Robert Reid aka (also known as) ‘Diamond’ started playing music from very early in life with a sound system called ‘Della Soul’ based in Duhaney Park in Kingston. He then started to play with ‘Mello Canary’ in 1997. He moved on to the established Skyy Disco, led by Lenworth 'Squeeze' Samuels. In 2001, he joined the Stone Love Movement camp.