Arkenstone wrote her first song at the age of three and started playing guitar at the age of seven.[1] She is trained as an opera singer. In her early career, she co-formed the duo Enaid & Einalem with a friend named Melanie.[2]
Arkenstone's album Jewel in the Sun debuted at number 16 on Billboard's New Age charts when it was released in 2002, highest position was number 11.[1] In 2005, The Best of Diane Arkenstone was ranked #1 on Zone Music Reporter's Top 100 Airplay Chart, out of 2800 recordings reported that year.[3][4]
Arkenstone created her own record label called Neo Pacifica Recordings. In addition to releasing her own music on the label, she included other bands such as Earth Trybe, Enaid, and the Marquis Ensemble.[9]
Her album Union Road was released in March 2013.[10]
^Christmas Healing, Vol. 1 (CD liner). Diane Arkenstone and Misha Segal. Neo Pacifica Recordings/Prima Vista Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Jewel in the Sun (CD liner). Diane Arkenstone. Neo Pacifica Recordings. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
