In an industry obsessed with finding the next trending TikTok sound, Vanessa Silberman is creating and pioneering an avant garde counter-culture. The music industry veteran with over 24 years of experience has built A Diamond Heart Production into something refreshingly authentic in the face of artifice and algorithmic homogenization. Her company is a genuine artist-focused community where artist development, recording, new-school services, and traditional, hands-on, old-school label values fuse into something alive and sonically novel.
“It’s about offering a space for artists with a message—especially women and LGBTQ artists—to have the opportunity to be part of a music-driven community,” Silberman explains. The evidence: her roster spans from teen guitar prodigies partnering with suicide prevention organizations to queer punk artists turning Charli XCX covers into viral sensations. A Diamond Heart Production might just be assembling the most interesting collection of emerging talent in music right now.
That said, here are five artists from the Diamond Heart roster who should be on your radar immediately:
1. V★SILVER
The shimmering alter ego of Vanessa Silberman herself, V★Silver is what happens when an industry insider decides to step into the spotlight. This New York-based project fuses prism-colored alt-pop with pastel-glossed melodies, featuring radiant synths, cinematic textures, and the kind of raw, honest lyrics that can only come from lived experience.
Her debut single Chasing Magic was Self Produced and Co-produced with Grammy-nominated mixer Justin Hergett (FINNEAS, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé) to add his touch and mold it into a stardust-charged pop gem for dreamers who believe in chasing the unseen and holding onto hope. The follow-up self Produced Truth Hurts Like Hell (released 10/17) transforms heartbreak into a cathartic anthem that manages to be catchy, fun, and full of edge without losing its tenderness.
“It’s about how pain can transform—how something that hurts or feels dark can become something beautiful and light,” Silberman explains. “The song came from a breakup and that moment of realizing I’d finally seen the truth of things. Seeing when something isn’t working can be painful, but there’s real power in facing it instead of just letting it be.”
These tracks form Side A of an ambitious two-EP project—The Cost of Light and Everything I Couldn’t Say—which together create a full album exploring and reconciling duality: light and shadow, loss and love, the ethereal and the tangible. It’s music made for dreamers and tender spirits chasing hope, healing, and the endless horizon of possibility.
Sounds like: Ladyhawke’s magical euphoria colliding with Robyn’s heart-on-sleeve electro-pop and Cibo Matto’s art-pop sensibilities, straight out of a Girls episode circa 2007.
‘Truth Hurts Like Hell’ (single) out 10/17:
Watch the Music Video:
V★Silver Socials:
Website – https://www.vanessasilbermanofficial.com/iamvsilver
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/iamvsilver/
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@iamvsilver
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/4F3wVfcvWsR5booYQqZp33?si=BbfF9YoRTTiICxPIRln7fQ
Vanessa Silberman Socials:
Website – https://www.vanessasilbermanofficial.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/vanessasilbermanofficial/
2. TIA PENNY
At just seventeen, this Arizona-based singer-songwriter-musician is redefining what it means to be a young artist with a big vision. Recording her first EP at A Diamond Heart Production’s New York City studio, Tia released six songs in July 2025 that showcase a maturity well beyond her years.
Her standout track Goodbye has become an anthem for mental health awareness, co-promoted with Teen Lifeline (a nonprofit suicide prevention organization) with their hotline featured in the music video. For three consecutive years, she’s been invited to perform at their annual Hope Gala, sharing the inspiration behind this powerful song.
Tia’s guitar skills have caught the attention of two custom guitar manufacturers, earning her a Master Craftsman guitar and a recent sponsorship offer from Venus Guitars. Having already performed in six states, appeared on several national and local TV spots, and served as a TEDx speaker/performer at Grand Canyon University, her velvety voice, guitar artistry, and soulful/inspired lyrics are building a foundation for what promises to be a remarkable career.
Sounds like: A teenage take on Feist’s emotional depth, cushioned by Elin & the Lullaby Orchestra’s soft and soothing textures.
Music Video for ‘Goodbye’:
‘Reflection’ EP:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3TNfQmi0rAQWYYl69Ly5RV?si=MbNeZbhMRqCACtI1EM1fsQ
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/tiapennysings
https://www.facebook.com/tiapennysings
3. MICHELLE ROSE
Michelle Rose is the definition of a multidisciplinary artist, alchemizing music, writing, movement, and collaborative video art into something entirely fresh. This native New Yorker, born and raised in the Hudson Valley, brings a fierce DIY ethos to everything she touches, grounded in her background as both a session cellist and songwriter.
Her journey reads like a who’s who of indie cool—starting with a UK publishing deal via Neon Gold Records (through Warner Chappell), she’s shared stages with Blu DeTiger, SZA, Sky Ferreira, and Allie X. On the collaborative front, she’s lent her cello skills to SHAED, Dana Salah, and Devonté Hynes. But it’s her experimental work with electric cello that inhabits liminal frontiers, playing raves, performing under NYPD streetlights, in galleries, and other unexpected spaces throughout New York City.
