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bruce
  1. silence
  2. singlenotes
  3. wallevatorR
  4. my grain my brain
  5. porches
  6. aze of clubz
  7. thoughts
  8. Cave
  9. Nines
  10. Smile
  11. goodnight
  12. lost
  13. sunshine
  14. black carpet fuzz
  15. popsicle stick
  16. The Strange
  17. lizard tales
  18. the fall
  19. the drive on the phone
  20. the drive
  21. aze of diamondz
  22. acoustic nonsense
  23. funhouse
  24. fly
  25. GTR1ff
  26. colors
  27. bLaCphLAt5.1
  28. what a mess
  29. parallels
  30. reboot
derek
  1. 29 days
  2. ruby on rails
  3. bakersfield
  4. down the hole
  5. he is an astronaut
  6. all I want
  7. anne hamburger
  8. I am a bird
  9. ingenium
  10. Chris' microphone
  11. I like to file bugs
  12. emma's bird
  13. halfway there
  14. outa tunes
  15. I'll return
  16. club33
  17. a love song
  18. angus mcteagle
  19. slowing down
  20. can't find the words
  21. warriors
  22. paranormal activity
  23. academy award
  24. las chicas en la casa
  25. louder
  26. blueberry
greacen
  1. took to the air
  2. on the other side
  3. if yes then no
  4. more to come
  5. i had nothing
  6. sing the wolf song
  7. a eve sunnyside
  8. b eve banana
  9. dig
  10. if you ever
  11. 2 i5 b3tt3r than 0n3
  12. doomed from the start
  13. ding ding ding
  14. ding ding dong
  15. nude you up
  16. valentines
  17. creeps out
  18. love
  19. digberg
  20. the day
  21. that girl with brown hair
  22. break it down
  23. nu
peter
  1. Call this song 29
  2. Malice and Caprice
  3. Discipline (I lack)
  4. Lyudmila
  5. statement of
  6. State
  7. This thing I wrote
  8. The long road
  9. My car
  10. Love song
  11. statement of live excerpt
  12. Stop that singing at me
  13. Decorate
  14. Penelope
  15. Grace
  16. Mickey's Country Jamboree
  17. I could stare for hours
  18. I don't feel like much
  19. Dirtiest trick
  20. misplaced blues
  21. Neutrally buoyant
seth
  1. cant get over love
  2. i am now
  3. guardian angel
  4. better or worse
  5. the plan
  6. in my right time
  7. sweet and flavorful
  8. free from me
  9. decelerating repetition
  10. the biggest risk
  11. you leaving
  12. simply meant to be
  13. something on me
  14. beliefs
  15. in fifths
  16. my valentine
  17. river runs deep
  18. chance
  19. the mirror
  20. love me again
  21. a new kind of true
  22. be your dream
  23. the darkest hour
  24. turning point
  25. just get out
  26. dark chocolate and red wine
  27. show me
  28. refracted rays
  29. show me
wrap party
  1. 29 songs take 1
  2. show me
  3. 29 songs take 2
  4. show me show me
  5. thats the microphone
  6. thoughts
  7. a new kind of true
  8. circle cheese
  9. creeps out
  10. if yes then no
  11. jam in a
  12. lyudmila
  13. porches
  14. sally
  15. eat lasagna
  16. river runs deep
  17. no woman no fly
  18. on the other side

What's this all about anyway?

More action over here on a blizzog

Back in the old days, when I was motivated, somewhat creative, and had gobs of freetime I decided I'd challenge myself by writing and recording a song every day for a month. I chose February, the shortest month because I'm not an overachiever. I want to try it again this year.

Clicking around the net, it turns out that my '29 songs in February' idea isn't too original. The RPM challenge is slightly different in that it's more about delivering a full album at the end of the month.

Sure I did this back in 1996 (or was it '95?). The one thing that pleases me is learning that there's something universally musicianly about choosing the shortest month in the year for this kind of effort.

Here's the goal:
  • write and record 1 (or more) song(s) every day for a month.
  • upload our work in some place
  • share & listen with each other at the end
  • put together a best-of for others
Fine print:
  • fragments, grooves, hooks, choruses... it's all good. Just record it.
  • starting early, ending late.... it's all good. Let your guilt be your guide.
  • taking 2 days to finish recording a song... great. Just end up with 29 at the end of the month.
  • ending up with 28 songs at the end of the month... great. Just end up with as many as you can. They don't necessarily have to be good. You might not know they're good until a few months later.

This seems like an unlikely time to get involved with an activity like this: blert is in deep hibernation, Little john is buried, we're up to eyeballs in work and family.

Why:
  • it's a way of getting the cobwebs out
  • time pressure will force you to stay out of creative rat-holes
  • it's good practice to let go. good enough is ok, move on.
  • because then you have 11 months to revise, refine, and record a pile of work (and think like a producer).
  • it's good practice of your engineering skills: get your workflow in shape.
  • it's a good excuse to fly mics in your livingroom (or at the breakfast table)
  • does this really need more elaboration?

Drop a note if you're interested in doing this too or if you're mucking with the rpm challenge.

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