Surprise Visit

Yes, two posts in one hour, because this was a big surprise.

Vienna Teng and Alex Wong showed up at my school today, in the lounge of one of our dorms. I was pleasantly surprised and happy to hear the question and answer session; it wasn't supposed to be a concert, but instead a sharing session. Apparently it was part of some program going on on campus, and the affair was very laid back and casual. I finally was able to see the fabled Alex Wong (just ask Sim and you'll know why I've been wanting to see what he actually looks like) and hear the two sing Antebellum together.

They also talked a lot about their song writing process, mostly because this program was a music program (with dance thrown in there somehow). Students asked questions, they answered, laughter trickled somewhere in between. It was nice to see them as the normal humans that they are, and also to hear that often songs could take a year - typically 6 to 8 months for Vienna - to complete.

Definitely a treat to have sat through this conversation. Thank you Vienna and Alex for being so honest and sweet about talking to us lost little college folk.