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.

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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 ^[1]. While attending Scituate High School, Dienel formed a short-lived band named Helen Keller.

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 classical 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 was an occasional member of the band's rotating lineup. She currently lives in Portland, OR. ^[2]

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. ^[3] 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:

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To date, Vessels remains unreleased.

White Hinterland

On January 4, 2008, after a few months hinting at "change" ^[5], Dienel announced in her blog that "for the present and foreseeable future, there won’t be any more Casey Dienel." ^[6] Her blog post coincided with Dead Oceans' announcement of the forthcoming release of White Hinterland's album Phylactery Factory :

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Discography

As Casey Dienel:

• 2006 Wind-Up Canary (Hush Records)

As White Hinterland:

• 2008 Phylactery Factory (Dead Oceans)
• 2008 "Luniculaire" EP (Dead Oceans)

References

1. Casey Dienel: Shining A Floodlight On The Humanness Of Strippers And At Least One Ladies Man
2. http://wweek.com/editorial/3529/12604/
3. Hush Records: Casey Dienel - "Wind-Up Canary"
4. Musings - my book report.
5. Musings: Bleating Hearts
6. Musings: Ends in the Beginnings.
7. DeadOceans.com, 01/05/08