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My Dream Rider: NAOMI DIANE

Yaama! I’m Naomi Diane, a Gamilaroi singer songwriter grooving around Naarm/Melbourne. I was born and raised in Wollongong, studied a music degree in Sydney then moved to Naarm to study a Master of Teaching. This is my debut as a solo artist, but I’ve been gigging and recording with some amazing Naarm based bands for over a year now. I enjoy tinkering on piano and stringed instruments.

Theme of everything below: boujee

  1. Discoball (especially an excellent lighting set up) 
  2. Star shaped lights: so they can sparkle along with the disco ball and make the roof look like the night sky 
  3. Gum tree branches: I like to bring the outside in.. It’s a good way to yarn about what grows locally between tunes 
  4. Turkish handmade rugs: I window shopped in a Turkish rug shop on High St this week, every piece is so divine and they feel good under your feet. So naturally, I’ll cover the whole stage in them so I dance and perform barefoot and feel great at the same time 
  5. Upright piano next to the keyboard: Ya never know, I might just crack out a jazz standard in middle of this banging indie pop set   
  6. Shure KSM8 for all vocals: it’s the new and improved SM58 
  7. Hepburn springs water: Naarm local spring water (just to be fancy) 
  8. Herbal tea: I try not to drink at gigs unless it’s a special one. But the sounds of this rider it probably is a big deal show, so I’d pair my tea with a peaty whisky haha 
  9. Sushi for pre show snacks, dark choccy for after show snacks 
  10. A sound gal! Because the music industry could always use more femme peeps 

The plug

My debut single Chasing The Sun came out Nov 21, and I don’t have any shows on the horizon for the minute. Will be spending the first few months of next year recording demos for an EP launch wahoo!

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News: NAOMI DIANE SHARES DIVINE DEBUT SINGLE ‘CHASING THE SUN’

Bursting with warm grooves, supple basslines and glossy vocals, the divine debut single Chasing The Sun out today from Gamilaroi singer-songwriter Naomi Diane is an entirely sunny affair, capturing carefree summer vibes with polished delivery.

Now based in Melbourne but originally growing up in Wollongong, Naomi Diane’s experience adapting from coastal living to city life ultimately sparked the core thematics at the heart of Chasing The Sun, with the buoyant and joyous track also drawing inspiration from Lianne La Havas, Tennis, Men I Trust and Harry Styles’ sophomore 2019 album Fine Line. An upbeat amalgamation of pop elements, indie hues and jangly grooves, Chasing The Sun is the ultimate summertime bop painstakingly crafted to soundtrack warm adventures, as Naomi Diane explains, “Chasing The Sun speaks to the challenge of moving to a colder city, and finding a new community and a sense of belonging. And I have terrible circulation, so I ended up on many trips north to soften that chilly blow”.  

Inspired by her own personal experiences, with heightened inspiration also arriving courtesy of her housemates at the time, producer and co-writer Tyler Millott (The Terrifying Lows) and the sun-soaked stylings of fellow singer-songwriter Ben Wright Smith, Naomi Diane’s maiden solo release traces its origins far beyond its joyous release in 2023, with the irresistible earworm recorded two and a half years ago amongst Melbourne’s extensive lockdowns, as Naomi Diane elaborates, “I’m so stoked to finally release this track. It feels like the right time to put it out there. It was mostly recorded in our loungeroom in Eaglemont, after many nights around the fire listening to music and sharing hearts when Melbourne was shut down. I want to it to be pumped in car speakers as people get out of the city for adventures! I want people to dance to it under the summer sun, feeling free.”

 An all-round creative with equal passions for music and nature, Naomi Diane can usually be found hanging with friends at gigs, cooking, or exploring parks and rivers. Currently also balancing her burgeoning solo musical pursuits alongside working full time as a mentor and advisor for a non-profit Indigenous internship program and singing backing vocals for The Deans of Soul, Estelle Conley, Quinny and Angus Montaigne.

Naomi Diane’s effortlessly affable and enamouring sensibilities shine as bright as the radiant tones on her brand new single; and it’s certainly a beautiful beginning for plenty of future Naomi Diane magic still to come alongside plans to grow with and foster emerging Indigenous artists like herself.

“I always thought I’d be a folky or jazzy artist, but this pop banger has taken me down a really exciting path and I can’t wait to let that flourish,” Naomi Diane concludes. “An EP and some glorious musical collaborations are on the horizon for 2024. And providing space for mentorship, workshops and yarning circles for mob who want to get their music out there.” 

Chasing The Sun is out today, Tuesday November 21.

Listen: CHASING THE SUN