Hi!!
So, in December I filmed the pilot for a show called "The O Mission" and the trailer is out now!! Soon to follow will be the full pilot episode. But in the meantime, check out the trailer at The O Mission Trailer-Click Here!
Talk soon!
Diana

Hi! I was ready to make a new youtube video and didn't want to just do the same old thing sitting on the couch with my guitar so............this happened. Enjoy!

Hi there!!
I have had some time to extract audio from my show at The Taste of Chicago this past July and I posted the songs up on my player for everyone to enjoy, download, send to friends! This was the best show ever and I couldn't have done it without the wonderful players that made it sound so great! You are hearing Aaron Weistrop on electric guitar, Gerald Dowd on drums, Matt Thompson on Bass, and me on acoustic guitar.
Have fun with the tunes!!
I am also trying to get some video up on Youtube with some of the songs.

Diana

I AM WRITING SOMETHING TO YOU FROM THE HEART, SO PLEASE READ......

Hi! The Taste of Chicago show is coming up so soon!! I am really looking forward to it! Being outside in the sun and playing my acoustic guitar and having a band back me up too. The date will be Saturday,July 5th at 1:30pm. The stage will be on Columbus North Of Balboa. I haven't kept up my blog on my official website so much because I have started a blog on NirvanaIsland.com.

It might seem completely unrelated but it has actually been my salvation. I am not going to lie, I have needed to take a step back, I got pretty burned out. My music was suffering, I was not having fun and I was not finding enough time to create. I started doing yoga daily and things are beginning to fall into place. My creative vision has become more focused and the whole grandeur of the Industry has lost its appeal. I have had to ask myself: "who do I play music for?" I play it and create it in order to soothe my soul. I would also like for my music to spread positivity, love, gratitude and good vibes! So taking this step back is helping me to form my new round of material. I don't know if I will record it, or if I do, it will be really basic, maybe I will just do it on my own, without any fancy equipment or studios and just have it find it's way to my fans. Finding it's way=Free because I want it to be!
That will make me the happiest. I am sick and tired of people telling me that if I don't put a price on my music that nobody will respect it. You know what? In this day and age, people get their music for free anyway and I would rather let you have it than be buried under mounds of cd's sitting in my house just waiting to be coasters!

I can acknowledge now that I was doing my music all for the wrong reasons. In doing yoga, a shift occured that changed my whole way of being. It wasn't an accident, it was in the making for so many years and I finally saw how it was all connected and how it all made sense to me. In any case, I would rather you hear my songs as they sound when I write them, as they sound when I am playing them in my room, when I am alone. I don't need all of the bells and whistles. That is not important when sending out a message. If you can understand my music in its simplest form, then I have done right with the Universe. Then maybe if I feel like it, I will get some songs together and add some instruments and record live, really basic. I am also going to simplify my website as well. I just want to break down all of the smoke and mirrors and let it be. I had all of these perceptions of what I was supposed to be, how I was supposed to sound, how I was supposed to dress and it's all a bunch of horse sh*t. This pretense goes completely against everything that I am.

Who am I you may ask? I am just a person, who has a creative outlet and who wants to share it once in awhile. Who needs time to nurture the art and not get weighed down by rules and the "industry". I am modest, humble, am super grateful for everything that I have and do not have. I have many interests such as writing, photography, singing, playing guitar, piano, acting, health, wellness, reading a ton, yoga, helping animals, being with family, friends, my darling pets, sharing goodness, love and enjoying life.

I have been playing the game for too long under someone else's rules. It's time for me to do things the way "I" think is best. I am grateful for my shift and for all of the truth that it will continue to offer me.
I think this realization can help others as well, or at least I hope that it does. The new website will probably take some time to build even if it is going to be basic, so bear with me. Nothing comes easy and I don't ask it to either. Everything is the way it should be.......now and always.
Peace and love,
Diana

6am alarm

the sun

flirty, transparent curtains billow

the breeze brings in ocean air

caffeine? no, oxygen. pure.

eyes half open, sand under toes,

stretch to the blue blue sky and

twirl in circles through the warmth.


gym? no. nature.

run through the water.

swim through the sand.

swing on the trees.


tv? no. space.

space to not think.

space to be.

space to create.


internet? no. time.

time to read.

time to understand.

time to live.


money? no. happiness.

happiness in smiles.

happiness in stillness.

happiness in unity...love.


simple. things. in. life. freedom.

Hi Guys!!I am in the Red Eye today! A friend let me know that they saw my article in there and I was able to get a hold of some copies....... PAGE 32!! I will try to scan the article and post it up on my website! But check it out if you can get a copy!xo, Diana

I also just realized that I am on their website as well and you can read the article by copying and pasting this link:

http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/red-chitunes-dianarein,0,793309.htmlstory

Excitement is in the air!!! Tonight, I will be opening for Anthony Gomes at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn!!!!I met Anthony three years ago at one of his shows and I barely knew how to play the guitar at that time and had just started writing songs. He gave me a couple of pointers and we kept in touch during this period. Now, I feel like I am coming full circle by being able to open for him! It's going to be a highly charged, positive and amazing night! Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Fitzgerald's 6615 Roosevelt Rd. Berwyn, Illinois 60402

I go on promptly at 9pm!!!!!

Hi everyone~
I wanted to share a link where you can hear the interview and live session that I did with Chicago Acoustic Underground.....
here it is:

http://chicagoacoustic.net/podcasts/episode-83---diana-rein.html

HI there!I am featured this week as the artist on The Local Tourist!!Please visit the site and vote for me! You don't have to give out your email address or anything....just click on "keep" and hit Enter!http://www.thelocaltourist.com

THANKS!!!!Diana

Hi everyone,
I just posted a video to Youtube. Cover of Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats. My cat joined in on the fun!!