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Hi everyone, welcome to my home. I'm David Diem.
Your beginnings ?
It started with a musical in 1998
which took us to the famous Olympia
It was a good experience
The trigger ?
When I was 12 - 13 years old
I had a brain wave with Deee Lite : Groove is in the heart
I was real fond of the music and the video
I started wanting to do like them.
I've always been a bit crazy
I've always sung, danced and recorded myself since I was a child.
Your influences ?
Artists like Stevie Wonder, Aretha franklin
Prince, Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow
You only sing in English ?
I've wrote a lot in French
Most of the songs I've done before are in French.
Since a couple of years, I started writing in English again
Mainly, because I love English language
It is more obvious in English for me
To sing soul, make "runs", stuff like that.
Your musical environment ?
Let's say "pop" because it's a generic word.
I don't really like "boxes", though it's so usual to put people in some
I love a lot of different musics
I love electro music as I love soul music
I love many different styles
They are things I don't particulary like
But I only focus on what I love and there's a lot to love in music
"Boom boom" you know ! Feel like dancing !
To me, music is a real way to express myself
To create musics, write and sing, this all helps me to
Vent my feelings. Express things I don't, in "real life"
As I'm quite discreet and reserved in real life, I'm more myself in music.
Self producing ?
At this point, I try to manage it all, I write, compose, sing
I record, mix, arrange
I even handle the website !
It's not a wish to do this all alone, at all, I'm open and free
Trying to start it up myself
Some artistic collaborations ?
I've met many artists on my way
Initial PM on the "French Chameleon" album
I worked on the arrangements mainly
I mixed the sound, we worked a lot together on this album
Last year, with Anzares I participated vocally
And I composed the melody for a club-dance track
Which appears on the "Techno Parade 2010" compil.
Toons, on "Alright" which is on the EP
The Alright video ?
It's all homemade, we filmed my scenes with a cellular HD phone
We asked people who follow me, via Facebook to participate
They were asked to film themselves for the video
The song gives an optimistic and universal message
Another passion ?
I love animals, if I could have a huge farm full of
animals that I would shelter and cherish
I'm very concerned with the animal cause, that's it !
The "Alright" album ?
Now I start to make it happen
With the help and advices of my closest people
who I thank so much
Thanks to all the people who support me since long ago
and who encourage me to keep going
They are the reason why I do it
(kidding :) I wouldn't allow myself... to think that...
What's the question again ?? (laughs)
(Rendez vous on your website)
Exactly : daviddiem.com
Also on iTunes, Deezer, Amazon, my Facebook page
Released April 14th 2011
(Thank you David) - You're welcome
(...) See you soon. Peace