This Is Where You Belong". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[8] "The Summer Obsession: Believe Nothing Explore Everything". Wechameleon.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[9] "ザ・サマー・オブセッション、新作完成＆インタビュー到着: Interview with Fin Leavell". Tower.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[10] "Greyfield: DecoyMusic.com". DecoyMusic.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[11] "Greyfield: Soundtrack To The Summer". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[12] "MOVEMENT MAGAZINE.COM VOL. 2 YEAR 2". MOVEMENT MAGAZINE.COM. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

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