February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Morgan Hyde (@aveline)

progress: 15

winner!
joined: January 12 2010
location: Ontario, Canada
website: www.onelifeglory.blogspot.com/
influences: Book of Mormon, Mercedes Lackey's filk, Avril Lavigne, Counting Crows, Joni Mitchell, Wicked, Glee, Taylor Swift, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Mika, Raffi, Five for Fighting, Hairspray, all those classic Disney musicals, and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting

Bio

I'm an eighteen year old Canadian who, having discovered the fun that can be had from subjecting oneself to demanding creative challenges, has foolhardily committed myself wholeheartedly to them. I've done & won five NaNos, two Screnzys and two FAWMs.

I have paltry instrumental skills and recording equipment, so in the past I've done mostly lyrics only songs with a cappella demos, but I'm going to try and use some easy-music apps to produce something that has semi-coherent music this year.

UPDATE: GarageBand for iPad is the best thing ever!

The highlight of last year's FAWM was when @devin posted a much-improved (with music!) version of my spur of the moment song "Baking Disaster." Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP1RXXtBKPs

Good luck to everyone!

2012 Songs

1	Keep Your Eyes on the Rain	6 comments // 3 months ago
2	Calculus (parody of Popular)	6 comments // 3 months ago
3	Kingmaker, Kingkiller (The Ballad of Robin Earle)	3 comments // 3 months ago
4	Keep your eyes on the rain (extended)	4 comments // 3 months ago
5	Falling Star	2 comments // 3 months ago
6	Wrong (song for my sister)	1 comment // 3 months ago
7	Bored in Calculus	2 comments // 2 months ago
8	Toi et Moi (Mais Surtout Moi)	1 comment // 2 months ago
9	The Spark	1 comment // 2 months ago
10	We were wronged for doing right	1 comment // 2 months ago
11	Lovers' Fire and Ice	2 comments // 2 months ago
12	Katy's Ride	1 comment // 2 months ago
13	Stolen	1 comment // 2 months ago
14	Fleeting words	1 comment // 2 months ago
15	Advice to headstrong young soldiers	1 comment // 2 months ago

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robs 2 months ago

Hi Morgan, thank you for your nice comments (I have an accent? ) and for showing me the Fire & Ice poem (I don't know much about poetry, shame on me).
duaneclancy 2 months ago

I went and checked out your "Baking Disaster" song ... I love it ... now I'm going to use you as a genea pig and comment on all of your songs you asked for it!
arthurrossi 3 months ago

Thank you so much for your that wonderful words!!! You are so kind...
wolfkier 3 months ago

Thank you kindly for taking an interest in my music.
I appreciate your time and your feedback
wolf.
avidfanman 3 months ago

GaragePad for iPad is an amazing tool for building a great sounding demo quickly, I can't quite believe it only costs £3 here. In terms of fitting percussion to your already made track, provided other parts were recorded to internal metronome it should be straightforward (otherwise quantising and / or re-recording some sections is the order of the day). For your song I'd suggest Smart Drums - Vintage Kit - got a shaker / tambourine / wooden sticks. Good luck!
greenambit 3 months ago

Thank you for your feedback on "In My Head All the Time"; I appreciate your advice on balancing voice and guitar, that's something I tend to forget to take into consideration.
downburst 3 months ago

What a great comment! Thank you so much.
timepatty 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment Just for you I'll try and record one tomorrow
terranoda 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment, you're too kind.
alfalfa 3 months ago

Thanks for listening to "Born On A Monday." It's not a uke, though, it's a banjo.