Damien graduated from the Musicians Institute 10 years ago and has been a session player and teacher ever since. Session work has been both live and studio and he has played with many bands including the Sugababes and Moby. Damien has also worked with members of The Average White Band, Jamiroquai and M People.
Steve Smyth - Guitar Tutor Steve was born in the USA and started his career in the progressive metal band Ariah supporting bands such as Vicious Rumours and King Diamond. Following from Ariah he teamed up with Vicious Rumours and recorded the studio album Something Burning (1996). This was then followed by Cyberchrist (Massacre Records, 1998) in which he collaborated in songwriting as well as performing. Steve finally left in 1999 to join metal legends Testament after the release of their album The Gathering. Consequently he supported the likes of Megadeth, Dream Theatre, Arch Enemy and Accept and played to nearly 500,000 fans over the course of his tenure with the band. Other music projects to follow included Dragonlord and Nevermore. He now focuses on his own music label Two Louder Music and is concentrating on his new venture, The EssenEss Project. Steve’s influences draw from AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith and Queen.
