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His real name is Keith McGuffey and he comes from Danville, Kentucky. He started writing songs when he was only nine years old Trey D is an old friend of Kevin Richardson from the Backstreet Boys. He met him at the age of 12 when he attended Kevin's family's church camp. The two young men began writing songs, some of which were eventually used for the Backstreet Boys' first demos After graduating high school he attended the University of Kentucky for two years, then joined the U.S.Navy and was stationed in Little Creek, VA. He got his record deal when after Kevin invited him down to Orlando for a visit. When he got down there he auditioned for the Transcontinental Records folks and got a record deal. While perfecting his act, Keith toured Europe as a bodyguard for the Backstreet Boys, and subsequently became their opening act as Trey D. He wrote and perfomed all of his own songs, including his singles, which were very successful in Europe and Asia. Keith also wrote for the Backstreet Boys first album (Get Down) and Aaron Carter's album (Get Wild). Apart form his solo carreer and songwriting contributions he also took part to Centory 's Girl You Know It's True. His first solo single was entitled Higher and Higher. The second single was called Mirror Mirror, it was written by Gary Carolla and Keith himself, composed by Gary Carolla (who also did the remixes), mixed in Orlando, Florida. The additionnal vocals were done by Shawn Fisher. The single was co-produced by Johnny Wright and Gary Carolla. The third single was entitled Can't Wait Until Tomorrow. In 1999, Trey D released a self-titled album under Edel records. After touring the world and US as an opening act for both the Backstreet Boys and NSync, Keith decided to stop as an entertainer and become a player behind the scenes. He created two songs that the Backstreet Boys recorded and released on their album Black and Blue (More Than That and Shining Star). He has a joint venture with Sony/ATV in New York that allows him to develop aspiring songwriters (Shakertown Music Publishing). Keith is also a founding partner in Avenue 3 Music, a production company that develops artists for recording deals. Keith is currently writing and producing songs for various artists and recording and developing local talent in Louisville. Kevin Richardson and Keith, still big friends throughout these years, wanted to give back to their home state and surrounding areas and provide aspiring artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and engineers the foundation and necessary tools that are essential to succeeding in the music industry. This dream led them to The Music Workshop : a comprehensive company that would educate and guide aspiring musical artists through workshops, personal consulting, and professional demo recording. Keith McGuffey (Trey D) biography at The Music Workshop
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