Damian Keyes was born in
Swansea,
Wales. He studied at
Emanuel School. Keyes was hired as a
bass guitar teacher at The
Academy of Contemporary Music (
Guildford) in 1997 when he was 19 years old. 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. 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. Keyes left BIMM in 2008 to start "Vocademy", a singing school for children. In 2010, Keyes sold his shares of BIMM in 2010 and started DK Music Management company. and DK Music Academy (a music school in Surrey). == References ==