Damien Starkey (born October 20, 1982) is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He has played many roles in several bands, served as a vocalist for Society Red and

Burn Season Burn Season was an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001. Their final lineup consisted of Damien Starkey on vocals, Kevin Renwick on guitar, Brad Stewart on bass and Bobby Amaru on vocals. The group initially signed with ...

, bassist for

Puddle of Mudd Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut '' Co ...

, and he also owns a company called Give 2 Get Music Group in which he is a music supervisor and composer for TV and film music. Damien has scored and wrote music for more than 70 TV shows and movies including American Reunion, Nitro Circus Movie, Freeheld, Pawn Stars, Bar Rescue, and Undercover Boss. As a producer he has written for and produced many notable artists including platinum selling bands

Saliva Saliva (commonly referred to as spit) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be ...

, Daughtry and Avril Lavigne. The album "Project X" by Upchurch was co-written and produced by Damien and peaked on the album chart at #4 and #2 on the Hip Hop Chart. Damien was back on tour playing bass in Saliva for most of 2018.

Biography

Starkey was born in

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. He moved to

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

, at the age of 2, and began playing guitar at the age of 9. He started the early version of

with Bobby Amaru, vocalist of

, at the age of 15. By the age of 18 they had a multimillion-dollar record deal with

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1 ...

. Currently he lives in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.''Gear-vault.com''
Retrieved on April 3, 2010 From 2007 to 2011 he was songwriter and singer for Society Red, with former

rhythm guitarist

Adam Latiff Adam Latiff (born March 24, 1979) is a lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist for a number of bands, most notable for Puddle of Mudd. He started his career in bands such as Devereux and was a touring guitar player for Eve to Ad ...

and former lead guitarist of Puddle of Mudd Paul Phillips. Also in the band was

Brad Stewart Brad Stewart (born November 19, 1974) is an American bassist, best known for his work with hard rock bands Shinedown and Fuel. He now plays in Saliva, Society Red, and Burn Season. Career Shinedown Stewart was the second member to join Shinedo ...

formerly of

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who now plays in Fuel. In 2010, following the departure of bassist

Doug Ardito Douglas John Ardito (born March 10, 1971) is an American musician who was a member and played guitar as well as bass guitar for the band Puddle of Mudd. He is a Fender Musical Instruments endorsed artist. Career Ardito co-wrote Puddle of Mudd' ...

, he joined

Influences

Starkey has been quoted as saying that he grew up listening to a wide variety of genres. Many artists have influenced him, such as

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...

, and

Bad Company Bad Company are an English rock supergroup that was formed in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell.Bad Company ''AllMusic'' Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also ...

Discography

Burn Season

*''

'' (2005) *''This Long Time Coming'' (2011) *''Sleepwalker'' P(2012)

Society Red

*''Welcome To The Show'' (2009)

Music from the Nitro Circus Movie

*''Soundtrack for Nitro Circus 3D Movie'' (2012)

Filmography

TV shows

*''Bar Rescue (Spike TV)'' *''Pawn Stars (History)'' *''Worlds Worst Tenants (Spike TV)'' *''Celebrity Wife Swap (ABC)'' *''The Quest (Indie)'' *''The Profit (CNBC)'' *''60 Seconds to Sell (A&E)'' *''Country Bucks (A&E)'' *''Crazy Train (NBC)'' *''ESPN College Football (ABC)'' *''ESPN Nascar (ABC)'' *''ESPN Winter XGames (ABC)'' *''Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)'' *''Total Divas (E!)'' *''Strange Inheritance (FOX)'' *''Auction Hunters (Spike TV)'' *''Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)'' *''Lets Ask America (ABC)'' *''Wicked Flippah (Discovery)'' *''Gigilos (Showtime)'' *''Who Are You? (Nat Geographic)'' *''Challenge Me America (FOX)'' *''Polygamy USA (Nat Geo)'' *''My Teen Is Pregnant and So Am I (TLC)'' *''Honey Do (TLC)'' *''Triggers: Weapons That Changed The World (Military Channel)'' *''Meltdown (Nat Geo)'' *''The Numbers Game (Nat Geo)'' *''MMA Uncensored Live (Spike TV)'' *''The Great Food Truck Race (Nat Geo)'' *''Undercover Boss (CBS)''

Films

*''American Reunion'' *''Nitro Circus Movie 3D'' *''Game of Your Life'' *''Win Win'' *''Freeheld'' *''Secret Wedding''

References

External links

Puddle of Mudd Official SiteOperator Official Site
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