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viennateng: needs a good album title already.

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viennateng: has good news and bad news for you. We are done mixing the album. The release date is now April 7 '09. Maybe March for you Europeans though!

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viennateng: saved Grandmother Song for last. So surreal to think that this album is almost done.

viennateng: is listening to Eddie mix Ganlanshu (The Olive Tree), which, nice as it is, will probably be a B-side track.

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viennateng: could maybe, maybe live in L.A. Or at least hang out at Hotel Cafe all the time.

viennateng: is sorting out a tricky cash flow situation. Bills and checks not arriving in optimal order this month. (Note: not a plea for help, thanks!)

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viennateng: has 9 songs mixed, 5 to go.

viennateng: can't watch video with sound in the studio; reading presidential debate transcripts instead.

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viennateng: wants YOU to make sure you're registered to vote: https://www.voteforchange.com/

viennateng: can't keep up with the 24-hour news cycle.

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viennateng: is taking a break to rehearse and sing in Kyler's CD release show tonight!

viennateng: , Alex and Eddie are trying to figure out why the White Light mix isn't quite working. (Noticing a theme with this song.)

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viennateng: is a bit disconcerted - and grateful - to be sleeping enough each night and eating well for a change.

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viennateng: is back in L.A. for mixing.

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San Francisco Bay Area tickets on sale

Don't Worry, Be Happy

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viennateng: wishes to thank Alex Wong for giving new meaning to the phrase "above and beyond."

viennateng: leaves for the airport in 5 hours. One line of Radio still not written. Filing an official complaint with the muse.

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viennateng: and Alex finally have Augustine done! One song to go!

viennateng: is learning that recording schedules are maddeningly uncertain - at least with an project as adventuresome as this one.

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viennateng: is terrified of doing White Light vocals, but tonight's the night. You'd think she'd have learned by now not to write songs she can't sing.

viennateng: is watching Alex restore audio regions by hand. Yuck. At least all the performances are there.

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viennateng: is videotaping herself giving a speech, to be played at an event elsewhere in the country tomorrow. Very surreal.

viennateng: is marveling at Alex's subtle touch on Last Snowfall. They sound like random noises, but they're not...

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viennateng: is finding FactCheck.org to be indispensable amid the general-election madness.

viennateng: is talking with Amy about release dates and '09 touring schedules. Lots of juggling and moving going on.

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viennateng: and Alex are trying to make sense of Radio, which apparently means creating many many vocal tracks.

viennateng: is back on the 6:00p - 9:00a schedule. The studio isn't quite soundproof, and street noise drops significantly at night.

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viennateng: 's quartet played well at last night's showcase for performing arts presenters. Hopefully will get to play more theaters next tour!

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viennateng: appreciates that her job lets her telecommute from a cafe on Puget Sound.

viennateng: is donating to Mercy Corps to help victims of Hurricane Gustav (and hopes you will too). Such crazy rain we're having this summer...

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viennateng: is watching video of the Outside Lands performance on a friend's camera. What an awesome audience. You guys rock our world.

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viennateng: hopes these last-minute lyrics in No Gringo hold up over time. The track sounds fantastic, at least.

viennateng: has a good vocal for Kansas. That was one of the easier ones, surprisingly.

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Concert Review: Outside Lands 08 - Parting Thoughts

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viennateng: is in Eddie's studio, singing Stray Italian Greyhound for real.

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viennateng: is reminiscing about seeing Regina Spektor, Nellie McKay, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Beck, Tom Petty & Radiohead all in one weekend. What a life.

viennateng: got album drives back safe and sound. And cell phone, which also wandered off and came back this weekend. Time to catch up on sleep.

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viennateng: just realized the drives with the new album on them are...still at the curb at the airport.

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viennateng: is packing for Outside Lands and charting a violin/cello version of the Antebellum string arrangement. Hoping Alex will approve.

viennateng: is watching piano movers take away the rental Yamaha G2. Thanks for the songs, kid.

