Bio

Record Producer Chris ‘Ruff Diamond’ Robinson is a Producer/Writer/Musician from UK, who has been described by industry executives as being one of the finest and most capable R&B producers to hail from outside of the USA. As the journey continued, the nickname firmly became ‘Ruff Diamond’ – which was eventually to become his tag in the Urban Music industry. RD was getting the reputation for being able to put together incredibly musical joints, whilst keeping them fresh & current and keeping the beat hot & bumping. As well as being a seasoned guitarist & MPC Maestro, RD also plays Keys & Bass to a competent level, in addition to being an expert vocal arranger – so has always been regarded as a bit of a one man production force, although he has had enjoyable and successful production partnerships with Darkman, & Vinylizor whom he has co-written/produced countless Television/Commercials/Film placements with. Artists that Ruff Diamond has had the pleasure to work with/for include: Che’Nelle (Capitol/EMI), Estelle (V2/Warner), Teedra Moses (TVT), Beyonce Knowles (Musicworld), Mark Morrison (WEA/Mona), Marcos Hernandes (TVT), Keith Sweat (Jive/Rhino), Akon (Konvict), Corinne Bailey-Rae (Sony), Shapeshifters (Positiva/EMI),Nathan (Mona), Naila Boss (EMAP), Hil St. Soul (Gut), Noel McKoy, Monie Love, Donell Jones (Arista), Zena (Mercury), Shawn Emannuel (EMI), Maxi Priest (Relentless), 180MC (Rufflyfe), Grandmaster Flash, Kenny Thomas, Peter Cox, Andy Abrahams, Errol Brown (Universal), Steve Brookstein (Sony/BMG), The Superphonics (Pony Canyon), JP ESQ, Sherbert (Doghouse), Kine, Phoebe 1, Tyrone Lee, Martay (Riverhorse), Palntlife (Gut), Big Top, Chyna Soulstar, Jenny Bae, Jayme Ephraim (EMAP), Sonna Rele (Universal), Jin. Having packed all that into a few years, RD is now based between London & New York, meeting the growing demand for his Classy, Vibrant and Unique Sound & Magic that he is touching the projects of Artists & Bands, both Major & Indie with, from all over the Globe….the best is yet to come. [b][i][/i][i][/i]