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Madi Diaz | |
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 Diaz performing in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 14, 1986 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Genres | Pop, folk, electronic, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Anti- |
| Website | madidiaz |
Madi Diaz (born May 14, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
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]
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 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.
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"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.
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