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viennateng: is running Pro Tools while Alex sits in the bathroom with a guitar and two microphones.

viennateng: likes singing vocals in pitch darkness.

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viennateng: has horn parts for No Gringo and Kansas that finally sound right. Well worth the extra recording sessions and nights spent re-arranging.

viennateng: is having one of those weeks where everything happens at 25% the desired speed.

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Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

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viennateng: always finds the finishing touches to be the hardest part. What *is* that something that's missing?

viennateng: thought there was going to be a photo shoot for the album this Sunday, but the photographer apparently did not. Ah, miscommunication.

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viennateng: and Alex found it slow going in the studio today. You'd think all those nice shows last week would be rejuvenating, but...

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viennateng: may not be home much for the next, oh, eight months. Hmm.

viennateng: is getting an unexpected gift: a view of Manhattan and East River on a summer day, from a car stuck on the Williamsburg Bridge.

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viennateng: doesn't want to leave Pittsburgh just yet, but soundcheck in Akron beckons.

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viennateng: never gets tired of Schubas. That was fun.

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viennateng: had been missing the Midwest for good reason. Thank you, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Thank you, Milwaukee. Next: Chicago!

viennateng: is off the Muskegon-Milwaukee ferry, and dragging a very Dramamine™-zonked Alex to Benji's Deli for lunch.

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viennateng: wishes to reiterate that if The Spring Standards are playing anywhere near you, GO SEE THEM.

viennateng: Listening to Paper Raincoat soundcheck. This full band sounds fantastic. So proud of 'em!

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viennateng: is practicing vocals and trying to consume all perishables in the fridge: a dubious combination.

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viennateng: is up late writing lyrics; so are Paper Raincoat folks. Feeling solidarity and a bit of competitive spirit. Both of which help.

viennateng: thinks it's no wonder it's hard to finish lyrics for these two songs: they're both tricky subjects to begin with.

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viennateng: is listening to Brooklyn Rider's new album Passport. (CD Baby has run out of their CDs already; yay for their DRM-less MP3 shop.)

viennateng: wants NY folk to come to Bowery Ballroom Thurs: the Spring Standards (formerly Old Springs Pike) CD release + Paper Raincoat's full band!

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viennateng: is admiring this, by Art & Ghosts: http://tinyurl.com/64qkg2 and this, by Audrey Kawasaki: http://tinyurl.com/6pu87u

viennateng: is wandering around Etsy and art blogs, looking for album cover ideas.

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viennateng: is looking up keyboard shortcuts for Pro Tools, in a preemptive strike against carpal tunnel.

viennateng: is finding it way too easy lately to let the whole day (and night) go by without stepping outside.

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viennateng: is booking flights for late August/September, and wishing the life of a musician didn't involve racking up crazy carbon emissions.

viennateng: and Alex are comping instruments on White Light. Boy it's going to be a challenge pulling off the vocal for this one.

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viennateng: just watched The Ground Truth.

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viennateng: is reading about Radiohead's initiatives to "green" their tour: http://tinyurl.com/6doh5h

viennateng: is comping bass with Alex and feeling like Jack in the movie Sideways. "Uh, I dunno...sounds pretty good to me..."

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viennateng: http://xkcd.com/448/ : so true. (Belatedly to Ethrane: Yes, I'm a XKCD devotee. If anyone knows how to get a shirt with the Venn diagram...)

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viennateng: is becoming reacquainted with her inbox. After spam filtering: 269 messages. Buckling down.

viennateng: promises to write a proper recording update, soon.

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viennateng: wants you to watch this: http://www.blublu.org/sito/video/muto.htm

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viennateng: is now using her iPod for language lessons (Spanish) and listening to BBC documentaries. Hello, outside world!

viennateng: wishes to thank Alex Wong and Eddie Jackson, two very talented workaholics.

