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This project successfully raised its funding goal on October 14, 2010.

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6 Backers

$5 IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC: For a donation of $5 you will receive a high quality digital download of Starboard Sessions (including digital versions of all the artwork/lyrics) + a handwritten "thank you" note from Tien!

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YOU ROCK OUR WORLD: For a donation of 10 bucks, we will lovingly package and mail you an advance, autographed copy of Starboard Sessions. You'll also receive a digital download of the CD and a sweet new Tien sticker! Also, you'll have to check your mailbox for Tien's special "thank you" note! We're so proud of this CD and we can't wait until you can hold it in your hand!

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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS: for a donation of $25, Tien will send you an advance, autographed copy of Starboard Sessions, plus the gift of giving! We will send download codes to 3 of your friends so that they can have high quality digital copies of the CD as well! Meanwhile, your Tien sticker will be included in Tien's "thank you" letter (written in semi-legible cursive)!

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STYLE and SUBSTANCE: For a donation of $50, we'll wrap up an advance, autographed copy of Starboard Sessions in a brand new Starboard Sessions T-shirt of undeniable softness and send it your way. Tien will also write you an emotionally vulnerable "thank you" letter. Your iPod will thank you for the high quality digital download and your laptop/car/sailboat will thank you for the Tien sticker!

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For the FANATIC who donates $100: you will be entitled to two GOLDEN tickets to a Tien concert of your choice anytime in the future, to which you should wear the Starboard Sessions T-shirt we'll be sending you. You'll also receive a revealing letter of startling tenderness including thanks from Tien + an autographed copy of the Starboard Sessions CD, a digital download of the CD, and a Tien sticker!!

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YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY THIS IS YOUR SONG: For the music-lover who donates $200, Tien will record an acoustic version of a song of your choice, dedicated to you and included on a mix CD that reflects a mood of your choice. You'll also receive a meandering "thank you" letter from Tien including a coming-of-age revelation + a Starboard Sessions T-Shirt, an autographed copy of the Starboard Sessions CD, a digital download of the CD, and a Tien sticker!!

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For the MUSIC MOGUL who donates $500, we will show our immense gratitude with a special thanks credit printed in the Starboard Sessions CD booklet + 2 tickets to a Tien concert of your choice anytime in the future + a Starboard Sessions T-Shirt, an autographed copy of the Starboard Sessions CD, a digital download of the CD, and a Tien sticker!!

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CITIZEN OF THE WORLD: For the wildly generous sum of $1,000 you will receive a meticulously detailed, framed world map drawn by Tien, with continents composed of Starboard Sessions lyrics. You will receive a special thanks credit printed in the Starboard Sessions CD booklet + a powerpoint presentation of thanks from Tien that fully realizes the communicative power of multimedia, a Starboard Sessions T-Shirt, an autographed copy of the Starboard Sessions CD, a digital download of the CD, and a Tien sticker!!

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Born and raised in Easton, Maryland, Tien is living in Los Angeles, writing and performing music. Starboard Sessions, due to release in 2010, is the first full band CD by Tien. He is joined by Peter Potyondy (Guitar), Matt Fleming (Drums) and Luke Hall (Bass). His first CD, Patience Finds, was released in 2008.

  1. tien-music.com