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Just Dia

You start to wonder why you’re here not there

About Me


www.theidaexpress.com
Hi, my name is Dia and I am a freelance photographer, website designer and jazz singer. Quite the combo.
Unlike most of the musicians on myspace, I am not seeking fame. I used to be seeking success in the music industry, but when I got sick in 2002 with the brain cyst, I knew that would never happen.
Since 2003 I have been spending most of my time creating and maintaining websites for various companies and taking photos. Right now I photograph wildlife, gardens, weddings,etc and I have a little studio where I take portraits of people. My actual degrees are in Music and Theology(randommm).
I grew up in South Philadelphia, eating Ralph and Rickies pizzas and walking to the Double 07 for snacks. My dad ran the bagel factory on the corner of seventh and oregon across the street from that crazy bar where all of the mobsters used to hang out. I am currently residing in the UK, can't think why. Hahahaha. Seriously though, I would move back to Philadelphia in a shot if I felt safe there. I do miss the water ices from Pops and hanging out in Marconi Plaza. I also miss Rittenhouse Square, but when I remember someone trying to break into my apartment on Pine Street and think about the Rittenhouse serial killer who raped and murdered 8 girls a few years back, I think, "I'm glad I'm not there."
Music is a huge part of my life, and at times it has saved my life. I have been in some real shit situations, so without music, I have no clue if I could have come through any of it.
I truly wish I could have had a serious singing career...after all it was my dream from the age of 10 and what I studied for years. But I had to make the best out of what life handed me. You never know, maybe one day you will hear me on a radio station or actually see me at the top of the itunes charts.
Please email me for more information.Thanks,Dia
Click to Listen to my new recording of Summertime Live from the Jazz Factory
Articles
The South Philly Review did an article about me when I was in the hospital.
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The owner of Franco and Luigi's, Frank Borda, held a fundraiser back in 2003 to help me finish university, which gave 4,000 dollars towards my fall semester that year.
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The Nicest Comment I Ever Got
It is truly, truly incredible to hear a voice so beautiful inhabited by the infectious inflection of swing. You really feel this stuff: what a rarity these days... Riley Godleski


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/17/2005
Band Website: diadicristino.com
Band Members: Dia DiCristino--Photographer and Jazz Singer
Blackpool Sands (between Dartmouth and Slapton in South Devon)

Influences: Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Maria Callas
Louis Jordan
Ruth Etting
Felicity Palmer
Frank Sinatra
Lauren Bacall
Michel Lengrand
Monty Alexander
Peter Nero
Doris Day
Rosemary Clooney

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Sounds Like:
After the Storm Available to purchase!

Check Dia out on the AAJ website!
My Photography

I love my two dogs: Figaro and Pinocchio

Record Label: For booking please email [email protected] .
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Don’t you hate it when...

random companies take 90 dollars out of your personal bank account without warning?I DO!
Posted by Just Dia on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:06:00 PST

Britain’s got yobbos...I mean talent

Last Saturday night was a huge blow to the few musically trained people who actually sat through the I'd Do Anything and Britain's Got Talent finales. I already explained previously what a shame it wa...
Posted by Just Dia on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:34:00 PST

As long as he needs me

On the BBC there was a recent program called I'd Do Anything, where young women around my age were battling it out to win the role of Nancy in Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Oliver. When the a...
Posted by Just Dia on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:51:00 PST

crap

I was maintaining a particular website for the past 3 years--I designed it, worded it, created the graphics, etc. Then about 6 months ago I was asked to design a website for another company related to...
Posted by Just Dia on Wed, 28 May 2008 06:39:00 PST

Good news and bad news

I haven't posted anything on my myspace blog lately because I have been focusing on other projects and on getting better. I have been dealing with painful swollen joints for the past month or so, and ...
Posted by Just Dia on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:57:00 PST

BBC Young Musician of the Year

It's that time again when thousands of Britain's most musically talented youth get dwindled down to just 4. Tonight was the strings semi-finalist competition. We saw Jadran Duncumb become a grand fina...
Posted by Just Dia on Wed, 07 May 2008 04:53:00 PST

48 Year old Susan Graham still playing 14 year old boy

The latest production of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito at the Metropolitan Opera finds a woman pushing 50 playing a 14 year old boy on stage.Susan Graham received rave reviews for her Sesto interpretat...
Posted by Just Dia on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:46:00 PST

Separating Church and State

After Obama denounced Reverend Wright as his "pastor" last week, it became headline news for days. When people just about had enough of that palaver, we found out about McCain's clerical ally, John Ha...
Posted by Just Dia on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:37:00 PST

Are doctors killing us? A co-codamol review

When someone is in constant pain from a chronic condition like rheumatoid arthritis, "pain killers" become a necessity. One of the popular prescriptions for pain in the UK is co-codamol; a mixture of ...
Posted by Just Dia on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:54:00 PST

25 Percent of Americans living in pain

NBC news reported that 28.8% of men and 26.6% of women are experiencing pain. Whether it be from arthritis, cancer, HIV, etc. the statistics are shocking. Aren't they? Is this the consequence of being...
Posted by Just Dia on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:14:00 PST