label: Heinz Riemer Music/The Orchard ViennaCC Captures the Sound of Heartbreak in Music Video “Watching You Leave”
ViennaCC, the genre-blending artist known for his emotive storytelling and sonic craftsmanship, releases his latest single, "Watching You Leave", a powerful pop-rock-dance track that captures the raw pain of heartbreak with cinematic intensity.
label: Heinz Riemer Music/The Orchard ViennaCC Captures the Sound of Heartbreak in Music Video “Watching You Leave”
ViennaCC, the genre-blending artist known for his emotive storytelling and sonic craftsmanship, releases his latest single, "Watching You Leave", a powerful pop-rock-dance track that captures the raw pain of heartbreak with cinematic intensity.
The song opens on a cold, starless night - both literal and emotional - as ViennaCC delivers a lyrical narrative of love slipping away. With verses like “You walk away, my heart sank low” and “The echoes of your laughter still remain,” the track paints a vivid portrait of emotional devastation. The chorus, haunting in its repetition - “Watching you leave, it makes me sad / So sad, so sad” - echoes the obsessive replaying of loss in the mind of the heartbroken.
Musically, "Watching You Leave" is a rich fusion of synthesizers, bass, and drums. The instrumental solo passage stands out as a moment of profound intimacy, where two intertwining synth lines mimic a dialogue between lovers - pleading and retreating. As the song fades out, it dissolves into reverb, symbolizing love vanishing into memory.
Accompanying the song is a visually arresting music video that deepens the emotional impact. Set against the backdrop of a cold cityscape, the video follows ViennaCC through a series of memory-laced montages. The lonely protagonist is juxtaposed with footage of a former partner - her laughter, her departure, her absence - creating a visual diary of loss. The final fade-out, where only ViennaCC remains visible in a lonely street, serves as a stark metaphor for isolation and emotional emptiness.
"Watching You Leave" is more than a breakup song - it’s a multimedia elegy. With its lyrical vulnerability, instrumental storytelling, and cinematic visuals, ViennaCC delivers a release that resonates deeply with anyone who has loved and lost.
Watching You Leave" is a bittersweet slice of electro-pop drama. It's quicksilver rhythm and sparkling electronic layers blend emotion with movement. - Illustrate Magazine
Watching You Leave off the Cloud Beats LP has the bittersweet underpinnings which smacks of widescreen cinema at its finest! -Vents Magazine
ViennaCC soars with genre-bending debut album ‘Cloud Beats’.From the pulsating beats of Very Special Lady, where poetic introspection meets dancefloor energy, to the cinematic heartbreak of Watching You Leave, ViennaCC weaves a kaleidoscope of emotions. -Music Crowns
ViennaCC, a creative bohemian, has adorned his musical journey with accolades. His presence in the Top Ten of World Indie Music Charts and European Indie Music Charts with a few songs has been a testament to his talent. Awards from film festivals and nominations at music events are the laurels of his artistry.
ViennaCC produces pop and rock music for dancing. Important for him are melodies to sing along with. The song’s english lyrics are influenced by his positive mindset. And be surprised by every song’s sound. For producing in his own studio he is free to realize any arrangement, from acoustic to rock to synthesizer. ViennaCC plays guitar, piano, tambourine and – not to forget – voice. Only drums are recorded purely pc based.
ViennaCC: “For me important is melody. A good song – stripped down to voice and chord progression only – must be playable with an acoustic guitar on the fireside as well as by an orchestra. And I like it rocky because I am quite tall and so I have a low blood pressure. I need hard drums to turn me on. Well, I like the combination of melody and hard drums.”
For ViennaCC the Bohemian lifestyle he lives means enjoying life and arts. He got successes, nominations and awards as songwriter, music producer and music video producer as well as photograher. He has thousands of subscribers on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. ViennaCC knows how to bring the vibes to your ears.
ViennaCC runs his own sound recording and video studio in Vienna / Austria. ViennaCC likes classical music like Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, The Kinks, The Doors and possibly L.v.Beethoven and J.Strauss. Before he worked as a programmer, content manager for intra/internet, change manager, cost calculator, journalist, asset accountant, it project manager, CEO of internet company.
ViennaCC studied Communication Engineering, but never worked in this field.
ViennaCC: “I learnt how to calculate an amplifier. But if an amp does not blast I put it to trash and get a new one. That’s my approach to communication engineering.”
The artist name came from the domain vienna.cc he already owned.
ViennaCC: “I was thinking of a good artist name. But great sounding names like Johann Strauss were already taken. And it should be something unique for internet. Enervated I simply took the domain I already owned.”
ViennaCC had piano education and was autodidact in guitar. ViennaCC plays guitar (leadguitar, sologuitar, rhythmguitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar), keyboard (piano, organ, synthesizer) and sings (lead vocals, chorus / background vocals). And plays triangle.
ViennaCC: “My dream is some day to upgrade from triangle to a trapezoid.”
ViennaCC has band experience as he played from punk, hard rock, rock’n’roll to dance hall music.
ViennaCC: “Dance hall band, OMG, we had 300 songs in stock and played the night until 4am. Nice money, but a donkey work.”
