keyes wiley

(they/them) - performer in 5 

Keyes Wiley (they/them), also known behind the decks as DJ dark_wiley, is a multi-hyphenated performing artist, DJ, light/sound designer, and educator based in Seattle. Their work spans the worlds of performance, nightlife, and sound, with a practice rooted in collaboration, community, and queer expression.

By day, Keyes serves as a dance faculty member at Cornish College of the Arts and is the artistic director of the experimental performance group The NoGoodDoers. By night, as DJ dark_wiley, they are the resident DJ for TUSH—Seattle’s premier destination for drag and queer performance at the Clock-Out Lounge.

Known for genre-blending, mood-shifting sets, DJ dark_wiley has played at some of Seattle’s most beloved venues and events, including Bad Idea, Pride in the Park, Peekaboo, White Center Pride, The SAM Remix, Rapture at The Timbre Room, Legendary, Pony, Heels at The Cha Cha Lounge, and Dance Floor Feelings at Vermillion. Whether on underground dance floors or main stages, their sets are designed to move bodies and build connection within queer and allied communities.

Previously, Keyes served as the Managing Artistic Director of the DIY arts hub Studio Current and was the founder/director of the dance company The New Animals. They’ve collaborated with artists including Keith Hennessy, Keyon Gaskin, Alice Gosti, BenDeLaCreme, Jinkx Monsoon, dani tirrell, and Kitten n Lou, and their performance work has been presented at venues such as On the Boards, Gibney (NYC), Velocity Dance Center, Risk/Reward (PDX), Bumbershoot, and the Seattle International Dance Festival.

Keyes also designs original soundscapes for dance, theatre, and fashion—including for Janelle Abbott’s New York Fashion Week collections. A natural-born collaborator, they thrive in spaces that center shared vision, experimentation, and radical joy. @dark_wiley