Based in New York City, Joel Diamond's varied career has been noteworthy for an extraordinary array of eclectic choices and influences. He has enjoyed diverse experiences as a composer, arranger, producer and performer of both'serious' and contemporary music. He is adept with Eastern as well as an American repertoire. His choices are avant garde, both as performer and composer. The fusion of traditional orchestral and contemporary electronica create a striking film-music style.

Selected by Variety as one of 20 'Creatives to Watch' Diamond created the score for the immensely powerful film The Believer (written and directed by Henry Bean). Winner of the Feature Film Competition for Drama at Sundance 2001, a rare honor, the film was singled out by

Rolling Stone's Peter Travers as was "Joel Diamond's haunting score." Kirk

Honeycutt's review in The Hollywood Reporter noted "the craftsmanship is first-rate-especially a moody and edgy score by Joel Diamond."

This year he’s been very busy and is currently working on music for Bean’s newest film, Noise, recently completed the score for the powerful Tibetan film, Milarepa, that has wowed audiences on the festival circuit, and scored Michael and Me, a feature documentary that is in release through Cinema Epoch.

Joel completed the score for The Dogwalker, written and directed by Jacques Thelemaque of the Filmmakers Alliance.   He’s currently scoring a documentary for A&E about The Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center.  Amongst a wide selection of Diamond's other work, his film scores include James Bruces' The Suicide Club (Angelika Films), Heart of the Garden (PBS), and Anima (Tangent Films).

An experienced studio producer and musician, Diamond has produced the songs for Todd Solonz's Welcome to the Dollhouse (Sony Pictures and Polygram Records) and the score for David Mamet's Oleanna (Hallmark). As well, Diamond has performed extensively as a studio and touring musician with a wide range of performers including Mick Taylor, Graham Parker, Jane

Olivor and many others.

In his role as New Music Composer, Diamond has composed many chamber pieces which have been performed by The Apple Brass Quintet and Orchesta Nova. His Grammy nominated string quartet 'Danza Caprichosa' was recorded by Orquesta

Nova on Chesky Records.

An early advocate of Cuban music, Mr. Diamond recently completed his fourth ballet for the Cuban National Ballet. Several of his works have been used by ballet and theater companies. Leonard & Minky, his urban ballet narrated by Mayor Ed Koch and choreographed by John Selya (TwylaTharp, ABT) was presented at the Dance Theater Workshop in January of 2000. His ballet Diad, choreographed by Suki John, was presented at the 92nd Street Y that same year.

Mr. Diamond's other commissions include writing the scores for five Theater for the New City productions: Stone (written by Philip Courtney and directed by Eduardo Machado), Benny's Barber Shop (written and directed by Mark Marcante), Kiss the Cheek of the Moon (written by

Yolanda Rodriguez), Oedepus (an adaptation by Jason Duchin) and his own The Baby Boomer (directed by Jill Wisoff).  As a Staff Producer at Chesky Records for five years Diamond produced albums for an eclectic selection of artists including Rebecca Pigeon, Livingston Taylor and Sarah K.