Lloyd Stuart Swanton (born 14 August 1960) is an Australian jazz double bassist, bass guitarist, and composer.

[1] Swanton was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986[2] and co-founded jazz trio The Necks in 1987 with Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck.

[3] In 1987 he co-founded jazz trio The Necks with Chris Abrahams on keyboards and Tony Buck on drums.

Swanton has performed with The Benders, Clarion Fracture Zone, Sydney Symphony, Vince Jones, Alpha Centauri Ensemble, the Mighty Reapers, the Seymour Group, Tim Finn, Stephen Cummings and Wendy Matthews.

[5] With The Benders With The Catholics With Clarion Fracture Zone With Bernie McGann With The Necks With Alister Spence With Vince Jones With others The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).