OFFICIAL BIO -  DIANE AND THE GENTILE MEN 
(Diane Gentile, Matt Basile, Colin Brooks, Jason Victor)
With Alfonso Velez sometimes.
Diane had just returned from an acoustic tour in England and began working late nights at a local music venue in New York City.  She spent many hours there listening to every kind of band perform. "It made me miss being on stage and kept knawing at me to get on with my real passion."  One of the bands that really spoke to her was The Miracle 3, fronted by renown singer/songwriter Steve Wynn, of the Dream Syndicate. "There was a magical interplay between him and guitarist Jason Victor.  It had a certain melodic chaos, that distinct kind that I really wanted to hear on my record.".   She then met drummer Colin Brooks at a show where he was laying down his super soul beats in The Hurricane Bells. She was also inspired by bassist Matt Basile, on stage with a dual female fronted rock band, Mother Feather. "Suddenly I saw before me, my new group."   Alfonso Velez walked in shortly thereafter and became the final addition to this congregation. This is how Diane and The Gentle Men came to be. 

Not too long after playing shows to full houses in venues such as Rockwood Music Hall and Berlin in downtown Manhattan, the band soon ended up in a cool new studio built in an old firehouse in Redhook Brooklyn, called Atomic, where Interpol and Mark Ronson had recently recorded.  Steve Wynn agreed to produce this first EP to be released through Velvet Elk/One Little Indian Records (Bjork, Dead Heavens, Twilight Singers). 

The A-side, "Motorcycle" "was inspired by strumming a warn in 1957 Gibson drinking a glass of white wine and thinking about one of the new local heroes in town, who plays in a couple of bands, Threats/Drowners.   B- side "Boyfriend" and bonus track "Wasted Word" were blasted through fast and loose in that instant one-day session.

The record was mixed by Clif Norell, (R.E.M., The Replacements, Bruce Springsteen) and the other tracks mixed by Merle Chornuk (Ryan Adams, Nels Cline), the owner of Atomic Studios. 

With this first EP behind her, Diane began opening for acclaimed artists: Richard Lloyd (Television), Steve Wynn, Jesse Malin, Tommy Stinson, Jason Darling, Laura Cantrell and more.   Diane and the Gentle Men finished recording the full album in November 2018 for release fall of 2019.

"For years I've written songs behind closed doors. I've craved for the moment when the writing would go to the players, come alive, hit tape, and gain character, finally reaching that stage, where the songs are no longer just mine.”

INFO ON CAUGHT IN A WAVE ALBUM - 2015
THE ALBUM
Caught In  A Wave is the debut album by Diane Gentile.  The record opens with "Happy", a slightly sarcastic take on a love relationship. The closing track is a cover of Marc Bolan (T-Rex) song "Life's A Gas".   Caught in A Wave is about a time and place.  It's about riding that one wave.

This record was made with the help of some wonderfully talented musicians: Don DiLego, Derek Cruz,Todd Youth, Colin Brooks, Matt Basile, Tye Smith, Johnny Martin, Brian Purwin and Scott Campbell.  Special guests include Tommy Stinson (Replacements) and Jesse Malin who produced a few songs.  Recorded at the Velvet Elk Studio (Don’s studio) in The Poconos in Pennsylvania, in Brooklyn at Atomic Studios with engineer/owner Merle Chornuk, with engineer/producer Rudyard Cullard at Strotosphere in NYC and with Mark Lewis at Under Hi-Fi Studio NYC. 


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Coverage all of my own choosing has included: Hot Rods To Hell - The Simpsons Movie - Josh Blue - Nine Inch Nails - Metallica - The Godfathers - Ursula Rucker - Gil Scott-Heron - Poor Righteous Teachers - Floetry - Kindred The Family Soul - Chuck Treece - Zeke Zagar - The Friggs - Ben Vaughn - The Dead Milkmen - Electric Love Muffin - The Balls - Flight Of Mavis - The Low Road - Vivian Green - Lauren Hart - Sharon Little - Irene Molloy - Dallin Applebaum aka DJ Knightly - The Mosquitos - James Hunter - Spanic Boys - Alejandro Escovedo - Kathleen Edwards - Richard Thompson - Ani DiFranco - John Gorka - The Pretenders - The Dixie Chicks - Meshell N'degeocello - Sheryl Crow - Joan Armatrading - Laura Nyro - The Three Degrees - Southside Johnny - The Ocean Blue -John Eddie - The Original Sins - Kenn Kweder - Peter Stone Brown - Essra Mohawk - The Peace Creeps -  Philly Gumbo - Johnnys Dance Band - Patti Shea - Flamin  Harry - Ron E. Kayfield - DJ Jerry Blavat and many more.

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Andy Boyle - Cocoa Beach FL via Somerton PAs inimitable alternately sarcastic and nostalgic Rock & Roll auteur & Front Man - one half of Gladys & Mitch along with his wife Lois Green - former incarnations include The Lizzards - The Vice Grips - The Plyers - Andy Boyle Band

Steve Capus - NBC News Chief - Executive Producer NBC Today Show - Evening News with Brian Williams

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Due Truth - Conscious Hip-Hop & intellectual wordsmith from Philly aka Marcus Anderson - broadcaster Kenny's son

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Ben Hampe - 2X Grammy Nominated Music Producer - worked w/Bill Graham Presents - co-owner of JHS Music Publisher

Catherine Herbert - Impressionistic Rainbow Themed Acrylic and Digital Artwork, fiance

Stephanie Jennings - Renowned unofficial published and provenanced Grateful Dead Photographer

Hy Lit - 71 per cent of all Philadelphian's listened to this Rock & Roll - Soul and Funk Broadcast Pioneer on 99 WIBG - RIP

Jamison Smoothdog -  Intensely visceral Singer-Songwriter - disputed author of - Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band's keynote song RIP

Ray Koob - 102.9 Philly Classic Rock Monday thru Friday evening On-Air Talent and DJ

John P. Toney - Nashville Record Label Manager and Bluegrass band leader

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Hey, I'm Eight Two (they/them)—a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent genre fluid singer-songwriter and self-taught visual artist carving out my own space in the world of art rock. My journey began in the vibrant streets of Brooklyn in 2008, where I found solace and inspiration in the power of music.

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