ABOUT A DIAMOND HEART PRODUCTION

OWNER CEO / A&R, MGMT, BOOKING, MKTG - VANESSA SILBERMAN

VP / A&R ADMIN, BOOKING, MKTG - CARISSA JOHNSON

ASSISTANT / ADMIN, MGMT - RACHAEL HORNER

A Diamond Heart Production is an Artist Development Label, Recording, Music & Publishing Company est. in 2014 and created by singer, songwriter, & Record Producer Vanessa Silberman. Vanessa works closely with bands and artists recording as well as helping them develop different aspects of their career focusing on everything (production, recording, mixing, mastering, co-songwriting, pre pro, helping artists set up releases, release plans, strategy, touring and much more.).

Also on the label team is music artist, songwriter, photographer/videographer, graphic designer, music booker and social media marketing wizard Carissa Johnson as well as manager, marketing and admin assistant Rachael Horner.

Named 1 of "11 LGBTQIA+ AND WOMEN-OWNED LABELS THAT ARE CHANGING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY" by Alternative Press Magazine

With well over 85 releases under its catalog the label also offers a very community driven home and spirit on the label side as well distribution (Symphonic Distribution). The label prides its self on being an Artist Friendly Music Company with Old School Record Label Traits and a New School State of Mind in the digital age.  In 2020 & 2021 A Diamond Heart launched 2 new sub labels - Success Records and Poppy Records. Then in 2023 launched two other sub labels Amethyst Trax and Cocoon Songs as well as Diamond Fam (with partner Jason Swarez from La Fam Recordings). The label also partnered in 2023 with Echoette / Killphonic for TV, Film licensing and publishing admin.

Vanessa Silberman's Background Vanessa Silberman is a Brooklyn, NY (via Los Angeles) based Singer Songwriter, Record Producer, Audio Engineer, Mixer, Entrepreneur and A&R as well as owner of A Diamond Heart Production. 

Having worked in the music industry for over 20 years, both as an artist and on the business-side. On the artist side between 2015-2020 Vanessa toured and played over 800 shows across the United States, the UK & Europe supporting various releases. Audiofemme.com named the touring singer and guitarist one of the hardest working bands of 2019, 2018 as well as 2017 (as she managed to play over 200 shows that year alone). 

Vanessa spoken about the music business, recording and being an artist at numerous workshops on numerous panels at universities as well as moderated some panels (SAE, Soundgirls, Female Frequency, School of Rock, Girlsrock, Girl Power! Music Conference) and did a 3 part series at Apple (in Union Square in San Francisco, CA) She is also a v oting member of The Academy / Grammys.

Vanessa has played the Vans Warped Tour, SXSW, Apple (Union Square) as well as opened up for artists like Alkaline Trio, R.Ring (featuring Kelley Deal of The Breeders), Selector Dub Narotic (Calvin Johnson founder of K Records) and collaborated with everyone from the late Reed Mullin (Corrosion of Conformity) to Ken Susi (Unearth). She’s also received expansive radio play and support on The Rodney Bingenheimer Show The Underground Garage on SiriusXM and charted #33 in the top 40 of the Friday Morning Quarterback.

In the studio, Silberman has engineered for everyone from Tony Visconti, Big Data (feat. Kimbra), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) to Harper Simon and worked as the in-house assistant engineer at Studio 606 (the Foo Fighters Studio) and has assisted for everyone from Foo Fighters, The Kills, Joan Jett to Blue Traveler, James Williamson (of Iggy Pop and the Stooges) in Los Angeles, CA. She is also a voting member of The Recording Academy.

During her career on the business side Vanessa has done everything from working Online / Street Marketing (Epitaph Records, Nettwerk Music, V2, WBR) to freelance A&R and Scouting artists for Radio Tech Start-up (Earbits.com) and various publishing companies. Vanessa has also worked regularly at or on sessions at numerous studio’s around thew world (Studio 606, Bunker Studio, The Village, BOP Recording Studio, Fireside Sound, Mad Oak, Jamdek, Joshua Tree Recording Studio) and assisted Music Execs like Warner Brothers Records past COO CO/President Livia Tortella as well as assisted, set up partnerships and production coordinated for Music Producer & Songwriter Dr. Luke (Katy Perry, Kesha, Britney Spears). She also has done Publishing Royalties (Bug Music / Windswept), made Budgets, Contracts & Advanced Tours for Bands (Redbird MGMT) as well as Tour Managed, Settled Shows, Operated Doors or sold Merch at some of the most popular venues (Bootleg Theatre, Troubadour) in LA. Vanessa has covered a lot of ground, had just about every job in the industry and worked with some of the biggest names in the business. With a unique background Vanessa can give both artists & industry work & insight that is both effective & different from the norm. 

Some additional artists Vanessa Silberman -or- A Diamond Heart Production has worked with (at various capacities, which include: A&R, Consulting, Co-writing, Recording, Production, Engineering, Mixing or Assisting) are: Gingger Shankar • •Teenage Time Killers (Reed Mullin of COC’s Super Group) • Monifa • Elettrodomestico (Ft. Jane Wiedlin The Go-Go's) • Gustaf • Tea Eater • Haley Bonor • Circus Trees • Margot • Remain • Partnering with Record Label: Tshukudu / Bop Recording Studio with Hip Hop group: Hash One  from the Mafikeng, South Africa • North by North (Chicago, IL) • Plus many more! 

*FOR FULL Discography & credit list please email a request. Visit Vanessa's Allmusic Credits.