FAWM 2008

JonPorobil · Post by **JonPorobil** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:19 pm

My "band name" is Jon Eric. Yep, I'm pretty vanilla.

So my strategy is basically to do absolutely no thought on it until midnight tomorrow night, and then writewritewritewritewritewritewritewritewriterecord.

Get ready.....

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:29 pm

Last year, I didn't write anything prior to February, but I had 'concepts' for each project that I thought of beforehand. The songs were more inspired by, than about, the following:

FAWM - the songs were about people that lived on my street.
RPM - storylines from old porno movies we used to watch when I was a young man in the army.
AAD - 12 songs inspired by what little I know of astrology: a song about a bull fight, "oh, this guy is a Leo, that's a lion", etc.

Knowing where you might want to go, even if not necessarily what you are going to do, might be a good idea, I think. Lots of luck and have fun, people!

blue · Post by **blue** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:32 pm

i am in.. I dunno which band name i'll be yet, but i've created a handy SONGFIGHTER FAWM THREAD on the fawmrums.

http://www.fawm.org/forum.php?id=193

Kill Me Sarah · Post by **Kill Me Sarah** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:29 am

I am actually attempting this, more just to try to get some songs done than to actually try to complete. I'll probably try to use a couple SF titles. I'm currently registered under the name It'll Be A Breeze.

I'm dense: what is RPM?

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:18 am

http://www.rpmchallenge.com/

Ten songs during February, more of a focus on really recording (RPM seems to be an acronym for Record Producing Month). I think they will actually host songs, if that's an issue for you... yeah, at the end of February, you send them a CD (if you made the challenge) and they put it in their jukebox online.

Charles (KA)

Kill Me Sarah · Post by **Kill Me Sarah** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:27 am

king_arthur wrote:http://www.rpmchallenge.com/

Ten songs during February, more of a focus on really recording (RPM seems to be an acronym for Record Producing Month). I think they will actually host songs, if that's an issue for you... yeah, at the end of February, you send them a CD (if you made the challenge) and they put it in their jukebox online.

Charles (KA)

I'll probably bow out of that one. Production is definitely not my strong suit. The appeal of FAWM to me is the same as it is for NaNoWriMo, which is that the emphasis is more on just getting something written than on beating your brains in to get it perfect.

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:03 am

Welcome back KMS. Good to see that there will be some new music from you in Feb.

Kill Me Sarah · Post by **Kill Me Sarah** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:23 am

Niveous wrote:Welcome back KMS. Good to see that there will be some new music from you in Feb.

Thanks Niv, kind of you to say so. Hopefully some of it will be good music

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:22 am

May the FAWM begin!

How everyone's doing so far. I've already written the lyrics to one song.

tuuur · Post by **tuuur** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:13 am

Just did the chorus and two verses of a "Why so serious?" take, which I plan to include into my FAWM project.
Plus I recorded a first version of the chorus to make sure I don't forget it...

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:44 am

I haven't started ... don't think I'll have the time for a few days.

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:52 am

haven't started FAWMing yet. But the RPM thing (my drinkin' songs CD) is under way. I've got the basics in place for three of the songs. Four, actually, 'cause I'm gonna do a studio version of Cute Boots for the album too.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:33 pm

I've got some segments of lyric for two songs. Not sure when sound will appear, but it's a start.

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:14 pm

I have decided to do a themed album and have topics for 11 songs and have written a few lyrics for one, which will be "Ease up ont he Drugs"

blue · Post by **blue** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:52 pm

i think i'm gonna end up doing a bunch of sad psychedlic folk tunes, ala my "no ghost" entry to grey rainbow.

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:29 pm

I've completely redrawn my concept for the album ... it's way better now.

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:04 am

all my songs for FAWM are themed around Half Life 2... because I'm a giant nerd!

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:32 am

sausage boy wrote:all my songs for FAWM are themed around Half Life 2... because I'm a giant nerd!

I'd never know it from your avatar!

I saw "King of Kong" today. Good movie and a must for any nerd. It's a documentary about the battle for the world record of Donkey Kong.

No, I'm not kidding.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:10 pm

sausage boy wrote:all my songs for FAWM are themed around Half Life 2... because I'm a giant nerd!

excellent, i was playing some episode 2 this afternoon!
-bill

sausage boy · Post by **sausage boy** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:50 pm

HeuristicsInc wrote:
sausage boy wrote:all my songs for FAWM are themed around Half Life 2... because I'm a giant nerd!
excellent, i was playing some episode 2 this afternoon!
-bill

Episode 2 is awesome, and has a genuinely shocking finale. I'll see how the Half Life 2 inspired FAWM goes, but maybe Episode 1 & 2 AADs would be appropriate.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 10:03 pm

The first song by Velykyi Rakovets, called He Who Stands Alone, is written.

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:38 am

My first song is posted. On pace so far

the title is "Ease up on the drugs" (big surprise)

next to last track on a concept album