sail your sea
meet your storm
all I want is to be your harbor
the light in me
will guide you home
all I want is to be your harbor
It’s not unusual to see someone leave her high tech job these days to seek out new adventures. But how many of them wind up performing on the Late Show with David Letterman less than six months later?
With her graceful melodies and evocative lyrics, Vienna Teng has garnered critical acclaim and a rapidly growing legion of fans throughout the world. Her days are now filled with interviews and sold-out performances. Needless to say, it has been an abrupt shift from her cubicle days.
The evolution from hobby to full-time job happened gradually, as an appreciative audience began forming around the music she created while attending Stanford, where she graduated in 2000 with a degree in Computer Science. "I realized how much my songs could affect people - that they had some value. People wanted to hear them and wanted to make them a part of their lives." Her first "concerts" were impromptu events, consisting of curious students gathering around the dorm lounge piano as she played and sang. They started to recognize her songs - and to request them. Bootleg tapes and MP3s of rough recordings circulated around campus. People started asking when the CD was coming out, which led Vienna to record _Waking Hour_ when she wasn’t attending class or studying.
Posted by mike at February 26, 2004 7:28 AMyou may have something there, jeep.
maybe i should leave my high-tech job
and seek some new adventures.
or maybe someone else will, too.
and i could just be their agent.