Damian Rodd was born and raised in Cornwall. The son of pianist Viv Rodd, Damian's musical career started at fourteen when he began playing at the Newquay Theatre with a small ensemble of piano and drums. He picked up the bass guitar at fifteen, was instantly hooked, and toured Scandinavia and parts of Europe as a jazz musician. After two years working in Manchester he won a newspaper competition to play at the Marquee in London and decided to stay in the capital to participate in the heyday of the eighties music boom. A year later he moved to Brussels and played with an array of African and Turkish Musicians, running a production studio at the same time. While a member of triphop band Lowpass, Damian toured with Lamb and Tricky, refuelling his love for electronic music and crossover styles. He moved back to the UK in 2001 and was inevitably drawn back to Cornwall, since when he has set up his production studio (Big Milk,) and connected with other music professionals via live gigs and teaching work on the Truro Jazz degree course. In 2008 he produced the album “8am” with his father and vocalist Kris Gayle; this release was named “album of the week” in the London Evening Standard, picked up extensive radio play on US Jazz radio stations and was prominently featured on Sir Michael Parkinson’s website.