Kathy Diamond is a singer-songwriter who lives in Brighton but hails from Sheffield in the north of England. Her love of soul and disco started at an early age, dancing around the living room to Donna Summer with her mum. The singing came later. As a child, Kathy was always imaginative; she loved to write poetry, dress up and perform, which turned out to be great practice for her later career.
In the early ’90s she decided to write songs and sing them herself, working with different bands, DJs and producers along the way.
In 2002, Kathy wrote a song with house producers SWAG called Miracles Just Might. A laid-back Balearic classic, it was originally supposed to be included on SWAG’s album but circumstances changed – so Kathy decided to release the song herself, pressing up and distributing a limited number of white labels (which was quite a task). The track received great reviews. DJ magazine said: “If you like sweet beauty in your house music, keep your eyes peeled because it’s only going to get a limited release”.
Within a month another 12" was released, this time on the Cottage label (Idjut Boys), produced by the legendary Maurice Fulton. The track, called Sunshine, received huge plaudits from the music media and started a magical collaboration. In 2007, Kathy’s Fulton-produced debut album Miss Diamond To You was globally received with open arms; the reviews – from XLR8R, Pitchfork, The Village Voice and The New York Sun, to name but a few – were the best yet.
Having spent 2007 performing the album around Europe and the UK, Kathy is looking forward to another busy year. The first half of 2008 sees releases with Toby Tobias - The Feeling (REKIDS); Lo-Motion Disco - Love, Love, Love (Soft Rocks feat. Kathy Diamond Remix) (Eskimo Records); Aeroplane feat. Kathy Diamond – Whispers (Eskimo Records); Maxi Skiba feat. Kathy Diamond - Never Stop Believing; Codebreaker feat. Kathy Diamond – Fire; plus a special edition 12" with Soft Rocks.
Kathy’s second album will arrive later in the year. It’s another collection of real songs, co-written with guitarist Keeling Lee (ex-Groove Armada) and using some of the top disco and house producers on the planet. Watch this space.
Contact Adrian @ Moving Music Mangement for any enquiries:
adrian@movingmusicmanagement.com
For Live Bookings Contact Matt Johnson:matt@nuphonic.co.uk
dearest kathy! thought you might have forgotten about it again, but we were wrong. wonderful. will fiddle around with it and show you the result. cheeeeeers!
enjoyed your PA at plastics! really good night. (I'm a mate of Jim and Ali's.) Great track, I've been hearing it out a lot around town, good to see it taking off!
Better l8 than ever Ive only discovered OVER on i-tunes & fell deeply in love wit it. It screams out its uniqueness on da disco planet:-)And then I realised it's also u Miss Diamond shining wit ur blessed voice on Aeroplane new single...And then I have found u here...Greetz from ur fresh Polish fan living in Dublin X
