Diane Marois is a journalist, author, director and music curator. In charge of the cult show "Le Feel de Diane" since 2019 on the 1st RTBF and on Jam RTBF, she created within the Belgian media, a space to propel the currents and emerging artists of the nu funk, nu soul, hip hop, nu jazz, soulful, psychedelic soul movements etc... A unique positioning on a national channel, which earned her the appellation of game changer in the French-speaking European media. Her voice as much as her playlists make her signature.
A graduate in Political Science from the ULB and the Sorbonne Paris 1, Diane is a child of Hip Hop. The energy and the message of this movement touch her. It is thanks to Hip Hop that she became aware of the life of the neighborhoods in France, their problems and their creative force, and of course of the contemporary history of black and Hispanic minorities in the US. A journey that has shaped her approach to music: it is emotion, sensation, energy, but also message and prism of reading of a society.
A credo that she will continue to develop in articles and collaborations with the Nouvel Obs and l'Écho des Savanes in France, Trace magazine in New York, or as a columnist on RFI, and to which she will be able to give its full scope in her documentaries "Les Chroniques d'Orphée" in 2013. A first success supported by Trax Magazine and big names in the music industry such as: Pedro Winter, De la Soul, A Tribe Called Quest or Mos Def.
And "Funky Diary" in 2022. A road-movie where she follows the French funk artist Dabeull, on tour in Los Angeles in the heart of the Chicano neighborhoods, for whom Funk is almost a religion since 40 years. An adventure that plunges us into the life of the neighborhoods and into the daily life of this community confronted with gang and police violence.
After creating programs broadcast on Arte (Cuba Underground documentary series) and TF1 (Cocktail de filles, short fiction format), she launches in 2023 with the prestigious social club & hub for inspiration “TheMerode” (Brussels), "The Merode Music Club": a unique format combining thematic conversations on an artist’s journey with live performances, orchestrated each time with a new storyline and rhythm.
2025 marks a turning point in Diane’s career with the launch of TIQOUN — an agency shaped by her vision, experience, and networks, dedicated to designing bespoke live music experiences for exclusive events worldwide.
