Working With Your Heroes | Diamond Cast 068

This week on Diamond Cast, we dive into collaboration — how we work with other artists, how guest vocals come together, and what it’s really like recording with musicians you’ve admired for years.From Ben stepping into a teaching role and breaking down vocal approaches, to working with artists like Chris Harms (Lord of the Lost) and connections to The 69 Eyes and Therapy?, we explore how different styles, voices and personalities shape a song.We also talk about:– Singing in different languages– How we choose guest vocalists– Where guest vocals fit within a track– The recording process behind collaborations– Adapting to different vocal styles– And the artists we’d love to collaborate with in the futurePlus: a quick update on an upcoming merch drop.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro00:48 – Ben becomes a university teacher04:44 – Singing in different languages & Ben’s lesson approach09:56 – Adam on Melissa Auf der Maur14:25 – Collaborating with Andy from Therapy?17:18 – How we choose guest vocalists18:24 – Where guest vocals fit in a song19:20 – Recording guest vocals: process & workflow21:28 – Working with Chris Harms (Lord of the Lost)23:15 – What it means to work with your heroes28:49 – Different vocal styles and approaches31:52 – Incorporating other artists’ styles36:15 – The 69 Eyes guest guitar moment38:11 – Dream collaborations: who’s next?44:09 – Upcoming merch drop************************************************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]