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Is anyone here going to participate in FAWM (February Album Writing Month)?

JenniferJennifer Moderator
edited February 2013 in General Chat
So, the January Animation Month (JAM) is almost over, so I've begun preparing for the February Album Writing Month (FAWM).

I joined last year, but I didn't make anything. :( I'd like to get an entire album done this year, but if I get a few songs done, I'll be happy. :D

So, is anyone else here planning on trying to do the FAWM challenge? :)

Comments

  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited January 2011
    Ooh, that sounds extremely fun. Sadly, my music writing skills are non-existent, so unless anybody needs a mediocre vocalist or terrible lyricist, I'll have to pass. :p
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited January 2011
    My dad tried to make november NaAlReMo for him, a few years ago, he did only one album anyway.
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited January 2011
    I like writing lyrics, got about 30 that I've kept on my computer. Haven't wrote any in a while mind.
  • Unknown
    edited January 2011
    i am a good singer, but there is 2 problems

    1.my voice is too high
    2. i dont know how to record
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited January 2011
    seibert999 wrote: »
    i am a good singer, but there is 2 problems

    1.my voice is too high
    2. i dont know how to record
    A good, cheap way to make nice sounding voice recordings is with the Rock Band microphone and the audio software Audacity. The Rock Band microphone is surprisingly very high quality. :)
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited January 2011
    ...probably not. Not at all into music like that. Animations are one thing, but putting together a song? Not for me. Sorry.
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited January 2011
    ShaggE wrote: »
    Ooh, that sounds extremely fun. Sadly, my music writing skills are non-existent, so unless anybody needs a mediocre vocalist or terrible lyricist, I'll have to pass. :p

    I may just have a mediocre song that I need terrible lyrics put to. Shame my recording gear consists of an acoustic guitar and cheap £5 headset mic thingy for gaming
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited January 2011
    Hey now, you've got the exact same recording gear that I have! :p
  • Unknown
    edited January 2011
    sounds good, i wonder whet march will be
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited January 2011
    March, The 3DS comes out, I wouldn't expect much.


    Same with may and the Release of Duke Nukem Forever.
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited January 2011
    Is there a thing every month
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited January 2011
    LuigiHann wrote: »
    Is there a thing every month
    Out of curiousity, I thought I'd google and see. :)

    Here's what I could find:

    January = January Animation Month (JAM)
    February = February Album Writing Month (FAWM)
    March = National Novel Editing Month (NaNoEdMo)
    April = Script Frenzy (100 pages of original scripted material: scripts, graphic novels, etc.)
    July, August, September The 50/90 Challenge (50 songs in 90 days)
    November = National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

    I doubt I'll be doing too many of these, but I might try NaNoWriMo again since I tried it in 2009 and wrote half a novel. I also might try Script Frenzy one year, since I have an idea for a graphic novel I'd really like to make a reality. :)

    If anyone knows of any other challenges, feel free to mention them. It's always fun to find new ways to challenge yourself. :D
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited January 2011
    Oh I am so doing Script Frenzy

    We should think of our own May and June thing.
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited February 2011
    I wanted to get a FAWM song done as soon as the gates opened and we were all able to post our songs. I missed that by a few hours, but I did get a tune done.

    I also made a music video for it out of my January Animation Month animations and posted it to YouTube. You'd think I'd be sick of animating after 31 days of doing it, but after I made my little tune I got a second wind. :D

    The YouTube music video is here.

    You can listen to the song through the FAWM player or download it from here. :)
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited February 2013
    After missing last year's FAWM, I decided to give it another shot this year.

    I saw the title for the first song skirmish (song skirmishes are creative challenges where a title is given for a song, and you have an hour to write a song with that title), and even though I was late for it, I decided to give it a go anyway since I was inspired by the title. :)

    So, here's my "Power Play". Like Slipping Serenity, it's made with Mario Paint Composer with the real sound soundfont. The idea of the song is light fighting heavy in a play for power. :)
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited February 2013
    I did my first ever collaboration (I wrote the lyrics and cloudboy wrote the music and sung the song). It's about the Native American legend of Gaspara that I wrote about elsewhere on these forums. I really like the chorus/refrain in this song, cloudboy did a great job:

    Gaspara.

    And my first song (of this year's FAWM) with me singing that I did for another song skirmish (no backing instruments, and it's quite short, I like it though):

    Express That Beauty

    And a short, fun little thing I did with hydrocity (that I plan to use in the remake of the adventure game I made in high school):

    The Sewers
  • LovescupcakesLovescupcakes
    edited February 2013
    Jennifer wrote: »
    So, here's my "Power Play". Like Slipping Serenity, it's made with Mario Paint Composer with the real sound soundfont. The idea of the song is light fighting heavy in a play for power. :)
    When are you going to do the cartoon for this? The other one you did was cute. I'm looking forward to this one. :)
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