Do Collaborations Change Your Sound? | Diamond Cast 069

This week on Diamond Cast, we’re diving into collaboration — how it works, how it shapes music, and how you stay true to your identity while working with other artists.We answer fan questions following last week’s episode and go deep on: – How we work with guest musicians – Dream collaborations – Working with Andy from Therapy? – How collabs influence the sound of Diamond Black – Expanding creatively without losing identity – Writing from different perspectives and charactersWe also talk about some of our favourite collaborations in music, and the artists — even from completely different genres — we’d love to work with.Plus: coffee, outfits, selling clothes online… and Adam being mysteriously hidden this week.00:00 – Intro 00:55 – Coffee talk 05:08 – Outfits & selling clothes online 11:44 – Why Adam is hiding this week 13:00 – Fan questions from last week 13:24 – How we work with guest musicians 21:05 – Dream collaborations 26:10 – Working with Andy from Therapy? 29:07 – Diamond Black collaborating with other bands 30:14 – How collabs shape our sound & identity 33:34 – Expanding creatively while staying true 35:09 – Favourite collaborations in music 45:02 – Do we change our style when collaborating? 49:18 – Writing from a character perspective 50:51 – Unexpected dream collabs (different genres)************************************************Join the Diamond Black Community:Support the band and get an extra 15 minutes of Diamond Cast every week on Patreon:Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/DiamondBlackOfficialYouTube Memberships – Join via the “Join” button on our channelMerch – https://diamondblackofficial.com/storeBandcamp – https://diamondblack.bandcamp.comListen to Diamond Black:Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/5APKOSAXQZh2Kv46TnvEVGApple Music – Search “Diamond Black”Follow us:Instagram & Facebook – @diamondblackofficialX (Twitter) – @dmondblk************************************************Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DiamondBlackOfficialJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/N5t8ueajMJMerch: https://diamondblackofficial.com/store/Bandcamp: https://diamondblack.bandcamp.com/Listen on Spotify, Apple & all major platforms************************************************Join our lovely DIAMOND BATS on YouTube in the live-chat!Please ‘like’ the video if you enjoyed it, and leave a comment too as it really helps the band get more views and get spread around Youtube! We really appreciate all the support!DIAMOND BLACK MERCH - www.diamondblackofficial.com/storeBen - @benchristomusicAdam - @adamhartistVincent - @vincentvdrumsNatalie - @diamondblacksnapsInstagram - @diamondblackofficialFacebook - @diamondblackofficialX - @dmondblkEmail us! [email protected]