Quietly powerful. Bittersweet. Beautiful. Lingering. Just some adjectives people have used to describe Australian singer/songwriter, Jade Diary's atmospheric music. If you could compare her music to another artist, it would be a beautiful hybrid of Ingrid Michaelson, Colbie Caillat and Florence + the Machine.

It all began, in idyllic but isolated Perth, when Cheryl decided to form a band called Opus Red playing unique covers from Summertime to Sweet Home Alabama. It was fun while it lasted, but after Opus Red disbanded, the passion that Cheryl had for creating music never went away. Many songs and Kleenexes later, she decided that she would give it another go - but this time, it was not going to be another serious hobby. This time, it would mean plunging into a business well known for wannabes and near misses. A crazy idea, but it had to work. So in November 2006, she started Jade Diary.

Jade Diary is a curious name and Cheryl explains where the name comes from, "The word 'jade' comes from my Chinese name 'Hui Lin' and the songs are a reflection of my innermost thoughts and emotions."

With an EP coming and a spellbinding new album being released in 2012, Jade Diary is busy behind-the-scenes and in the recording studio. The EP and album are produced by David Skeet (who has worked with Kate Miller-Heidke, Angus and Julia Stone, Brooke Fraser) and feature drums by Tim Powles (from The Church who recorded 'Under the Milky Way').