Artist description Drums, Bass and Vocals. That's Diao. Portland's premiere (okay, only) avant-pop band.

Music Style Avant Pop

Musical Influences Joy Division, Sinead O' Connor, The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, Faith No More, Nirvana, Morphine

Artist History Cedric Justice, MC Death and Pamela Black (then Pamela Vanek) met as backing musicians for Portland industrial band Nefarium. After leaving that band, they met bass-player and songwriter Cameron Hays, who was working on solo electronic music under the name Generation Excuse. Originally performing under the name The Mourning After, Diao was a small blip on Portland's dark music scene. The band changed their name to Diao after the departure of keyboardist MC Death. After a few years of struggling in the Portland music scene, the band went their seperate ways and its members can be found in a variety of other projects.

Group Members Pamela Black- Vocals, flute Cameron Hays- Bass Cedric Justice- Drums

Instruments Bass, Drums, Vocals (and occasional flute)

Albums Diao EP

Press Reviews "Comparisons to Siouxsie Sioux and The Cure came to mind as vocalist PJ Vanek crooned out songs in a low, sultry voice. The band disdained the use the use of a guitar, and instead made up for that instrument through keyboards and extensive effects from Cameron Hays' bass guitar, which at times emited the sounds of a bass, guitar, and keyboards." "Doom Music Without the Doom" "The band... continues to push the limits of a three-piece band." -Erin Haick, The Pioneer Log

Location Portland, OR - USA

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