“My purpose is to inspire PEOPLE BY GIVING hope, positivity, Love, AND joy through music”-Vanessa Silberman

 

Vanessa Silberman is a Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Record Producer from Brooklyn, NY (via Los Angeles, CA). She also runs an Artist Development Record Label called A Diamond Heart Production, which was established in 2013 and launched in 2014. The label has a catalog of over 85 releases and has continued to rapidly grow with the addition of 5 sub-labels and label / studio collaborations.

In June 2021 Alternative Press Magazine named Vanessa and her label 1 of 11 LGBTQIA+ AND WOMEN-OWNED LABELS THAT ARE CHANGING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. 

Her music has drawn comparisons from everyone from Nirvana, The Breeders and Patti Smith to Lana Del Ray with more recent correlation to artists like Metric, Sylvan Esso and St. Vincent.

Widely known for having a very strong DIY ethic and extensive music background as well as wearing many different hats in the music business —Some of Vanessa’s biggest career highlights range from working for heavy hitter's such as Producer and Songwriter Dr.Luke (Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Britney Spears) and companies such as Epitaph Records.

In the studio, Silberman has engineered for everyone from Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T Rex), Kimbra, Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) to Harper Simon and worked as the in-house assistant engineer at Studio 606 (the Foo Fighters Studio) in Los Angeles, CA, where she trained on the 8028 Sound City Neve) and has assisted for everyone from The Kills, Joan Jett to Blue Traveler and James Williamson (of Iggy Pop and the Stooges). She’s worked at dozens of studios around the world from The Village Recording in Los Angles to BOP Recording Studio in South Africa.

Between 2020-2021 Silberman released 8 singles and prior to 2020, on the artist side, Vanessa toured extensively playing and booking over 800 shows (between 2015-2020) across the U.S. as well as in the UK and Europe in support of multiple releasesAudiofemme.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).

As a solo artist Silberman as well as under her previous band Diamonds Under Fire she has performed at the Vans Warped Tour, SXSW, Apple (Union Square), iHeart Radio (NYC), Lobster Fest (San Pedro, CA), and opened up for Alkaline Trio, R.Ring (featuring Kelley Deal of The Breeders), Selector Dub Narotic (Calvin Johnson founder of K Records), LP, Uh Huh Her (ft. Leisha Hailey of 'The L Word'), Dead Sara, Meg Meyers, Butterfly Boucher and collaborated with everyone from the late Reed Mullin (Corrosion of Conformity) to Ken Susi (Unearth). She’s also been featured by NPR, Guitar Player Magazine (cover call-out), the Cover of Fort Stockton Pioneer, the cover of Roswell Daily Record, SCL Weekly, Popular TV, Earmilk.com plus many others and has 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.

Vanessa has also hosted, moderated and spoken at numerous panels and events including an Artist Series with Today at Apple, School of Rock, Soundgirls, Girlsrock and Girl Power! Music Conference.

Vanessa is also currently part of the alternative pop duo Lovecolor with actor / musician Ryan Carnes, which they launched in 2022. The duo has release numerous singles and videos, as well as toured the U.S.