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Rob Cooke - Boy@Heart progress: 22 winner! joined: February 2008 location: Thailand website: www.boyatheart.com influences: Neil Young/Crazy Horse, David Bowie,Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, CSN & CSNY, Bob Marley, Beach Boys, Led Zep, James Brown, Funkadelic, Link Wray, The Who, The Kinks, The Stones, Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Nirvana, Sound Garden, 60's, 70's, some 90's

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2010 Songs

1		90 Days	17 comments // 1 month ago
2		Heartburn	10 comments // 1 month ago
3		Celebrate With You	8 comments // 1 month ago
4		Playing Safe	8 comments // 3 weeks ago
5		Of it's Own	2 comments // 3 weeks ago
6		Twists and Turns	3 comments // 3 weeks ago
7		Dark and Light	3 comments // 3 weeks ago
8		Other Side of Fear	2 comments // 3 weeks ago
9		All	1 comment // 3 weeks ago
10		Don't Wanna Play	2 comments // 3 weeks ago
11		Drinkin' Spent My Bean	4 comments // 3 weeks ago
12		Hello Little Boo	2 comments // 2 weeks ago
13		Here Falls the Association	5 comments // 2 weeks ago
14		One Day at a Time	8 comments // 2 weeks ago
15		(no more) Tale of Woe	6 comments // 2 weeks ago
16		I Wanna Believe	3 comments // 2 weeks ago
17		We Are the Light	2 comments // 2 weeks ago
18		FAWM 2010 Congratulations	3 comments // 2 weeks ago
19		I Built This Mountain	2 comments // 1 week ago
20		Easy Choice to Make	2 comments // 1 week ago
21		A Smile Turns the Day Around	4 comments // 1 week ago
22		Waiting on Tomorrow (with  dreamscuba)	2 comments // 1 week ago

Soundboard

• jamestoffee 2 days ago

  Hi Rob,
  
  I saw your post about sound engineering and filled it out and then saw you are in Thailand. Me, too! Bang Na area.
  
  Congrats on the new born and completing the FAWM challenge.
  
  James
  http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=896900&content=music

• lazyafro 3 days ago

  Hey, thanks! I guess if the kids like it I'm doing something right

•  dreamscuba 4 days ago

  Thanks very much for the comments Rob. I look forward to catching up in 3 weeks.

• musicsongwriter 5 days ago

  Hi Rob, you are very welcome. You create fantastic songs. I always enjoy listening to them
  Nadia

•  John Crossman 1 week ago

  Hey, thanks for the comment. Does that mean you're back for some more 50/90 in a few months? I'm thinking I will be.

•  marklberry 1 week ago

  Thanks for the note. Just picked a song of yours at random before work and loved it. Will be listening to the rest over March. I added you to my watch list so you show up in the jukebox.
  Cheers! MLB

•  Errol 1 week ago

  Allloo Rob! I played your song on the Fawmcast!
  
  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fawm/2010/03/02/40--the-daily-fawmcast-2010

•  dreamscuba 1 week ago

  Excellent Rob!! Lilla is a cutie and I look forward to seeing her when I'm home.
  Thanks for the inspiration...it got me to post some song titles I came up with this last week, but did not have the time to write any words or record any music...

•  dreamscuba 1 week ago

  Congratulations Rob!! You sneaked 3 more in before the deadline...21!!!
  My FAWM is over as I'm at work...
  What a blast!! Thanks!

•  dreamscuba 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comments Rob..."I'm in love with my phone" was done with the Session using it's speaker simulator for all guitar parts. The drum tracking is way off but I will correct that when I purchase a drum programming program.

•  ellen liss 2 weeks ago

  thanks so much for your comments on the song I did with devin, rob. you are very kind...the lyrics were OK, but when devin took over, he really made it special. He deserves about 99% of the credit, but I am happy to take 1%

• musicsongwriter 2 weeks ago

  Hi Rob. You are very welcome. I honestly enjoy listening to your songs and your recordings. You are very kind, thank you for everything so much. I live it with you, I'll be very happy to collaborate with you but you don't have to make it up to me, only go for it if you are happy to do so
  
  Kindness regards always,
  
  Nadia

• pifie 2 weeks ago

  Man, thanks for your comments, but something about "sounds very analogue" made me smile... Ehm... I only use digital stuff! The drums are made in Hydrogen (linux drum machine), the guitar is only through an 10-year old amp simulator pedal, and the bass is the most analogue of all that!

•  Frances 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for the recommend, Rob. I'll be back to listen to some of your stuff in March - I only have three days left and three songs to go so I gotta put the pedal down!

•  Bruce H. McCosar 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comment on "Sailing Into Night Time" -- by the way, back in the 1980s, there was a local band in my home town called "Boys at Heart." Can't imagine any of them living in Thailand, though

•  dreamscuba 2 weeks ago

  Been listening to Dark and Light - really love this...a definite epic!! And Hello Little Boo...gives me a huge smile still. Thanks.

•  dreamscuba 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comments on my songs...yea, pretty excited about doing the demos for these...in fact, my goal is to demo all that I haven't demoed so far, with the exception of any that will end up as collaborations...and then maybe post some more lyrics. I think that should be my lot.
  Btw, the Award-Session preamp arrived today...sweet...will have to end up on a demo soon!

•  dreamscuba 2 weeks ago

  Cheers mate...the collab song came to me when I was writing another song - it's just like you said on the phone!! Then I went back to the other song, which I have posted and am trying to record.
  Billy sure brought my song to life though!!!

•  dreamscuba 3 weeks ago

  Wicked...from 8 to 11 in warp speed...you are smokin' man!!

• toms 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for the kind comments and the listen, Rob!

•  dreamscuba 3 weeks ago

  Hi Rob, thanks for the comments on Through The Looking Glass. I think I borrowed somewhat from Zep and Rush for the riff...

