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Artist
Diane French
5+ albums
american
about
After studying classical music for 15 years, Diane French dropped music completely, vowing never to play another note. It wasn't until 10 years later that she became friends with several artists - musicians, writers and painters - who inspired her to consider a return to music. At an instore performance by recording artist Jim White, French bought a cheap electric guitar that he was selling. He told her that he'd only sell it to her if she promised to write songs with it. She taught herself to play the ruby-red Fender rip-off held together with masking tape as a re-initiation into music. "Because I never had any idea what I was doing, I ended up stumbling into places that felt very interesting to me," she says. "I still write that way." In 1999 French released her first recording, the self-produced "Egg And Anvil Sketches". The sparsely produced six song EP reveals the intimacy of French's intoxicating vocal style and intelligent lyrics. With her second release "No Cool Bone", French teamed up with drummer John Vecchiarelli and guitarist Todd Ayers for a fuller sound, including a performance by experimental jazz trumpet-player Ron Miles. Her latest release, "This Trick" is her most fully realized group of songs to date. Performing Songwriter Magazine calls it "soulful", "cinematic" and "mezmerizing." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.