Flying Solo
Temposhark
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Rob Diament a.k.a Temposhark is buzzing. Only the night before I spoke to him, he had been a central part of the ICA Fundraising Gala Party at Camden’s Koko. Currently riding high in the build up to the release of his second album (and first solo venture) “Threads”, Rob had a brief insight into the world of Ellie Goulding, the girl of the moment. “I am really happy that I didnt have that pressure. I do my own thing and I run my own label. If that were me, I have no idea how I’d be. I would just enjoy it and have a laugh. I am quite a sociable person so I’d deal with it ok. But I don’t know how I’d deal with the whole fame thing. It is really intrusive.”
doing really well on the college radio charts, we are already straight in the Top 20.” In fact, it is the internet that Rob credits with their growing global fanbase. “I love the internet for that, things like Last.fm. It is great to hear what people think and how it is effecting their lives. I don’t know how people hear about you if you aren’t being publicised in a certain territory. It’s what I love about being a musician at this time. Because even if you don’t necessarily make as much money from the music, you have to become a brand like Gaga for that, people can hear you easily all around the world. For example, there is a guy who has already got the album in India. He says he can’t buy records in the small town he’s in, but he’s listening to me illegally over the internet. I just wrote back to him saying its great. I find that amazing.”
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