Hi everyone~ Since posting some videos up yesterday on YouTube, I am currently in the #11 spot of most viewed musician videos!! So exciting!! I just wanted to clarify something since it has been mentioned a few times on my video comments. I do NOT have a recording contract with a Record Label. I am through and through an Independent Artist. I released an album this year that my friend Ted Wulfers and I recorded in my house!!! I like to call it The Cave!! I also started my own label called Rude Mood Records to sound more official. But it's just me, myself and I from the time that I wake up to the time that I go to sleep (around 2am lately), trying to get more shows, get the word about my music. I don't have the assistance of a multi-million dollar label to distribute my music, so I am trying to do it day by day on my own and I am having a blast doing it!!! I love YouTube! When I was little, I used to use my family video camera to tape myself singing and acting and just being silly! I feel like a kid again being able to record videos for YouTube!! Thank you to everyone who has watched my videos and who has left me such wonderful comments!! I look forward to doing more soon! Till next time, Diana
Hi Folks~ I have joined the ranks of youtube, not only with my own original songs, but also with my take on some cover songs....including cover songs that you would never think of for acoustic guitar like "Stronger" by Kanye West. For Reals!!! Let's just put it this way... I LOVE MUSIC!!! Whether it's hip-hop, pop, rock, blues, if I like it, I am all about making it my own and trying it out on the guitar. If you would like to view the bunch of videos that I posted yesterday and today (fyi...I recorded them all yesterday and today) you can view them at : Diana's YOUTUBE PAGE http://www.youtube.com/dstar781 I am so excited by the additions! It's so fun to sing untraditional acoustic covers!! I will most likely be playing some of these at gigs as well....requests are welcome!!! All the best, Diana
Hi everyone~ I had such a fun experience tonight!! I just did a podcast called Chicago Acoustic Underground with Michael Teach! We just had fun and talked about the album, life, stealing candy bars!! I was able to sing four tunes live, including a new one that hasn't even been released on a cd yet! What is really cool about this podcast is that it reaches 28 countries and is now getting about 70,000 hits a month! They have just started videotaping the sessions as well, so when it's all said and done, you will be able to hear the hour long interview and then visually see footage as well! So you can see and hear LIVE music! Isn't that the point? Who was the person that thought that people and fans would be entertained by a recording that they could hear at home? I just don't understand the concept. Never did and never will. I remember long, long ago when I had pigtails and would watch cartoons every Saturday morning...even at that age, I made a vow that I would never lip synch...EVER! Keep your eyes peeled to find out when the Chicago Acoustic Underground interview will be exploding on your computers!! Yay!! Diana
This pic is of me playing an acoustic set for the Around the Coyote Fest yesterday. I had never been to the gathering before and was surrounded by such creativity, color, textures, expressive pieces that represent a moment in time. My stage was set up at The Around the Coyote Gallery. Jim and Carlo of Curium Studios were gracious enough to come out and tape the acoustic side of my life. Remember the video that I posted on this website of my cd release? Well , Curium was also responsible for that. We are working on a documentary that gives you an insiders look to what my life is like everyday. I do acoustic shows, full band shows, try to market myself, nurture a growing fan base, give back to my community, reach out to people that feel me and my music. There are so many sides to what I have to do in order to keep this ship running and running into bigger and better opportunities. It's close to 1am right now and I can't turn my brain off. The mere fact that I even fall asleep amazes me nowadays. Ever since I left my day job, I feel like the wheel started turning and instead of eroding, it is getting bigger and bigger and more weighty and evolutionary! Things are really starting to happen and my willingness to take it far is really a big part of that! Wonderful people have come into my life that genuinely want to help me and that includes that one new fan at shows who hears something that they like and decides to give my cd a shot and purchases my labour of love. The glass has to be half full for more of that good stuff to come my way, none of that half empty crap. I have tried to be really professional in all past blogs and that's just the way I always try to conduct myself. But we are only human and I wouldn't mind if this blog was also a place for me to share any hardships. If I can help others in the process, why not? I happen to be on a good streak now, but it's inevitable that there is always an ebb and flow to things. Right now I am in the mindset that anything is possible and believing that I can maneuver my way into any situation that I choose to be in. It'll take time, hard work, perseverance, but when it's something that you love to do, you'll stay up till the wee hours of the night to get to the next step. Looking forward to sharing my reality with you. Peace, Diana
