This week on Diamond Cast, we’re diving into collaboration — how it works, how it shapes music, and how you stay true to your identity while working with other artists.

We answer fan questions following last week’s episode and go deep on:

– How we work with guest musicians

– Dream collaborations

– Working with Andy from Therapy?

– How collabs influence the sound of Diamond Black

– Expanding creatively without losing identity

– Writing from different perspectives and characters

We also talk about some of our favourite collaborations in music, and the artists — even from completely different genres — we’d love to work with.

Plus: coffee, outfits, selling clothes online… and Adam being mysteriously hidden this week.

00:00 – Intro

00:55 – Coffee talk

05:08 – Outfits & selling clothes online

11:44 – Why Adam is hiding this week

13:00 – Fan questions from last week

13:24 – How we work with guest musicians

21:05 – Dream collaborations

26:10 – Working with Andy from Therapy?

29:07 – Diamond Black collaborating with other bands

30:14 – How collabs shape our sound & identity

33:34 – Expanding creatively while staying true

35:09 – Favourite collaborations in music

45:02 – Do we change our style when collaborating?

49:18 – Writing from a character perspective

50:51 – Unexpected dream collabs (different genres)

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