| Madi Diaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Pop, folk |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | TinyOGRE Entertainment |
| Website | www.madidiaz.com |
Madi Diaz is an American singer and songwriter.
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Though based in Nashville, Diaz grew up in Lancaster, PA, 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. Madi began piano lessons at age five, as her father was a keyboard player in the Frank Zappa tribute band, Project Object.
In her early teens, Diaz switched from piano to guitar and attended Paul Green School of Rock in Philadelphia, where she was featured in director Don Argott’s 2005 documentary about the program, Rock School.
After high school, Diaz was accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston. It was at Berklee that she first began working with Kyle Ryan, the Nebraska-raised guitarist who would turn into her songwriting collaborator. The pair began their collaboration when a fellow student, a producer looking for a project, offered Diaz the chance to record an album in Hawaii—all expenses paid, no strings attached. The 2007 self-released Skin And Bones was the result, and a songwriting and performing partnership between Diaz and Ryan stuck. Shortly after, Diaz left the program at Berklee.
Diaz and Ryan continued writing and began playing shows in New York City, where she met her manager. Diaz and Ryan were then sent to Nashville for a month to write. In mid-2010, the duo relocated to Nashville.
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 and has had songs featured on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars and Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva and Army Wives.
Her EP, Far From The Things That We Know, was released on September 20, 2011, by TinyOGRE Entertainment and previews songs from her upcoming full-length album, to be released in early 2012. The EP was recorded in Los Angeles and Charlottesville, VA with John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer) serving as producer.
Diaz has provided backing vocals for Joseph Arthur on four tracks of his latest album, The Graduation Ceremony.