With a foundation in performance art from Bennington College, Michelle’s practice blends world-building with movement, aesthetic, and sonic texture. Her recent single Cyber Boi showcases her talents as a true polymath, creating immersive experiences that scintillate all senses and transcend traditional genre boundaries.
Sounds like: Peaches’ confrontational beats colliding with Grimes’ art-pop futurism and Prince Rama’s psychedelic mysticism.
‘Cyber Boi’ Music Video & links:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3UxEpUOrvhZZxPxP3uGa08?si=qGXKx8-pRMiof8v2Kff-3A
https://www.instagram.com/michelleroseworld
4. JASNO SWAREZ
Jasno Swarez is a New York musician interested in horticulture, tech, space travel, and queer art. “I was cosplaying as Nirvana fronted by Lou Reed for my first album,” he explains.
His name originated from a typo on The Vandelles’ 2007 EP, which he produced on pirated recording software in his parents’ Maryland home. That band’s drummer and Jasno met in college over their shared love of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and, as the fates would have it, nearly a decade later, they toured with them.
After touring through 2013, he pivoted to backstage production as an audio engineer for NYC cable access shows The Special Without and Chris Gethard Presents. During this period, he released Pet Peppers, a Beatles/Beach Boys mashup where he recomposed songs from Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper’s into one album, then fully re-recorded them with his band Hellbirds. Post COVID-19 lockdown, he opened La Fam Recordings in Bushwick, returning to his roots of DIY recording.
His 2024 album If You Listen To This You’re Gay tackles “the off-putting otherness of being Queer and Human inside the hurricane of today’s culture war.” But it was his rock cover of Charli XCX’s 360 going viral on TikTok that led to brat and it’s rock and roll but also still brat—an act of unique genius that synthesized conceptual chaos into zeitgeist-defining statements. Jasno and Silberman have also collaborated on a number of label releases between A Diamond Heart and La Fam Recordings, including co-producing and co-mixing the NYC art/noise punk band Tea Eater (featuring members of Gustaf and Sharkmuffin).
His latest single Good Boy represents an evolution from frustrated fighting for queerness to a full celebration of sexuality, made for “getting dirty in the backroom of Animal in Brooklyn on a Friday night.”
Sounds like: Party Monster meets the Velvet Underground at Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club drenched in Andrew W.K. ‘s, I Get Wet, album cover aesthetic.
‘Good Boy’ (current single) streaming & info links:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6VQyta4ApJcvskQZ09cRha?si=iNbcBC9DTU-ext0pBYzmPQ
https://www.instagram.com/jasnoswarez
https://www.tiktok.com/@jasnoswarez
Photography by Kevin Condon (@weirdhours)
5. BLAZE FRANCISCO
When this Los Angeles five-piece hits the stage, reality shifts on its axis and sonic timelines coalesce.
Fronted by Alex Weiss (lead vocals/songwriter) with Jessica Goodwin (drums), Zachary Kibbee (guitar/vocals), Liza Light (guitar/vocals), and Philip Nielson (bass/C4), Blaze Francisco has built a devoted underground following through the sheer electrical force of their performances.
Fresh from recording their debut EP with Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Chris Cornell, Eleven) at Dave Catching’s legendary Rancho De La Luna, the band captures that same unfiltered live energy in the studio—a visceral blend of ’90s alternative grit, desert rock heat, and cinematic emotion. Their shows are an intense mix of joyful catharsis and authentic camaraderie that feels like watching a family revel in ecstatic and unbridled chaos together.
They’ve proven themselves as a formidable live act, supporting touring artists like Sebastian Bach, LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Sophie Lloyd, Michael Monroe, Eve 6, and ÖOF TATATÄ feat. Jason Momoa. After a standout performance at Billboard’s NXNE Festival in Canada in summer 2025, the band continues evolving into larger venues and festival lineups. Known for bringing unrelenting fire to every stage, Blaze Francisco has built a reputation that commands attention and leaves crowds wanting more.
Sounds like: The Crow movie soundtrack collapsed into the singularity and exploded back out as something both familiar and completely unprecedented.
For more info:
https://www.blazefrancisco.com
IG: @blazecisco
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VrYbkWjaE3Y0vG1W9PWft
IN CONCLUSION
While A Diamond Heart Production’s artists couldn’t be more different on the surface, they share a singular and undeniable thread: authenticity that cuts through static noise. Whether it’s raising awareness for suicide prevention, celebrating queer identity, or resurrecting rock and roll with the grit and grandeur it deserves, each artist embodies a return to music made for deeper meaning, not metrics. These are a collection of visionaries unencumbered by algorithmic conformity, propelled by creative risk, and rooted in genuine inspiration.
Vanessa Silberman is a true disruptor in an era of overwhelming sameness, and her vision for A Diamond Heart Production restores reverence for the artist as alchemist, truth-teller, and cultural architect. In a time when creative industries continue to chase virality, Silberman is fearlessly redefining what it means to build legacy, showing that even when genres live in contrast, they can still catch the same light, because what makes a diamond isn’t its uniformity, but the way it reflects brilliance from every angle.
Follow these artists and A Diamond Heart Production on their respective social channels for updates on new releases, tour dates, and the next wave of sound shaping the future of independent music.
