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Los Angeles-based band Diamonds Under Fire is headed to Salt Lake City as part of its 2010 West-Coast tour.
The solo alternative rock act has had steady success since singer-songwriter Vanessa Silberman began to follow her dreams in music after moving from Hawaii back to the continental states.
“I started playing music when I was about 11 years old, while I was still living in Hawaii,” she said. “Growing up in Hawaii, I was influenced by the music I was exposed to at a very young age.”
In addition to touring nationally and internationally, Diamonds Under Fire has been featured on the cover of Guitar Player magazine and the home page of www.purevolume.com, the first-choice website for alternative music followers. Silberman’s songs have also been featured on the Vans Off the Wall compilation CD for the past three years.
Diamonds Under Fire’s style is greatly influenced by ’90s alternative rock groups such as Nirvana, Silverchair, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
“My music is definitely heavily influenced by ’90s grunge-rock bands, specifically grunge in Seattle,” Silberman said. “Surprisingly, in a production sense, I’ve also been very influenced by current hip-hop, pop and urban music.”
Silberman’s sound is also unique within grunge and alternative because of the genres’ rarity of female lead vocalists.
“I think people always want to hear a different sound, and not just the same old thing over and over again. Older bands are great, and we all love them, but we always need to progress—I don’t want to just repeat what they’ve already created. I think that female vocals in a rock band are something fresh and rare, which is what interests people,” Silberman said.
Silberman said her purpose in creating music and performing is and always has been to lift people up and fulfill her own artistic inclinations.
“First and foremost, I make music because I love it and because it’s always been a need of mine,” she said. “I have always intended to spend my time on earth making a difference, giving back. I want to bring hope and positivity through my music to people. It’s very therapeutic.”
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