Write A Album In February Who Is With Me???

[64hz]

im gonna make a hip hop mixtape version of jimi hendrix greatest hits.

[JemGrover]

I would rather like to try this, but I'm back at Uni next week and plan to put my all into that 'cos I kind of bailed on it last semester a bit, aha
I will say though that I'm liking the concept album approach quite a lot, so it might be something to aim for

Is it exclusively EDM- based? I'm feeling in a guitar mood and not picked mine up in months and seeing as Syd Barrett was a local boy (my mum's Ex used to pick him up regularly in his Taxi which blows my mind, haha) it could be refreshing to do a lot of guitar bits

Pink Floyd went to Hills Road

Really? That's fitting I suppose. If they'd have gone to Long Road they'd probably all have ended up working in McDonald's

[paravrais]

I would rather like to try this, but I'm back at Uni next week and plan to put my all into that 'cos I kind of bailed on it last semester a bit, aha
I will say though that I'm liking the concept album approach quite a lot, so it might be something to aim for

Is it exclusively EDM- based? I'm feeling in a guitar mood and not picked mine up in months and seeing as Syd Barrett was a local boy (my mum's Ex used to pick him up regularly in his Taxi which blows my mind, haha) it could be refreshing to do a lot of guitar bits

Pink Floyd went to Hills Road

Really? That's fitting I suppose. If they'd have gone to Long Road they'd probably all have ended up working in McDonald's

LOL XD

[3za]

Is it exclusively EDM- based? I'm feeling in a guitar mood and not picked mine up in months and seeing as Syd Barrett was a local boy (my mum's Ex used to pick him up regularly in his Taxi which blows my mind, haha) it could be refreshing to do a lot of guitar bits

Well from what I have read this was more aimed at traditional musicians/ song writes, and the EDM heads jumpped on ship later. If you look on their site their are people making all sorts of stuff.

I have a job and 2 kids, wife, etc. I probably am not going to get it done realistically. But I am not even going to try 14 tracks. In the 70's that was considered a double LP. Like I say 2 - 15 minute sides. Fuck a cd.

Man you should still go for it, but yeah if i even just had kids I think that would kill off most of my production time, let alone a wife, and a job.

im gonna make a hip hop mixtape version of jimi hendrix greatest hits.

Now that is something I would buy, if you do this let me know.

[abZ]

Is it exclusively EDM- based? I'm feeling in a guitar mood and not picked mine up in months and seeing as Syd Barrett was a local boy (my mum's Ex used to pick him up regularly in his Taxi which blows my mind, haha) it could be refreshing to do a lot of guitar bits

Well from what I have read this was more aimed at traditional musicians/ song writes, and the EDM heads jumpped on ship later. If you look on their site their are people making all sorts of stuff.

I have a job and 2 kids, wife, etc. I probably am not going to get it done realistically. But I am not even going to try 14 tracks. In the 70's that was considered a double LP. Like I say 2 - 15 minute sides. Fuck a cd.

Man you should still go for it, but yeah if i even just had kids I think that would kill off most of my production time, let alone a wife, and a job.

im gonna make a hip hop mixtape version of jimi hendrix greatest hits.

Now that is something I would buy, if you do this let me know.

The worst part is I am just tired all the time. I am getting old and staying up past midnight on a weekday is not a good idea anymore. My youngest is 2 now. I think in a few years they will go off on their own more. Can come home from work and do my thing all evening sometimes. Yeah it's tough but I love making music so I am going to do it no matter what. It's just frustrating because I know I could write so much better stuff if I had more time to put into it.

[nowaysj]

I don't know bro... my daughter is 5, and when she is awake, I'm pretty much in the no music zone. There are times when I can work on it, but I kinda like to really zone up and work on music, dim lights, dead silence, you know proper vibey shit. Can't do that with the kid around. Kid is 100x better than making music though, so it is a good deal.

Something that I've been working on, and maybe you should consider a bit, though from the sound of one of your tracks, maybe you already have, is working on more jam oriented music - where a lot of the music happens live, and then you just gotta kind of cut it up and massage it into place.

The pure production music, like sitting down and methodically crafting each beat, each measure, each phrase, each section, each transition, each.... it gets long, you know?

[s3f]

hell yeah I'm up for this. i've got school but a man's gotta set his priorities. I'm wondering how a dubstep concept album would even work. Like what kind of themes are there that fit to this genre? Except the obvious brosteppy kind of "Megatron having sex with blabla". I keep thinking Indian vibes, kinda ethnic drums with a lot of crazy bongos going on. But would that even qualify as a concept album? I think I should stack up on energy drinks and snacks Feels like a lot of all-night jamsessions are gonna happen in february.

edit: whats FAWM's stance on collaborations and feature tracks? Can I collab with people and have some feature tracks and still count those as some of my 14 tracks? Or would that be cheating

[64hz]

I don't know bro... my daughter is 5, and when she is awake, I'm pretty much in the no music zone. There are times when I can work on it, but I kinda like to really zone up and work on music, dim lights, dead silence, you know proper vibey shit.

you make music in silence
props man, thats some beethoven shit right there

[nowaysj]

I'm deep like that.

