Joel Diamond

{{short description|American music producer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{BLP primary sources|date = May 2011}}

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| caption = Diamond at the Carney Awards in 2016

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| birth_place = Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.

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| occupation = Record producer

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| spouse = {{marriage|Rebecca Holden
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Joel Diamond is an American record producer.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-07 |title=Living The High Life With Joel Diamond - Times Square Chronicles |url=https://t2conline.com/living-the-high-life-with-joel-diamond/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=t2conline.com |language=en-US}} He has produced 36 gold and platinum recordings and had over 54 recordings on the Billboard charts.{{cite web|title=Joel Diamond|url=http://www.joeldiamond.com/Bio/index.html|publisher=JoelDiamond.com|accessdate=27 June 2011}}{{better source|reason=subject's own web site|date=March 2016}}

Diamond grew up in Passaic, New Jersey, and graduated from Rider College (now Rider University), where he majored in business and psychology.[http://www.joeldiamond.com/Bio/ Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927214757/http://www.joeldiamond.com/Bio/ |date=2013-09-27 }}, Joel Diamond. Accessed October 2, 2016. "Joel was born and grew up in Passaic, NJ, and graduated from Rider College in Trenton, earning a BA Degree in business and psychology."

In 2024, Gloria Gaynor filed a lawsuit against Diamond claiming he owes her $2 million in royalties under a licensing agreement along with copyright infringement and fraud. Diamond denied the allegations.{{Cite web |last=Stanton |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-08-11 |title=‘I Will Survive’ singer Gloria Gaynor suing ex-producer for $2 million, alleging 'suppressed' payments |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/i-survive-singer-gloria-gaynor-suing-ex-producer-2-million-alleging-suppressed-payments |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}

Diamond is also being sued by songwriter Robin Randall for fraud, breach of contract, copyright infringement, and unjust enrichment. Randall, who, along with her mother, Judithe Randall, co-wrote songs for "Baywatch' and many other television shows, claims Diamond fraudulently coerced her mother into signing over their copyright ownerships while she was incapacitated at Cedar Sinai Medical Center at the end of her life, and also forging Robin's name to the contracts. She claims he has fraudulently collected royalties for decades while failing to send statements or notifications. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/gloria-gaynor-sues-music-producer-for-copyright-infringement-breach-of-contract1/https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/07/30/gloria-gaynor-sues-ex-producer-seeking-at-least-2-million-in-damages/?slreturn=20241212191841

On New Year's Eve 2014, he married actress Rebecca Holden.{{cite web |title=Joel Diamond and Rebecca Holden are married |url=http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/celebrations/weddings/joel-diamond-and-rebecca-holden-are-married-1.1251337 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913054945/http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/celebrations/weddings/joel-diamond-and-rebecca-holden-are-married-1.1251337 |archive-date=2016-09-13 |website=NorthJersey.com}} In a 2025 press release, Diamond stated he was "enjoying his single bachelor lifestyle".{{Cite web |last=Press release |title=MULTI-PLATINUM RECORD PRODUCER JOEL DIAMOND REFLECTS ON DON HEWITT'S '60 MINUTES' |url=https://northeast.newschannelnebraska.com/story/52797023/multi-platinum-record-producer-joel-diamond-reflects-on-don-hewitts-60-minutes |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=northeast.newschannelnebraska.com |language=en}}