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Madi Diaz
Diaz performing in 2022
Diaz performing in 2022
Background information
Born (1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 37)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles
GenresPop, folk, electronic, rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active2007–present
LabelsAnti-
Websitemadidiaz.com Edit this at Wikidata

Madi Diaz (born May 14, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

Early life

Diaz grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where she was home-schooled by her Peruvian mother, Nancy, a proponent of early childhood development and the visual arts, and her Danish father, Eric, a woodworker and musician. Diaz began piano lessons at age five from her father.[citation needed]

In her early teens, Diaz switched from piano to guitar. She was featured in Rock School, director Don Argott's 2005 documentary about the School of Rock, as Madi Diaz-Svalgard.[1][2] Her father Eric Svalgård is a member of the Frank Zappa tribute band Project/Object.[3]

Music career

After high school, Diaz was accepted to Berklee College of Music. At Berklee, she began working with Kyle Ryan, the Nebraska-raised guitarist who would be her songwriting collaborator for her early career. The two began their collaboration when a fellow student, a producer looking for a project, offered Diaz the chance to record an album in Hawaii. The self-released album Skin And Bones (2007) was the result, and a songwriting and performing partnership between Diaz and Ryan stuck. Shortly after, Diaz dropped out of the program at Berklee.

In 2008, Diaz and Ryan continued writing and began playing shows in New York City. There, she met her manager and signed to publisher Cherry Lane Music.[4] Diaz and Ryan were then sent to Nashville for a month to write, and in mid-2010 moved to Nashville.[5]

After releasing the EP, Ten Gun Salute, Diaz began touring with The Civil Wars and Landon Pigg. She was featured in Paste magazine as one of the "Top Ten Buzziest Acts" at SXSW 2009,[6] and had songs featured on cw The originals ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars, and Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva, Army Wives, and Princesses: Long Island.

Her EP, Far from the Things That We Know, was released on September 20, 2011, by TinyOGRE Entertainment.[7] The EP was recorded in Los Angeles and Charlottesville, VA with John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) serving as producer. The EP previewed songs from her full-length album, Plastic Moon, which was released in January 2012.

In February 2012, Diaz moved to Los Angeles, marking a new chapter in her music career.[8] Now working solo, her next album, We Threw Our Hearts in the Fire, was released on October 23, 2012.[9]

Diaz performing at Silverlake Lounge in 2014

Diaz appeared as a guest on Last Call with Carson Daly on the January 13, 2014, episode.[10] She released the single "Stay Together" on July 11, 2014. It is the first single off of her album, Phantom, which was released in September 2014.[11]

The song "The End of the Day", written by Diaz and Sarah Siskind, was featured on the television series Nashville, and is performed by Connie Britton and Charles Esten.

In 2018, Diaz provided the vocals for Dan Romer's track, "Help Me Faith", from the soundtrack of the videogame, Far Cry 5.

On February 11, 2021, Anti- Records announced that Diaz had signed with them, alongside the release of her first single with the label titled "Man in Me".[12][13]

In early 2023, Madi Diaz joined Harry Styles's band playing guitar and singing backup vocals for the European leg of Love On Tour.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Skin and Bone (April 11, 2007)
  • Plastic Moon (January 24, 2012) – No. 20 on Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart
  • We Threw Our Hearts in the Fire (October 23, 2012)
  • Phantom (September 30, 2014)
  • History of a Feeling (August 27, 2021)
  • Weird Faith (February 9, 2024)

EPs

  • Ten Gun Salute (December 5, 2008)
  • Far from the Things That We Know (September 20, 2011)
  • It's Okay to Be Alone (August 2, 2018)
  • Same History, New Feelings (March 4, 2022)

Collaborations

References

  1. ^ "IMDB listing for Rock School". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cherry Lane's Madi Diaz To Perform At SongHall New Writers Showcase". Songhall.org. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Marlow, Brett Aaron. "OPENER'S PREVIEW: MADI DIAZ AT THE VIC". Brettandbutter.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  4. ^ Hasty, Katie (September 15, 2008). "Madi Diaz". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Moore, Tracey (March 24, 2009). "Paste Mag Gets Buzzed About Nashville Acts at SXSW". Nashvillescene.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  6. ^ LaBate, Steve (March 23, 2009). "Paste's Top 10 Buzziest Acts of SXSW 2009". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  7. ^ Peterkin, Caitlin (July 14, 2011). "Madi Diaz Announces Tour Dates". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  8. ^ Naila, Francis (March 25, 2012). "Madi Diaz gets more comfortable with her sound on latest album". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved July 23, 2014. "Seeing the reaction I was getting when I was performing, that was when I started going, 'Oh, maybe I don't suck at this. Maybe I can actually do this,' " says Diaz, a former School of Rock Allstar who was featured prominently in director Don Argott's 2005 documentary about the Philadelphia program.
  9. ^ "New Music Tuesday". This-is-modern.blogspot.com. October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  10. ^ "Listings for Last Call with Carson Daly". Nbcumv.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  11. ^ Thomas-Hansard, Artemis (July 11, 2014). "Madi Diaz Writes The Most Danceable Breakup Record Ever". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  12. ^ ANTI Records Europe [@AntiRecordsEU] (February 11, 2021). "Listen to 'Man In Me', by the newest member of the ANTI- Records Family. Please welcome @madidiaz. Her single is out today: http://madidiaz.ffm.to/maninme" (Tweet). Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Deville, Chris (February 10, 2021). "Madi Diaz Signs To Anti Records, Shares New Song "Man In Me"". Stereogum. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Viceroy – Chase Us Around (Ft. Madi Diaz) | All Things Go". Allthingsgomusic.com. July 6, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "NEW TRACK: Madi Diaz – 'Trust Fall (Jensen Sportag Down We Go Remix)' « PinBoard". February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Joseph Arthur - THE GRADUATION CEREMONY". Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  17. ^ "Madi Diaz 'Phantom' Out Sept 30; Tour Dates With X Ambassadors And Jamie N Commons". Nettwerk Music Group. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  18. ^ Lynch, Addison. "Madi Diaz "The Other Side" (Magic Man Remix)". Hillydilly.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  19. ^ Danks, Chris. "Madi Diaz "The Other Side" (Gold Fields Remix)". Hillydilly.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

External links

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