[paravrais]

I don't know bro... my daughter is 5, and when she is awake, I'm pretty much in the no music zone. There are times when I can work on it, but I kinda like to really zone up and work on music, dim lights, dead silence, you know proper vibey shit.

you make music in silence
props man, thats some beethoven shit right there

Beethoven aint got shit on nowaysj.

You heard it here first cats.

[3za]

whats FAWM's stance on collaborations and feature tracks? Can I collab with people and have some feature tracks and still count those as some of my 14 tracks? Or would that be cheating

They encourage, collabs might slow you down imo.

The way I see the rules are make 14 tracks in 28 days, how ever you want.

Something that I've been working on, and maybe you should consider a bit, though from the sound of one of your tracks, maybe you already have, is working on more jam oriented music - where a lot of the music happens live, and then you just gotta kind of cut it up and massage it into place.

Thats how I like to work, having lots of gear helps with this (I think thats a lie to myself, to make my gear lust feel like its their for a reason).

[abZ]

I don't know bro... my daughter is 5, and when she is awake, I'm pretty much in the no music zone. There are times when I can work on it, but I kinda like to really zone up and work on music, dim lights, dead silence, you know proper vibey shit. Can't do that with the kid around. Kid is 100x better than making music though, so it is a good deal.

Something that I've been working on, and maybe you should consider a bit, though from the sound of one of your tracks, maybe you already have, is working on more jam oriented music - where a lot of the music happens live, and then you just gotta kind of cut it up and massage it into place.

The pure production music, like sitting down and methodically crafting each beat, each measure, each phrase, each section, each transition, each.... it gets long, you know?

It actually only takes me about 2 hours. I am ready to change it up tho. Last two tunes each I used sounds recorded on my phone. One a percussion line drummed on my desk and another from the science center I grabbed some hits off this marimba they had. I am enjoying this. I think I am ready to invest in a pair of condensers and roll up the sleaves. Fuck I only have one phantom input tho.

[s3f]

... collabs might slow you down imo.

The way I see the rules are make 14 tracks in 28 days, how ever you want.

why would a collab slow me down? if the other producer is somewhat experienced it might even be faster. also: I think there's no point in bangin out 14 weak tracks just for the heck of it

[3za]

why would a collab slow me down? if the other producer is somewhat experienced it might even be faster.

Well from personal experience I have always found collabs to be slower, than working on my own. Their is a load of reasons they can take more, different workflows, different outlook on the track, different gear, arguing, finding the time to work together, and the list go's on...

It might be faster for you, but I don't think it would work for me.

also: I think there's no point in bangin out 14 weak tracks just for the heck of it

I think your missing the point here

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." — Jack London

[abZ]

Wait that's in the rules, 14 tracks? That's kinda crazy tbh. I couldn't do 14 unless they were pretty short and sucked. I could defo do it but it would be a snooze fest.

[zonetrooper5]

I suggest 12 tracks which is what I'm doing anyways.

[3za]

Wait that's in the rules, 14 tracks? That's kinda crazy tbh. I couldn't do 14 unless they were pretty short and sucked. I could defo do it but it would be a snooze fest.

Thats what they say this year, but I see it as more of a guide line, than set in stone rule.

[judge_banks]

I'm doing this for sure. Looking forward to pulling my guitar out and seeing what happens when I add Massive and some 808s to the mix haha.

I hope February is going to be a slow month at work, because you bet your ass I'm bringing my laptop in to work on this during the day.

[abZ]

Wait that's in the rules, 14 tracks? That's kinda crazy tbh. I couldn't do 14 unless they were pretty short and sucked. I could defo do it but it would be a snooze fest.

Thats what they say this year, but I see it as more of a guide line, than set in stone rule.

Yeah I know. Tbh I would be extatic if I finished a 4 song EP. Hell I'd be happy if I made one good tune in February. I like the challenge tho.

[decklyn]

That's impossible. It takes me about 20hours a tune. 14 tunes would take me 280 hours which is more time than I spend at work in a month. I would have to take a month off of work and work 12 or 14 hour days OR find a faster way to write.

Maybe I should try to find a faster way to write.

I would need to prep because I would have maybe 40 or 50 hours in a month TOPs I could devote.
I wouldn't be able to spend more than 3 hours on each tune.

If I was going to do it, I would have to record everything live. Not do any sound design. Keep things more minimal/use less layering. I would need to organize out kits so I could basically hop in the daw and hit record and play the drum. Play the bass. Then make a variation. Then a transition between them. Intro outro and on to the next piece.

I could maybe do it if it methodically planned how I was going to write. I'm inspired by the idea and might see if I could actually really write a song in two or three hours but I doubt I would ever want to post it where I think pretty much every tune I write now I enjoy listening to it myself.