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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you are a music artist you should really look into this. Without the DK-MBA (Damian Keyes) my band wouldn't have had the success we had lately. Here you get all the information you need to releas... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I accidentally subscribed to them through an advertisement on the network at 25/01/2023, and then trouble happened to me (I got sick) - soon I completely forgot about this subscription and that I w... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am not a musician, I started working with a band at the beginning of this year. With zero experience in the music industry (besides loving music), I stumbled upon Damian's videos on Youtube. After... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Damian Keyes, along with Ella Keyes have created a platform to help people (Musicians, Artist, Promoters, Labels) learn and grow using social networking/ marketing add campaigns ins and outs, to stay... See more

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Useful

Lots of useful and practical knowledge.

13 July 2025
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Reply from dk-mba.com

Hi Jarek,

Damian here, I’m really sorry to hear about your experience, and I appreciate you taking the time to share it. This is not the kind of service we aim to provide at DK-MBA.

We recently brought back the 7-day free trial because so many artists ask for a chance to explore the platform before committing. That said, trials can sometimes throw up their own challenges, and it’s clear we haven’t handled things as well as we should have in your case.

I’ll be speaking with the team to find out what went wrong and we will reach out to you directly to understand the situation better and try to ensure this doesn’t happen again in the future.

I've been in this industry for over 20 years and built DK-MBA to genuinely support artists through the chaos of today’s music landscape. I’m sorry we let you down.

Thanks again for the feedback and good luck with your music endeavors.

All the best,

Damian

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The system of debiting funds is a SCAM!

I accidentally subscribed to them through an advertisement on the network at 25/01/2023, and then trouble happened to me (I got sick) - soon I completely forgot about this subscription and that I wanted to try this platform. I went there only once. On the day of subscription. For the whole last year of 2023, they debited funds from my bank account and did not notify me about it in any letters. There were also no letters or any other (updates, training) from them,
That is, there was complete silence all year round. But as soon as a year later my bank card was reset to zero (because of them) and it became impossible to write off, they made themselves known and I received notification letters that they could no longer withdraw money. I was shocked! They refused to understand my situation and refused to return the money. It turns out that they deliberately hide the fact of every monthly write-off from your account.
They behaved inhumanely and basely. This is a scam. And the cherry on the cake is that now it's 2024, and they are still sending spam emails advertising their site, although I also asked to unsubscribe me and close my account (it is simply impossible to close my account and unsubscribe from their service myself). They didn't give me a chance to even try out of the platform. A normal company always meets customers halfway. They never returned the money to me and did not offer me any moral compensation.

3 January 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from dk-mba.com

Hi Elena,

We’re really sorry to hear about your experience, we’ve checked our records and you requested to cancel on January 1st which was confirmed a couple of days later (the team were on holiday at that point over New Year’s). Your last payment was on December 4th and no payments were confirmed after that point. We understand that everyone has unique circumstances and we try to make it fair for every member when it comes to cancellations and refunds. We work incredibly hard as a team to deliver degree level education for Netflix pricing and most definitely is not a scam, on our homepage, you can see hundreds of messages and reviews with different experiences to yours. I appreciate that you may feel this way, but it doesn’t sum up our Academy. We run our exclusive community every single day and are constantly updating courses and education - there is nowhere else in the world you can find that level of music business value for the price. We do not deliberately hide payments, you can see them stated clearly every month, if you don’t want to work with us you could’ve cancelled at any moment and it would’ve stopped instantly from that point. That being said, I always want every member to have an incredible experience and would like to speak further about this and how I can help in the future.

Regarding being on the mailing list, if you let us know which email address you’re signed up to that with (it may not be the email you signed up for the Academy with), we can remove you from this. You can also hit unsubscribe on the bottom of any email sent too :)

Best,

Damian Keyes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Useful platform

Useful platform where you can meet many artists that are in the same position as you. Great platform where you can grow abs learn marketing strategies!

10 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SO worth it

Best set of music marketing courses on the planet. It's not recycled knowledge either. Damian knows what he's talking about and knows how to take your music to the next level. He will tell you what you need to know, not necessarily what you 'want' to hear - but will give you a fantastic roadmap to get there.

He explains things so well. I've watched the courses enough that I can explain things to my bandmates as if I'm now the music marketing expert. It's empowering.

Worth the money - oh yeah. And also, best community around. Everyone seems to really care about and support each other.

4 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you're serious about actually…

If you're serious about actually getting your independent music career off the ground, this program is right for you. The courses are well put together and super relevant to navigating being a professional musician (or aspiring).

26 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredible value for money for any musician, artist or manager

I've been a member for about 6-7 months and have found such a wealth of knowledge from both Damo himself who is very active on the channels and the Facebook community. Worth EVERY single penny. He hosts weekly live streams and answers questions on top of the myriad of music business course and PDFs on the website. You can't go wrong!

13 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently joined

I recently joined, in order to get some help to promote my music. The information that I've been given has proved to be really valuable in this regard. Highly recommended!

12 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

100% worth it

I came all the way from Brazil to London to study music and I must say that I learned with Damian in a couple of hours what no one told me in the three years I've been on this journey.

DKMBA is a game-changer investment. It's straight to the point, dynamic, and simply effective.

The best part of it is that I learn every day how to do it all by myself and not depend on anything or anyone to reach my goals.

Honestly, 100% worth investing my time, energy, and money in it.

12 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Damian's The Real Deal

I'd discovered and followed DK and his YT vids in the year leading up to his formation of DKMBA, and turned out to be the very first person to sign up.

I've found Damian to be genuine, hard working, knowledgeable, thoughtful, and nurturing.

He's a great teacher because he persistently conveys a passion for sharing the benefits of his vast and varied experiences in diverse facets of the music industry with a likability and sense of humor.

In so doing, Damian has created a dedicated community of equally supportive artists and folks working in the business.

In addition to the above, what has impressed me most is his dedication--he's always consistently at it, striving to bring the latest info. and insight to anyone interested in putting in the work to get where they endeavor to be.

12 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I joined the academy in 2020 and the…

I joined the academy in 2020 and the skills I’ve learnt from Damian have been so helpful to my career. I used his techniques for a Christmas single that saw my highest ever merch sales, even through lockdown when I couldn’t gig. Thanks Damo!

12 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would absolutely recommend Damo and his…

Would absolutely recommend Damo and his courses. Super helpful and informative. No high horses or ivory towers. He just wants to help you succeed in whatever your goals may be. AND at a super reasonable price - which is unheard of these days.

12 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Current, Consistent, Passionate, Music Marketing Guru

Damian Keyes, along with Ella Keyes have created a platform to help people (Musicians, Artist, Promoters, Labels) learn and grow using social networking/ marketing add campaigns ins and outs, to stay current, of what it takes to navigate around in the ever changing social media marketing frenzy world. Damian's integrity, passion, to help those in the DKMB community is above stellar. Informative videos, along with 2 live chats each week, also the DKMB community is amazing and helpful. Best Bang for your buck in the music marketing industry. Damian's life resume is a world of knowledge ( Music / Bussiness / Social Media ). He walks the walk, not just talks it. He is authentic.

11 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Damian is highly informed about what it…

Damian is highly informed about what it takes to succeed in the music business, and breaks it down into an extremely practical step-by-step formula in each course. On top of all that he has a great energy, is engaging, and gives you the impression that he genuinely wants to see you do well. Highly recommend and I will be subscribed to and following his work for a while!

11 October 2021
Unprompted review

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