Dana McKeon
Dana McKeon (1989) is a beatboxer, singer-songwriter and guitarist from Naxxar, Malta.
Dana was born on the 13 June 1989. She attended school at St Dorothy's Convent as a child and eventually studied at De La Salle College Sixth Form between 2005 and 2007. McKeon's music debut was at the [[University of Malta]'s Singer/Songwriter Showcase in December 2008, when she took the stage with an acoustic guitar in hand and won the competition with her original song Voice In My Head. This event kick-started her foray into the local music scene, where she has established herself as Malta's beatbox pioneer though her innovative beatboxing, singing and songwriting.
Performances
Her vocal percussion techniques and synchronized multi-instrumentalisation highlight her individuality. She loves collaborations, has worked with numerous talented individuals on the island, and also forms part of the No Bling Show hip hop band. She performs both as solo artist as well as with her own band, featuring guitarist Daniel Cassar, bassist Shaun Abdilla and drummer Matthew Vella.
Her performances span over a variety of events, including MTV Malta Music Week, Beardyman in Concert (Malta), the Farsons Great Beer Festival, the Malta Music Awards (with No Bling), the Bay Music Awards (with Southville Dancers), Notte Bianca, Campus Fest and various No Bling concerts.
In 2011 she graduated with a BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy from the University of Malta and in June that year became the first female beatboxer to sign a non-exclusive contract with Beatbook, Europe's premier beatbox booking agency through Beatbox Battle.
Beatbox Championships
Dana has also performed in the UK, Finland and Sweden (where she crossed paths with Bruno Mars), and put Malta on the international beatbox map at the Beatbox Battle Convention Days 2010 in Berlin, Germany. It was there that she jammed with many influential beatbox artists from around the world and set her sights on the 2012 Beatbox Battle World Championships.
Dana was a female finalist at the 2012 Beatbox World Championships and placed 5th in the female category of the competition. A few months later, she won the 2012 Female Vice-Champion title at the UK Beatbox Championships.