Benny Mardones - ""Into The Night""

 

 

 







 
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS


Voted along with Jimmy Lovine and Phil Ramone in New York Magazine as “one of NY’s Hottest Record Producers”

 


Headed up music publishing companies for Mercury Records, Sony Music, & Warner Bros

Recruited by Clive Davis to head up CBS/April Blackwood Music in dual capacity along with Clive’s A&R team and his first signing was Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show scoring 62 gold and platinum recordings followed by the #1 record for The Addrissi Brothers (Never My Love fame)
Silver Blue Records, wholly owned by Joel Diamond, has been distributed over the years by Sony, Polydor, and TK


Joel has produced and/or written 36 Gold and Platinum Records and 54 charted Billboard records


Universal Music currently administers Silver Blue and Oceans Blue Music Publishing Companies, wholly owned by Joel

 

 

Managed: Jack Jones, Vince Edwards, Edd “Kookie” Byrnes, Mark Wahlberg, and Janis Seigal, lead singer of Manhattan Transfer

 


Joel Diamond served as Vice-president and ran Maurice Starr’s Boston International Records, distributed and located on the Disney Studio Lot. Starr is best known as the creator, producer, manager, and writer of the industry phenomenon New Kids On The Block and New Edition. Most recently, Diamond and Starr have formed a new production company and record label, called Starr Diamond Records.

 


Many framed Citations & Plaques from BMI & ASCAP for his many writing and publishing achievements

 


Plaque received in 1999 from the first Who’s Who most Powerful People Award

 

Plaque received at the 18th Annual Music Celebration for music achievement

2010 Paso Robles Annual Film & Media Music Award

Manila, Philippines special Award from President Fidel Ramos
TV, FILM, & SHOW APPEARANCES AND PRODUCTION
The Family Film Awards was aired on CBS-TV. This was a concept put together by Joel Diamond and Antonio Gellini with Dick Clark Productions, best known for the their production of the Golden Globe Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, and the legendary American Bandstand. Joel Diamond served in the capacity of co-producer along with Dick Clark. The Show featured P.G. and G rated films exclusively, and was simulcast into 62 countries. Lifetime Award was presented to (an ailing and last TV appearance for) Bob Hope by Charlton Heston.

American Bandstand On Broadway-Broadway Show in pre-production being produced by Fred Rosen (creator of Ticketmaster), Michael Uslan (Exec. Producer and rights owner of Batman films), and Joel Diamond

Livin’ La Vida Boca-TV Reality Show conceived and produced by Joel Diamond currently in the hands of a show runner
Joel has been featured in a segment of Lifestyles Of The Rich and Famous

Joel has made appearances on various talk shows such as: Midday With Bill Boggs, David Susskind, Joe Franklin (4 times), Good Morning NY, On The Town, Focus: New Jersey with John Hamilton, and others.
A New York tri state TV Commercial for National Brands Outlet

Joel Diamond was featured on a televised Public Service Announcement (PSA)...“It’s 10 PM, do you know where your children are?
ACTING

Crossover Dreams
Starring Role
Neil Silver

Universal/Miramax Films...one of Miramax’s first films; Harvey Weinstein personally met with and requested Joel Diamond to play this role along side co-star Ruben Blades