Vienna Teng
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Name:
Vienna Teng
Channel Views:
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Style:
Singer-Songwriter
Joined:
August 29, 2006
Last Sign In:
6 days ago
Subscribers:
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This is Vienna Teng's official YouTube channel, VTTV. Videos by Erik Hartley, unless otherwise noted. Maintained by Michele Santiago. For video questions and comments, please contact Michele through here, or at viennateng.com. To contact Vienna, please use her email address at viennateng.com.
About Me:
 
Vienna Teng's fourth album, _Inland Territory_, is a tour de force musically and lyrically, a complex and deeply thoughtful work from an artist cut loose from limitations. Recorded with producer Alex Wong (Ari Hest, The Paper Raincoat) over five months and in four cities, with instrumentation ranging from foot stomps to vintage keyboards to full string orchestra, it's without question her most ambitious work yet.

Now thirty, the songwriter, singer and pianist has released three critically acclaimed albums, landing her on three Billboard charts and in Amazon.com's top ten. She regularly sells out theaters across the U.S. and Europe, fans travel hundreds of miles to catch a single show, and her opening sets for the likes of India.Arie, Joan Baez and Madeleine Peyroux end in standing ovations. Mere months after quitting her job as a software engineer in 2002, she was being interviewed on NPR, performing on CBS Saturday Early Shows "Second Cup Café" and The Late Show with David Letterman, who declared that he'd listened to her entire debut album and that there was "not a dud" on it. Her brand of sophisticated, piano-driven pop has been gathering accolades ever since: "seductive and transcendent" (Amazon.com), "gorgeously conceived...accomplished yet understated" (Paste), "singular among her peers" (Variety).
Record Label:
Rounder Records
Label Type:
Independent
Influences:
My parents' record collection: Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Mozart and Beethoven, 60s Mandarin pop. That's what I started with and it'll never leave me. Later on, pianist-songwriters: Elton John, Billy Joel, Tori Amos. These days I'm influenced by whoever intimidates me. I hear them, I'm astounded by them, I think daily about quitting music because I'll never be able to do it as well as they do. Then I try to steal from them without imitating. A tricky thing.
Sounds Like:
Oh man, I don't know. I've taken to saying "chamber folk" or "singer-songwriter" to some people. "Somewhere between folk and pop, with a bit of classical and jazz," if they look confused after that. It's frustrating that I have no succinct phrase to offer; at the same time, I think it also means I'm doing something right.
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Channel Comments (101)
femgirl07 (6 days ago)
Amazing...don't know how i just discovered your music but it is beautiful
MdFaisal13 (1 week ago)
Thank You for your lovely songs. Don't stop singing these beautiful pieces. A true artist. =)
princessdaisy001 (1 week ago)
You have very beautiful music and a beautiful voice.

Fan since 2005 :)
Yisashi (2 weeks ago)
Oh , oh I love your music sooo much! You write so beautifull songs and your piano playing is amazing as a dream <3 Vienna, youre a true artist! <333
TrickyEmu (3 weeks ago)
You are an amazing artist. When I listen to one of your songs t seems like you are reading my soul.
macymacy12 (1 month ago)
Oh, I love this lady!!!! she is amazing!!!
prittyballerina1 (1 month ago)
love this
paolitas7 (1 month ago)
great channel greetings from Guatemala
IceAlarcon (2 months ago)
YOU ARE AMAZING!
waterdrawn (2 months ago)
Recently discovered you, but soooo happy I did, I love your voice, piano playing and music. thanks for giving us your wonderful talent.
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