Casey Dienel

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Casey Dienel
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Origin = Scituate, Massachusetts
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Genre = Pop Indie pop
Occupation = Singer-songwriter, pianist, composer
Years_active = 1999 - Present
Label = Dead Oceans, Hush Records
Associated_acts = White Hinterland
URL = [http://www.whitehinterland.com White Hinterland]

Casey Dienel (born March 10, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She released her debut album, "Wind-Up Canary", in 2006 on Hush Records. Dienel presently performs and records as White Hinterland, whose first album, titled "Phylactery Factory", was released on March 4, 2008, by the independent record label Dead Oceans.

Biography

Casey Dienel spent the bulk of her young life living in Scituate, Massachusetts. She took her first piano lessons at age 4, and at age 14 began writing her own pop songs [ [http://www.daytrotter.com/article/103/casey-dienel-featured-artist-june-19 Casey Dienel: Shining A Floodlight On The Humanness Of Strippers And At Least One Ladies Man] ] . While attending Scituate High School, Dienel formed a short-lived band named Helen Keller. The band's tagline was "Music You Can Feel," and their repertoire included cover songs in addition to original compositions addressing topics such as Latin and Henry Spodek.

After high school, Dienel moved to Boston to attend the New England Conservatory of Music, having turned down an offer of acceptance from Sarah Lawrence College. After one semester of studying opera vocals, she opted to switch her major to classical composition. During her two years at the conservatory, Dienel studied with many notable musicians, including jazz vocalist Dominique Eade and composer Lee Hyla, before taking an indefinite leave of absence to pursue her own music career.

While living in Boston during her Conservatory years, Dienel met Dylan Metrano of the band Tiger Saw, and has since been an occasional member of the band's rotating lineup.

Wind-Up Canary

During the winter of 2005, Dienel was offered the chance to record for free at an abandoned caretaker's house on a farm in Leominster, Massachusetts. With some Conservatory friends and a piano borrowed from the lobby of a local hotel, she recorded a number of her own songs without any intention of releasing them. Without Dienel's knowledge, a copy of these recordings made its way to Chad Crouch, the head of Hush Records, who contacted her about releasing an album. [ [http://www.hushrecords.com/discs/HSH057.htm Hush Records: Casey Dienel - "Wind-Up Canary"] ] Dienel agreed and Hush released the recordings as "Wind-Up Canary" in March 2006.

Vessels

On November 29th, 2006, Casey Dienel announced that she was working with producer Djim Reynolds on recording an EP titled "Vessels", and that she hoped to release it in early 2007. Dienel had this to say about the project:

To date, "Vessels" remains unreleased.

White Hinterland

On January 4, 2008, after a few months hinting at "change" [ [http://nonsequitortoise.blogspot.com/2007/09/bleating-hearts.html Musings: Bleating Hearts] ] , Dienel announced in her blog that "for the present and foreseeable future, there won’t be any more Casey Dienel." [ [http://nonsequitortoise.blogspot.com/2008/01/ends-in-beginnings_04.html Musings: Ends in the Beginnings.] ] Her blog post coincided with Dead Oceans' announcement of the forthcoming release of White Hinterland's album "Phylactery Factory":

Discography

As Casey Dienel:
*2006 "Wind-Up Canary" (Hush Records)

As White Hinterland:
*2008 "Phylactery Factory" (Dead Oceans)

References

External links

* [http://www.whitehinterland.com/ WhiteHinterland.com: official website]
* [http://www.caseydienel.com/ Caseydienel.com: Casey's official website]
* [http://www.daytrotter.com/article/102/free-songs-casey-dienel Free Songs of Casey Dienel] from Daytrotter
* [http://www.myspace.com/caseydienel Myspace.com: Casey Dienel's artist page]
* [http://nonsequitortoise.blogspot.com Musings: Casey Dienel's blog]