Aqua House Studios

About Damian Rodd

Drummer/Bassist/Writer and Producer, Damian was born and raised in Cornwall. The son of pianist Viv Rodd, Damian was surrounded by many talented musicians from a young age and his musical career started at the tender age of fourteen. His career began playing at the Newquay Theatre with a small ensemble of piano and drums, before joining bands and beginning freelance work in his teens. He picked up the bass guitar at fifteen and was instantly hooked. He then 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 freelance sessions in the heyday of the eighties music boom. At twenty-two, Damian did a nine month stint working at sea which whet his appetite for all things continental. A year later he moved to Brussels and played with an array of African and Turkish Musicians, at the same time as running a production studio. As a member of triphop band Lowpass, Damian toured with Lamb and Tricky, refuelling his love for electronic music and crossover styles.

Moving back to England in 2001, Damian has continued to play a key role in jazz/electro music and is now running BIG MILK PRODUCTIONS. The beautiful and vibrant South Coast is a great backdrop for all creative endeavours. It is also ideally suited to the kind of music BIG MILK are putting out. Damian is well known and respected in Cornwall and able to work closely with many of the great musicians, from a range of musical genres, playing and producing in the South West. His specialised teaching practise on the well known BA (hons) Jazz degree at Truro College keeps him in close contact with other practitioners working specifically in the jazz field. Damian aims to provide a great space and the supportive technical knowledge that enables musicians, at any point in their career, to work in a way that is free and exciting. His recording studio in Cornwall is truly an artist's dream, enhancing live performance with state of the art technology.