They attended the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Workshop (where they studied with Andrew Lippa and Craig Carnelia), and were fellows at the O'Neill Musical Theater Conference.
Following the story of a family of vampires as they move from Transylvania to Pennsylvania, the series features Isabella Crovetti, James Van Der Beek, Lauren Graham, Wanda Sykes, Patti Lupone, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Notable guest stars performing their songs include Andrew Rannells, Sara Ramirez, Skylar Astin, Henry Winkler, and Christian Borle.
The Guardian hailed it as "A multifaceted gem, chic-full of love, generosity and joy" and Variety raved "Kooman's score and Dimond's lyrics soar to emotional heights".
Dani Girl made its UK amateur premiere in Glasgow, Scotland by Epilogue Theatre[2] and debuted in New York City as an Exit, Pursued a Bear production starring Steffanie Leigh, Matt Shingledecker, Erik Liberman and Amy Jo Jackson.
Reviews were positive, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette raved "Musical comedy justice is served in a new CLO Cabaret show featuring catchy tunes, clever lyrics, juicy characters and important roles for audience members throughout the proceedings.” Golden Gate premiered at the Williamstown Theater Festival Aug 12, 2009.
In 2012, Kooman and Dimond collaborated with director Alberto Belli to create the musical short film Someday Soon, which was subsequently featured on Funny or Die.
This production featured Tony Award winner Patina Miller, Kara Lindsay, Anderson Davis, Andrew Kober, and many other Carnegie Mellon Drama School Alumni.
The album release party was held at Birdland on July 18, 2011 featuring performances by Laura Osnes, Julia Murney, Jeremy Jordan, Kyle Dean Massey and Jose Llana.