Josh Swade
Josh Swade is an American documentary filmmaker and author, working primarily in the sports and music genres. His feature films include Ricky Powell: The Individualist, about street photographer Ricky Powell, which premiered on Showtime in 2021; One & Done, about basketball player Ben Simmons, which premiered on Showtime in 2016; and the 2012 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary There's No Place Like Home. He has directed and produced several ESPN 30 for 30 Shorts, and several short films on popular musicians, including The Black Keys, Rick Rubin, Sheryl Crow, Major Lazer, and Gary Clark Jr. He also wrote the book The Holy Grail of Hoops: One Fan's Quest to Buy the Original Rules of Basketball. Early life and education Swade was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the University of Kansas, before transferring to Baruch College, where he received. Bachelor degree in 1998. Career Music Following his graduation, Swade worked in A&R at Maverick Records, before co-founding the record labels Young American Recordings in 2005 and +1 Records in 2008. In 2014, +1 Records became a division of Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment. In 2018, +1 Records partnered with Empire Distribution. Filmmaking In November 2010, Swade read a New York