- Diane Arkenstone
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Diane Arkenstone 
Background information Genres New Age, World Occupations singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist Instruments guitar, keyboard, wood flutes, dulcimer, percussion Labels Neo Pacifica Recordings Associated acts Ah Nee Mah, Earth Trybe, Enaid, Adventure Cargo, Marquis Ensemble, Middle Earth Orchestra, David Arkenstone Website dianearkenstone.com Diane Arkenstone is a New Age musician.
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Career
Arkenstone wrote her first song at the age of three and started playing guitar at the age of seven.[1] She is trained as an opera singer. In her early career she co-formed with a friend named Melanie the duo Enaid & Einalem.[2]
Arkenstone's album Jewel in the Sun debuted at number 16 on Billboard's New Age charts when it was released in 2002, highest position was number 11.[1] In 2005, The Best of Diane Arkenstone was ranked #1 on Zone Music Reporter's Top 100 Airplay Chart, out of 2800 recordings reported that year.[3][4]
In her career, she has done work on more than 45 albums[5] and played various instruments such as guitar, keyboard,[6] wood flutes,[7] dulcimer, and percussion.[8]
Arkenstone, together with her ex-husband David Arkenstone, created their own record label called Neo Pacifica Recordings. In addition to releasing their own music on the label, they have included other bands such as Earth Trybe, Enaid, and the Marquis Ensemble.[9]
Personal life
She was previously married to musician David Arkenstone.[10]
Discography
Diane Arkenstone
Album Release date Label Celtic Passage 2000 Blue Line Music Healing: Mind, Body, Spirit (The Wellness Series) 2000 NorthSound Music The Healing Spirit 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings Aquaria: A Liquid Blue Trancescape 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings Jewel in the Sun 2002 Neo Pacifica Recordings The Best of Diane Arkenstone 2005 Neo Pacifica Recordings Stories 2005 Neo Pacifica Recordings Christmas Healing, Vol. 1 2006 Neo Pacifica Recordings / Prima Vista Records Christmas Healing, Vol. 2 2006 Neo Pacifica Recordings / Prima Vista Records Christmas Healing, Vol. 3 2006 Neo Pacifica Recordings / Prima Vista Records This Sacred Land 2009 Neo Pacifica Recordings The Best of David and Diane Arkenstone 2010 Neo Pacifica Recordings She has also worked with David Arkenstone on the albums Music Inspired by Middle Earth, The Celtic Book of Days and the album Trance World from Earth Trybe. With Misha Segal and Peter Hume she worked on the 3-CD collaboration Christmas Healing.
Enaid & Einalem
Album Release date Label Celtic Nights 1996 NorthSound Music Celtic Christmas 1996 NorthSound Music Celtic Romance 1998 NorthSound Music Highland Christmas 1998 NorthSound Music Celtic Yuletide 1998 NorthSound Music Celtic Holiday 1999 NorthSound Music Celtic Moon 2000 NorthSound Music Celtic Journey 2000 NorthSound Music Adventure Cargo
Album Release date Label African Skies 2003 Neo Pacifica Recordings Spirits of the Rainforest 2003 Neo Pacifica Recordings Echoes of Egypt 2004 Neo Pacifica Recordings Following the Equator 2006 Neo Pacifica Recordings Ah Nee Mah
Album Release date Label The Spirit of Mesa Verde 2000 Neo Pacifica Recordings The Spirit of the Southwest 2000 Neo Pacifica Recordings Ancient Voices 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings Spirit of the Canyon 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings The Grand Circle 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings Ancient Visions 2005 Neo Pacifica Recordings Earth Trybe
Album Release date Label Trance World 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings Rhythm of the Earth 2002 Neo Pacifica Recordings Enaid
Album Release date Label Avalon: A Celtic Legend 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings The Marquis Ensemble
Album Release date Label Reflections of the Wine Country 2001 Neo Pacifica Recordings References
- ^ a b "Diane Arkenstone at EverSound". http://www.eversound.com/artists/diane.html. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "All Music Guide". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p356914. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- ^ "The Society of Composers & Lyricists". http://www.thescl.com/The_Best_of_Diane_Arkenstone. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- ^ "Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Airplay Chart for 2005". http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/Top1002005.asp. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- ^ "Interview with Diane Arkenstone-a singer with a difference". http://www.2indya.com/2010/05/20/interview-with-diane-arkenstone-a-singer-with-a-difference/. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nov 20, 1999. http://books.google.com/books?id=fwgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA25&dq=%22diane%20arkenstone%22%20%20instruments&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=%22diane%20arkenstone%22%20%20instruments&f=false. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ (2006) Album notes for Christmas Healing, Vol. 1 by Diane Arkenstone and Misha Segal [CD liner]. Neo Pacifica Recordings/Prima Vista Records.
- ^ (2002) Album notes for Jewel in the Sun by Diane Arkenstone [CD liner]. Neo Pacifica Recordings.
- ^ "David Arkenstone Biography". http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003468/David-Arkenstone.html. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Westlake musician plays with heart". http://www.theacorn.com/news/2002-11-28/Community/023.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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