Damian Keyes
{{Short description|British musician (born 1976)}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Damian Keyes
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|08|05}}
| birth_place = Swansea
| nationality = British
| title = Director at DK Music Management Ltd.
| occupation = Musician and music educator
| years_active = 1997 – present
| known_for = founding director of The Brighton Institute of Modern Music
| website = {{URL|http://damiankeyes.com}}
}}
Damian Keyes (born 5 August 1976) is a Welsh musician, teacher and founding director of The Brighton Institute of Modern Music.{{cite book| title = Rhinegold Guide to Music Education| author = Rosemary Woodworth| language = English| publisher = Rhinegold Publishing Ltd| year = 2006| pages = 69| isbn = 9781904226901}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/feb/10/highereducation.music|author =Andy Darling|date=2004-02-10|title=School of rock|work= The Guardian|location=London |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160306172826/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/feb/10/highereducation.music|archivedate = 2016-03-06|accessdate=2017-10-29}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/mar/29/furthereducation.uk3|author =Stephen Hoare|date=2005-03-29|title=Brighton rocks|work= The Guardian|location=London |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140520081325/https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/mar/29/furthereducation.uk3|archivedate = 2014-05-20|accessdate=2017-10-29}}
Biography
Damian Keyes was born in Swansea, Wales. He studied at Emanuel School.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Keyes was hired as a bass guitar teacher at The Academy of Contemporary Music (Guildford) in 1997 when he was 19 years old.{{cite web|url=https://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2014/06/18/brighton-music-school-founder-goes-solo/|date=2014-06-14|title=Brighton music school founder goes solo|publisher= thelatest.co.uk|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140702065113/http://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2014/06/18/brighton-music-school-founder-goes-solo/|archivedate = 2014-07-02|accessdate=2017-10-29}}
In 2001, Keyes joined with record producer Kevin Nixon, former Little Angels guitarist Bruce Dickinson and promotions manager Sarah Clayman to open The Brighton Institute of Modern Music, an independent music school. BIMM and Keyes have been awarded several business awards and are in the Guinness Book of World Records for "The Loudest Band in the World" (2007) record which they hold in association with Punk band Gallows.{{cite web |url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2007/06/gallows_become_the_worlds_loud.html |title=Gallows become the world's loudest band! |accessdate=15 July 2007 |date=June 2007 |format=21 |work=Kerrang! magazine |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626212835/http://www2.kerrang.com/2007/06/gallows_become_the_worlds_loud.html |archivedate=26 June 2007}}
In 2006, Keyes teamed up with former Skunk Anansie Ace on the radio show "The Damo and Ace Show" on Juice 107.2 in Brighton.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/latestmagazines/docs/latest7_414|date=2009-03-10|author = Jeff Hemmings|title=Latest Music: news|publisher= "The Latest" #7(414)|accessdate=2017-10-29}}
Keyes left BIMM in 2008 to start "Vocademy", a singing school for children.{{cite web|url=http://www.sussexlife.co.uk/out-about/events/news-from-across-sussex-february-2014-1-3341623|date=2014-02-19|title=Sussex singing academy hits the high notes|publisher= sussexlife.co.uk|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205613/http://www.sussexlife.co.uk/out-about/events/news-from-across-sussex-february-2014-1-3341623|archivedate=2017-10-29|accessdate=2017-10-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2014/04/22/hove-singing-school-scales-up-with-classes-in-brighton/|date=2014-04-22|author = Frank le Duc|title= Hove singing school scales up with classes in Brighton|publisher= brightonandhovenews.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701090651/http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2014/04/22/hove-singing-school-scales-up-with-classes-in-brighton/|archivedate=2017-07-01|accessdate=2017-10-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11120524.Youngsters_urged_to_strike_right_chord_at_singing_school/|date=2014-04-02|title= Youngsters urged to strike right chord at new singing school in Dorchester|publisher= dorsetecho.co.uk|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20171029210501/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11120524.Youngsters_urged_to_strike_right_chord_at_singing_school/|archivedate=2017-10-29|accessdate=2017-10-29}}
In 2010, Keyes sold his shares of BIMM in 2010 and started DK Music Management company.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecreativeintrovert.com/cip026-damian-keyes-marketing-musicians/|author = Cat Rose|date=2009-03-10|title=CIP026: Damian Keyes on Marketing for Musicians|publisher= thecreativeintrovert.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906004641/http://www.thecreativeintrovert.com/cip026-damian-keyes-marketing-musicians/|archivedate=2017-09-06|accessdate=2017-10-29}}{{cite web|url=http://dottedmusic.com/2017/podcast/mgt94-damian-keyes/|author = Andrew Apanov|date=2017-08-14|title=MGT94: Starting With Social Media From Scratch – Damian Keyes|publisher= dottedmusic.com|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20171029203051/http://dottedmusic.com/2017/podcast/mgt94-damian-keyes/|archivedate=2017-10-29|accessdate=2017-10-29}} and DK Music Academy (a music school in Surrey).{{cite web|url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/children-need-everyones-favourite-bear-8055722|author = Laura Nightingale|date=2014-11-07|title=Children in Need: everyone's favourite bear is back|publisher= getsurrey.co.uk|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150709011239/http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/children-need-everyones-favourite-bear-8055722|archivedate=2015-07-09|accessdate=2017-10-29}}{{cite web|url=https://producerhive.com/music-marketing-tips/viral-music-marketing-strategies/|title=6 Viral Music Marketing Hacks That Exploded These Artists' Success {{!}} |publisher=Producer Hive|date=3 December 2018|accessdate=19 July 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.dkmanagement.co.uk DK Music Management]
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Category:Musicians from Swansea
Category:Welsh bass guitarists