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viennateng: is amused at the downpour that struck right as she left the studio, resolved to go for a run.

viennateng: is so excited about how No Gringo sounds. Kaki rules. Now to, um, finish the lyrics...

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viennateng: bows down to Kaki King, who flew in from Amsterdam tonight and is coming to the studio tomorrow. Now madly comping piano in preparation.

viennateng: hopes this record doesn't scare off anybody. Though that's probably inevitable. This ain't Dreaming Through The Noise, that's for sure.

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viennateng: is wondering how much pseudo-mariachi one is allowed to have in a song, if one is not Johnny Cash.

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viennateng: has spent the last two days watching serious voodoo come out of electric guitars. These boys are good.

viennateng: is attempting to arrange horns for Kansas and No Gringo.

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viennateng: hopes everyone enjoyed themselves at C Donatiello yesterday, and that the sore-throat singing was passable...

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viennateng: is laying down keyboards (not piano) for Radio, and getting blisters on her thumbs.

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viennateng: is maybe writing a song on thumb piano.

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viennateng: is victorious on one front (Pro Tools HD computer converted to LE), and out of luck on another (other G4 not finding boot files anywhere).

viennateng: is troubleshooting the studio computer. Look out. http://tinyurl.com/233rfs

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viennateng: is with Eddie (engineer) and Alex, herding a bunch of noises and notes into a song called Watershed.

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viennateng: is finally hearing Stray Italian Greyhound for real: piano, drums, bass and string ensemble (recorded today). So excited.

viennateng: is so tired she should be cranky.

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viennateng: loves Rockwood.

viennateng: hopes all of you in rainy Midwestern states are keeping dry and safe.

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viennateng: is helping Alex prepare parts for chamber orchestra sessions later this week.

viennateng: got the jitters singing in her cousin's wedding this weekend. Beautiful ceremony though.

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viennateng: has discovered that faking caffeination does wonders for stage banter. Trying to channel Old Springs Pike helps too.

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viennateng: just got recognized in her own apartment building. Whoa.

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viennateng: is in that exhilarating foreign country that is an M.I.A. show.

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viennateng: is no longer holed up recording (at least for this week). Time to go jogging along a waterfront somewhere.

viennateng: rather likes recording in a house with dogs underfoot.

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viennateng: just noticed that "comp" has at least 3 meanings in music: accompaniment, composite (of takes in recording), and complimentary (tickets).

viennateng: has been recording in an old SF Victorian, playing at middle and high schools, and hoping this feeling of slight fatigue isn't sickness.

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viennateng: can't believe she gets to work with such talented people.

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viennateng: is standing in a hotel lobby with a giant pile of recording equipment. Location recording is an involved endeavor.

viennateng: hopes the gear gremlins stay away from the console and preamps tomorrow.

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viennateng: is knee deep in fugue and Finale.

viennateng: is amused at what you hear when you play a 48 kHz file in...

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viennateng: wants to know where she should donate for China...

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viennateng: suddenly has a new song 30% done, and it wants to be recorded...

viennateng: loves percussionists and their endless world of cool noises.

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viennateng: is making chaos on a tack piano.

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viennateng: would like to reiterate her love of Yamaha C-series grand pianos.

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viennateng: left her vocal mic at Borderline. In London. Oops.

viennateng: *thinks* she's ready for recording to begin in earnest.

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viennateng: is celebrating the EUR -> GBP ratio.

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viennateng: is wandering around Volkswagen's Autostadt...a cross between...

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viennateng: is at soundcheck in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Rather, checking...

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viennateng: hopes there's nothing still at the apartment that should be in...

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viennateng: is so glad to be reuniting mit Paul und Claudia for Germany.

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viennateng: is picking her jaw up off the floor at her first Old Springs...

viennateng: doesn't know how to thank all of you who drive 2+ hours to...

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viennateng: needs to start learning how to write string arrangements.

viennateng: is rediscovering Tori Amos's _From The Choirgirl Hotel_. And...

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