All About Di!
Di Solomon has a life-long background in music and performance. With both technical understanding and creative talent, she is an impressive performer.
Di Solomon (formerly Dianne Jex) is a vocalist~ pianist
~composer~ guitarist ~ recording & performing artist.
Di is a highly sought-after entertainer in many areas of the industry. Her vast and varied experience has honed her into an all round performer, and educated her in a vast array of musical genre.
She studied piano and guitar in primary school, and was on stage at every opportunity from age five. By her teen years Di was composing and performing regularly in restaurants and cafes.
Di trained and worked as a childcare supervisor, and was a pre-school musical director for three years.
Her performance career then took over, and Di then began her varied and busy schedule.
Her experience covers Cabaret, Corporate Functions, Fifties Rock and Roll, Sixties shows and Girl Groups, Jazz, Cocktail Bar, Duos, Swing, Vocal Harmony Groups and Backing Vocals, Acapella, Big Band, Comparing, Rock Bands & Current Pop. Types of venues include major hotels, clubs, pubs, private functions, theatre restaurants, ships, wine and cocktail bars.
Dianne has held a thirteen year position as an private tutor in vocal production and stage performance at Port Hacking High School, School of Excellence in the Performing Arts, Miranda.
She has three recordings available through her website or at gigs. One CD features her original material another is a live recording. The third is her Work Book and CD Set VOICE CLASS with DiSolomon. Soon to come will be a mixed media extravaganza! with live performances on Grand piano, keyboard and guitar, some new originals and some more piano songs.
She plays live gigs with piano, keyboard and/or guitar with or without a live band and with or without quality backing tracks.
Dianne is blessed with voice that soars through so many different kinds of music. She sounds lush and clear singing sweet ballads alone at the baby grand in a dark cocktail bar, or kicks the big dance songs with her enormous and powerful range at a huge stage gig. She also has an amazing ability in the studio to get perfect results incredibly quickly and a great ear for harmony.
Di performs with a duo or trio "Cocktail Hour" or sings with her good fun five or eight piece party band "Celebration!"
Dianne is a full time professional vocalist musician and performer, and also a tutor in vocal technique and performance at Port Hacking High School (performing Arts High, Miranda).
She is a full writer member of APRA, member of MEAA and carries all the appropriate insurance cover (including public liability).
Dianne is in constant demand in all the areas covering:
* Solo performance:
-~Cocktail bar style elegant piano and vocal~
~ Up vibe Party Music ~Self contained one-man-band, playing keyboard with sequenced backing playing a vast repertoire from the sedate to the lively, older and current. Di can provide her own small sound and light system.
- Cabaret shows- with the "in house" band or self contained
- Support shows for international acts- Don McLean, Christopher Cross, John Rowles, Sir Howard Morrison, The Searchers-
- TV performances on "Good Morning Australia", "Midday Show" and "At Home".
* Bands -
~Cocktail Hour! Troy Smith and Di are Cocktail Hour. We add easily to be a trio or quartet~ we can add another female vocalist, male guitarist singer, luscious Sax Player
- Di has performed with literally hundreds of Sydney bands, including The Fifty’s, The Razz, but is most at home with her own band- "Celebration!" (previously Lady Di & The Corgis) They are the party specialists with an all-encompassing repertoire perfect for any audience.
* Stage shows
- Function venues, and theatre restaurant featuring lead and harmony singing, dancing, playing various instruments, delivering scripted lines and jokes and also hosting shows.
* Session Vocalist
- Di works for advertising agencies, composers, production houses, recording studios and television stations singing everything from Coke jingles and vocals in various languages to country CD’s and Rap demos.
