#35 Diem Jones on George Clinton, P-Funk, Parliament and Funkadelic

Diem Jones engages Tony on the Browder File Show and the Overflow room and discusses his decades long relationship with George Clinton as Creative Director and photographer.

Diem Jones is a thought leader, writer, poet/musician, multi-disciplinary producer, content-provider and program designer. In addition to having directed creative writing programs on 6 US university campuses, his work as a writer has won critical acclaim in: books, anthologies, music videos, industrial films, documentaries as well as commercials. He is currently the COO of Penn Global Visions/Penn Global Medical Group, CEO of All One Consulting, and Vice President/Co-founder of Institute for Community Evolution. He is co-founder and past Executive Director of Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA). Additionally, he has served as: Executive Director of Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center; Deputy Director of Arts Council Silicon
Valley; Program Officer at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities as well as Director of Grants at the Houston Arts Alliance and Administrative Director of East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. Jones was Art Director for George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic. Additionally, he has managed health and wellness practices in California, New Jersey and Philadelphia.

Diem Jones has also completed advanced courses in Mind, Body Medicine protocols from the Center for Mind, Body Medicine in Washington, DC as well Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of South Florida.

His most recent book, “God: The Journey Within” was published in March of 2023 by Cedar Grove Publishing. He is currently on book tour presenting readings and workshops from the book. Diem’s most recent musical spoken-word CD, “A Spirit of Oui” and his previous CD’s “Equanimity” and “Black Fish Jazz” have been performed with the Equanimity Band at venues throughout the US including the San Jose Jazz Festival. In addition, his photo biography of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, “#1 Bimini Road”, continues to be a best seller in the ever-expanding fan base of the group.

He has also designed exhibitions for organizations including San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art and served as a review panelist for national, regional and international funding organizations. Diem also serves as a Board Member of several organizations including Vanguard Culture, Silicon Valley African Film Festival and Red Bank Housing Authority.