- Producer and composer.
- David Geffen scored his first million dollar deal as Laura Nyro's manager negotiated with then CBS Music/April Blackwood head Joel Diamond.
- Diamond began his music industry career by heading up MRC Music (the publishing arm of Mercury Records). He scored his first #1 record with "This Girl Is A Woman Now," as recorded by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. He followed up with Steam's #1 "Na, Na, Hey, Hey" (on which he is also was one of the background singers) and then the Supremes' and Temptations' smash duo of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." During this period he worked very closely with songwriters: James Taylor, Laura Nyro, Harry Nilson, Van Morrison, The Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, and David Bowie.
- Joel has been a recording artist for five different record labels.
- Record impresario Tommy Motolla landed his first full time job in the music business as Joel Diamond's assistant in 1969 at Mercury Record's publishing Company and attended his first Grammy Award Show with Joel.
- Joel was born and grew up in Passaic, NJ, and graduated from Rider University earning a BA Degree in business and psychology.
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