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R E A D

           While most children spent their summers playing ball, taking swimming lessons or riding bikes, Diana Tyler signed up for music enrichment classes at the local elementary school. They say that some addictions are genetically inherited...

           Her mother, possessing a powerful operatic soprano voice, and her father, a fan and collector of big band music, made certain that music was a constant backdrop to everyday life. Raised in a home where two- and three-part harmony accompanied the nightly kitchen clean-up chores, Diana and her siblings eventually found themselves serving as their church's choir which her mother--despite not being able to read a note of music--directed.

           Music continued to be a part of Diana's life--from singing in school choirs to marching with area drum & bugle corps. She eventually took up the guitar, marrying a bass guitar player along the way (the same man to whom she continues to share a life commitment).

           Throughout, Diana had been reading everything about songwriting that she could find, and eventually joined a songwriting critique group based in Columbus. A trip to Nashville with several members of the group brought her a lucky spot on the stages of two of the city's most famous venues--The Bluebird Cafe and Douglas Corner--where her performances were enthusiastically received by both audiences. Publishers from Nashville and Canada soon began taking notice.

           A Christmas/Father's Day song ("Only Joseph") Diana wrote was eventually selected for inclusion on the 2007 Christmas Album "He's Christmas" by Rosebud Records artists J3, a women's country trio, in addition to the label's "Rosebud Sampler" album. Diana's music has also appeared on several compilation albums, including 2 cuts ("He's There" and "No-Blues Blues") on the WeAreChristian Genesis Series music samplers and a cut on "A Disciples Sampler" by the Christian Church [Disciples of Christ]). In addition, Diana's song, "Dream On, Sisters!" was selected as the title song of a joint music project of the Disciples and United Church of Christ for The Mix in '06, an international gathering of women from both denominations.

           An active member of the North Eaton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Diana and her husband made up half of the Christian rock band CRISIS, with Diana serving as the group's songwriter, vocalist and rhythm guitarist. The group helped lead the church's contemporary worship services and performed at coffee houses, festivals, conferences and retreats throughout Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. CRISIS released a cd (CRISIS and Diana Tyler) in 1999 that contained a mix of live, in-studio cuts with the band, some solo acoustic tracks by Tyler and two gospel tracks featuring a female vocal trio. Although reviews were very favorable, other commitments caused CRISIS to disband in December, 2003.

           Diana currently serves on staff at North Eaton Christian Church as its Interim Worship Leader, directing and accompanying the NECC Ensemble (a mixed generation choral group), the Children's Choir and vocal and instrumental soloists, as well as overseeing "all things worship- and music-related." She has also served on staff at NECC as the church's Christian Education Director and has chaired the Worship Committee, taught Sunday School to 1st & 2nd graders and high school youth, directed Vacation Bible School and led VBS music sessions, and served on the church's Visioning Team in 2007. Diana continues to serve in a volunteer capacity as NECC's Promotion (publicity) Chair and maintains the church's website.

           Diana has had praise choruses published as part of a children's church school curriculum (Christian Board of Publication's "Journey Through the Bible") and eventually released a limited-edition companion cassette, Psalmthing to Sing About. In addition, one of her novelty songs, "Christmas in Arizona," was scored for stage band and choral octet with the help of the local high school's music director. It debuted at the school's holiday concert and was deemed (as it continues to be today whenever performed) a program highlight.

           Diana's professional organization affiliations include BMI, Folknet, the North East Ohio Songwriters Circle, Just Plain Folks (an internet music community), Songwriters and Poets Critique (a Columbus-based songwriters organization), and CDBaby.

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