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Michael Diamond was born and raised in Philadelphia, and later lived in New York, Boston, Denver, and Boulder, Colorado, before settling in Northern California in 1987. His musical career began early in life while taking guitar lessons with reknown folk guitarist George Britton. He later picked up the guitar again while in college in the late 60"s where he studied psychology, continuing on to recieve a Master's degree. He was deeply influenced by the great guitarists of the era such as Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, and others, and has played in many rock bands over the years. Although guitar has been his main instrument, he has become fully immersed in the world of synthesizers and electronics, and often combines the two by playing the guitar-synthesizer. In addition to being a musician, he is also a music producer and owns a recording studio where he lives in Marin County, California, just 10 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. While still maintaining a love for rock, blues, jazz, etc. his musical focus has shifted more towards ambient New Age music. Years of study in metaphysics and holistic health have given him an appreciation of the healing effects of music and sound. He is currently recording and performing with one of the pioneers in this field, Steven Halpern. In addition to playing music, Michael Diamond has had a 20 year career as a music journalist and monthly columnist for a variety of nationally-published New Age magazines. In that time he has written numerous articles and reviews of artists as diverse as Enya, Carlos Nakai, and Kitaro, to name but a few, as well as conducting interviews with well-known musicians such as sitarist Ravi Shankar, Jon Anderson (of the rock group "Yes"), and many others. He is currently working on a variety of recording projects including albums and soundtracks for video and DVD, as well as specializing in pre-production consultation. His latest release is a CD entitled "Atlantis Rising", with special guest Steven Halpern. This album showcases Michael's talents, not only as a musician, but also as a sound designer, featuring intricate layers of magical synthesizer textures and sonic atmospheres. Check out the artist's website: http://www.mdiamondsound.com Track List: 1. Merlin's Garden 2. Shamballa 3. Suspended Animation 4. Sun Dance 5. Atlantis Rising 6. Molecules Of Emotion 7. Deep Blue 8. Dream Flight 9. Echoes In Amethyst 10. The Hero's Journey Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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