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Damian Collier is a British entrepreneur, businessman, lawyer, and producer. He is the founder and former owner and CEO of Spiral Viral, a company designed to help the creators of unexpectedly viral videos with the legal side of things, and the founder, owner, and CEO of Blend Media, a VR licensing firm and marketplace. He produced the musical, filming, and tour of
Jeff Wayne Jeffry Wayne (born 1 July 1943) is an American-British composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'', his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel ''The War of ...
's '' The War of the Worlds - Alive on Stage!'' and manages the Jeff Wayne Music Group. Other film productions include ''
War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...
''. In 2014, he appeared on ''
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's'' Most Creative People in Business 1000.


Education

Collier attended
University of Reading The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
's School of Law and subsequently worked at firms including
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, Goldman Sachs, and
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, the latter of which he stayed with from 1993 until 2003. He also briefly attended the
University of Salamanca The University of Salamanca ( es, Universidad de Salamanca) is a Spanish higher education institution, located in the city of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It was founded in 1218 by King Alfonso IX. It is t ...
in
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.


Career

Collier is the managing director of
Jeff Wayne Jeffry Wayne (born 1 July 1943) is an American-British composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'', his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel ''The War of ...
Music Group and in 2006 produced the tour for '' The War of the Worlds - Alive on Stage!'' He and Wayne collaborated with Dark Horse Entertainment to create an accompanying comic. While promoting Wayne's newest concept album, Collier met with Howard Davies-Carr, the father of the boys in the viral video " Charlie Bit My Finger," as they wanted to use the video for promotional purposes. Davies-Carr mentioned that he had been approached many times by people and companies wanting to use the video and Collier realized that the people behind viral videos were not being supported. As a former finance lawyer, with experience in licensing and intellectual property, he created Viral Management Limited, called Viral Spiral, in 2011 to help manage viral videos; the Davies-Carr family was his first client. Jeff Wayne was his business partner. Clients included the creators behind "Sneezing Baby Panda," "Talking Twin Babies," and "Fenton!" By 2012, Viral Spiral had offices in the United Kingdom, United States, and Japan, and had "plans for a ''
You've Been Framed! ''You've Been Framed!'' is a British television series where viewers can contribute to the programme with their humorous home movies for the entertainment of others. It is produced by ITV Studios and comedian Harry Hill has been providing narrat ...
''-style television show" Viral Spiral set up deals for their clients with major companies such as
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,
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,
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...
, and
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. They also partnered with
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to make more "Charlie" content, including partnerships with Sprint and
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, and gave the company "exclusive distribution rights to all of Viral Spiral's YouTube content." Viral Spiral was among the first
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s to sign
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stars as clients. In 2014, Collier sold the company to the Rightster Group. In 2016, Collier founded Blend Media, a company that licenses AR, MR, VR, and 360-degree content and connects brands and agencies with qualified content creators. Blend Media is involved with
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as well. In 2019, he became the executive producer of a VR game based on Jeff Wayne's ''The War of the Worlds'' and in 2021, helped turn "Charlie Bit Me" into a limited-edition NFT.


Personal life

Collier is married to actress Anna-Marie Wayne, daughter of his business partner
Jeff Wayne Jeffry Wayne (born 1 July 1943) is an American-British composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'', his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel ''The War of ...
. The couple have two children and as of 2022 live in the Hertfordshire village of Radlett. Their daughter was
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, arriving 9 weeks before she was due. Their son Jonah appears in Michael Hirst's 2022 television series ''Billy the Kid''.


Film

Collier largely produced under the Damian Collier Entertainment banner between 2009 and 2015.


References

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