•  dreamscuba 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comment on the guitar tone...the guitar on the left is my favourite on that song. It's a large tween Fender simulator from Logic's Amp Designer...ooh...I see a new song... cool.

•  caterwauler 3 weeks ago

  Hello
  Same, less time and it's quite challenging this year... I'm so late at commenting on others fawmers' songs
  Thanks a lot for your comment
  I have to catch up with your stuff!

• musicsongwriter 3 weeks ago

  You are vert welcome, i've truky enjoyed listening to "Celebrate With You"
  Nadia

•  dreamscuba 3 weeks ago

  Thanks mate!! Work has exploded this week...but it is the weekend in a few hours and I am looking forward to a full on FAWMfest this weekend...I will try and do some justice to a collaboration request I received too...and hopefully will chat with you too!

• james consterdine 3 weeks ago

  Hey Rob, cheers for the comments on my track. I've had a listen through yours and I really like your vocal style, in particular the way you don't always pick the obvious melody but the tracks still really stick in my head. I absolutely love 'Of it's own' for this very reason. Wish I had written it. Great stuff. I was expecting to see Brendan Benson on your influences list as your songs remind me of him, I hope you don't mind that comparison as it's meant as a compliment.

•  cts 3 weeks ago

  Hey man...just visiting the community and getting inspiration.

•  Marie Tueje 3 weeks ago

  Hey Rob, thanks for stopping by and leaving a couple of comments on my songs. I will get my ears around to your stuff. Have already, but just finding it difficult not to leave anything but fairly inane 'yay' type comments on others' work, so need to engage my brain a bit more methinks.
  
  I saw you blog post on Pro Tools LE/TDM thing and agree to some extent; it would be nice if the two platforms moved a little closer together. Did I read you right in saying that they are launching an LE edition that relies on a non-system based host? Therefore being a TDM-lite I suppose.

• j$ 3 weeks ago

  Well, that's uncanny

• sandman313 4 weeks ago

  G4 with OS9... Man MAC's rule... I just got one and I'm using Garage Band and I totally love it. I still have odd things that I can't seem to figure out like my MP3's turn our really quite for some reason!
  
  Eventually I'll move to logic someday when I get Garage Band mastered!
  
  Keep up the great production work!

•  Jinx 1 month ago

  Hi Rob, thanks for stopping by! And I appreciated the heads-up about the demos not working – I think I've got them fixed now, if you want to come take a listen. I also just put up a new song called "As Good As Gone."

•  ellen liss 1 month ago

  Hi Rob, I don't have a melody for my couch song because I can't sing very well and never tried (except in the car by myself!). But I guess Fawm is all about trying new things, so give me a day or three and I'll see what I can do (acoustic guitar and/or keyboard). Thanks for the encouragement

• Sean_T_Wright 1 month ago

  hey, thanks for the cool comments.

•  ellen liss 1 month ago

  Hi Rob, thanks so much for the positive feedback on my couch song! I'm not too happy with the end and may rework it more, but 14 songs in 28 days leave little time for perfection! I don't write music (yet) and will be glad to hand this over to you to create a song with...are you up for that?

•  Dan Vaillancourt 1 month ago

  Thanks Rob! Yes.. it is definitely White Stripe-ish... Both os us trying to emulate the old distorted blues/rock vocals... Besides I do live a couple hours from Detroit Rock City so I guess it kind of comes naturally.

•  dreamscuba 1 month ago

  Thanks for the encouragement mate...been listening to 90 days a lot...I love the feeling in your vocals. Was that recorded with the Telefunkel mic?

•  dreamscuba 1 month ago

  Cheers mate...all the effects are a with logic - using the different amps, very short delays, reverb...and the octava is a free plugin (I think it works with ProTool too...will check)...using multiple sends to create the organ effect. I got the idea from the Electro Harmonix Pog which I can't afford...

•  dreamscuba 1 month ago

  Thanks for you comments mate. They certainly encourage me to write more.
  I'm waiting eagerly for your next song. I hope the family is all good.

•  roythirlwall 1 month ago

  Hello Rob
  Thanks for the message.
  When were you last in Southend?
  Best Wishes
  Roy

•  cts 1 month ago

  Hey Mr. Cooke. Thanks for the boost of encouragement. I'll be on the lookout for you.

•  Valerie Cox 1 month ago

  So Boy at Heart is Rob Cooke. Right on. Well, whatever the name, I'm glad you're FAWMing. I really dig your stuff.

•  Rob Cooke - Boy@Heart 1 month ago

  Thanks for the comments my fellow FAWMers. I'm still a boy at heart whatever the name

•  Helen 1 month ago

  Everyone's changing their names to, like, real names and it's confusing me. I realise I am guilty of this too, but I shall whinge anyway

•  Frances 1 month ago

  Almost February! Good luck!

•  heavyhedonist 1 month ago

  see you on the jukebox!

•  Old Lost John 1 month ago

  Rob! I'll be watching you!

•  kathy moran 1 month ago

  Hi, Rob - I hope you'll have time to share a song or two.

•  dreamscuba 2 months ago

  Hey Rob,
  
  Joined up...lets see..not sure if I will get 1 song out in the month, let alone 14, but I will try..
  
  Cheers,
  Simon.

•  Rob Cooke - Boy@Heart 2 months ago

  Hi Devin,
  Thanks for the comment. Yeah I'm going to have a bash in Feb!
  
  I haven't written anything for months. Lots of distractions, but I realize that writing songs is what gives me my focus for everything!
  I'm looking forward to it, but I have less spare time than in previous FAWMs.

•  devin 2 months ago

  Hey Rob, gonna come out and play in Feb?
  
  I hope so, love your tunes...