Di's first band was The Wigston Temperance Band (a band with a no alcohol policy) until she was introduced to the 'wicked' world of clubbing and beer; she hasn't looked back since!
Di made the career choice of being a full time professional musician and embarked on a degree course specialising in the trombone at the Royal Academy of Music. Whilst there she worked with many esteemed musicians and conductors including Sir Yehudi Menhuin, Sir Colin Davis, John Williams (Film composer of such greats as Star Wars and Indiana Jones) and members of the band Jethro Tull. To date she is a busy working and teaching musician playing in a wide variety of styles such as jazz, big band, chamber music, orchestral and solo projects and is also an accomplished conductor and arranger.