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Embers of Autumn progress: 10 joined: January 2009 location: Florida, USA website: embersofautumn.blogspot.com/ influences: The Ataris, Dashboard Confessional, Spill Canvas, Brand New, The Eagles, The Early November, Bright Eyes, The Starting Line, Making April, Something Corporate, Secondhand Serenade, February's Leaving

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2010 Songs

1		Sunrise, Sunset, Repeat	14 comments // 1 month ago
2		Cause Really, Yeah, Point Taken	9 comments // 1 month ago
3		Please Don't	11 comments // 1 month ago
4		The Drum	8 comments // 3 weeks ago
5		Want	3 comments // 3 weeks ago
6		Annihilation To Whatever You Saw In The Girl That Kissed You	2 comments // 3 weeks ago
7		Yes	2 comments // 3 weeks ago
8		There Is No Reason That This Second Might Stop	1 comment // 2 weeks ago
9		The Landslide Goes Off Alone Into The Silence	zong // 2 weeks ago
10		Bored With The Internet (Get Out And Get Living)	3 comments // 2 weeks ago

Soundboard

•  Klaire 2 days ago

  Shore, go right ahead.

•  Klaire 2 days ago

  I do have music written, but alas and alack I has not recording equipment. D: I've been standing outside and singing as loud as I can, and still no one can hear me! ;_;

• Echo Hall Studios 3 days ago

  I hear it! I just played about 2 hours at a friends house....and actually, it's everything I was hoping it would be; extremely story-driven, point A to B type story telling...or like Xenosaga 2. I know that's really specific, but it really reminds of that one.
  
  Actually, what are your thoughts on Final Fantasy 10? It seemed from what I've heard that 13 is quite like 10 in the sense it's purposely trying to be linear. And with 14 being all online, I suspect 13 is sort of like the "Avatar" of Square Enix in terms of technology; the platform from which to build their next Big Engine, possibly for 14...maybe.
  
  Or maybe I should get a girlfriend...Haha.

• Echo Hall Studios 5 days ago

  Sounds like 13 is quite a large game, and more of a "movie"-- Metal Gear Solid, Xenosaga, etc. And that excites me quite a bit....
  
  Looking forward to more!

• Echo Hall Studios 1 week ago

  Hey!
  
  Dawn of Courage is awesome. I'm just getting to it now more in depth. I'm gonna do a "video review" for the demo.
  
  Coming Soon!
  
  It might not release until the end of March, but should be fun.

•  Rick Cannon 2 weeks ago

  I never got the pleasure, but I can only imagine. Ace is a genius.

•  Rick Cannon 2 weeks ago

  I do know, but thanks for telling me. I'm ridiculously excited. The Ace Enders and a Million Different People album was actually a bit of a disappointment to me, so I'm definitely looking forward to this.

•  Lara 3 weeks ago

  it looks like it's on it's way, but I posted the text here just in case:
  http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARulQjatmKRnZGRzcmd6enRfNGM5MzRkanAz&hl=en

•  Lara 3 weeks ago

  heads up- potential collab should be in your email inbox...

•  expendablefriend 3 weeks ago

  I've not got anything at the moment that springs to mind (the only half-finished song I have is a kind of rock song about playing computer games), but should something present itself in the last week I'll send it your way!
  
  Saw your news on the boards a couple of days ago - congrats!!!!

•  Errol 3 weeks ago

  I am so behind on my collabs though. *sigh*

•  Errol 3 weeks ago

  What? Hey man, stalk me ANYWHERE.
  
  And I can't play vid games NOW!

•  The Vinyl Flies 3 weeks ago

  Hey, thanks for posting those; it should be fun playing em'. I'll try and have a pseudo-review of the demo for "Dawn of Courage" before FAWM is up.
  
  Very excited!

•  The Vinyl Flies 3 weeks ago

  A demo?
  
  Awesome.

•  The Vinyl Flies 3 weeks ago

  I bet.
  
  Much, MUCH coding.
  
  We think alike a bit; which may mean you're insane taking on a 20-hour RPG of such grandeur But your game sounds EXTREMELY exciting...even if it does take years.
  It's always fun to have some project, looming..especially one with the depth of narrative-story-telling though the medium of a videogame.
  
  Are you doing the music? I would hope so!
  
  Is that the newest of the RPG Makers? The one you're using?

•  The Vinyl Flies 3 weeks ago

  That's awesome. I love messing around with the RPG Maker. It absolutely introduced me to my passion for being on the other side of the game-world; as a creator and writer.
  
  Your game sounds much larger and epic then anything I've ever done, but it has been a fun adventure learning the engine--or whatever--and the system.

•  The Vinyl Flies 3 weeks ago

  Yeah, you should post it! I'm looking into writing more software-like-stuff and applications. And when I say "more", I mean I really know nothing. A little Adobe Flash/Dreamweaver and a little Game Maker 8 (http://www.yoyogames.com/make) ...that's it. Well...RPG Maker 95: have you ever messed around on any RPG Maker? That's sorta "cheating", I suppose--but I still love it as a way to tell stories.
  
  Sounds neat though, I'd love to see a game on it because it sounds like something that would be up my ally. Cool stuff.

•  Errol 3 weeks ago

  Did you do it in Inform? That's my plan for this year's Nanowrimo. I don't think it's legal, but darn it, I am going to do it!
  
  And that time element thing reminds me of the detective games of infocom. Which I could never solve because I was 12 years old or something, and dumb.

•  Errol 3 weeks ago

  Alllo! I love text adventures. I had a whole game envisioned with you just trying to write a song... but I figured I had to stop before it got TOO long.

•  Errol 3 weeks ago

  How to compete? It's not a competition. Although if you REALLY want to compete, just collab with expendable friend. It's her that drives the song.

• Shannon Marie 3 weeks ago

  Nice blog

•  expendablefriend 1 month ago

  Aw, that gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling! Have a safe trip.

•  Linzi 1 month ago

  Mayonnaise is an instument by the way. Fact.

•  Jinx 1 month ago

  I just heard you on the FAWMcast, and now I am going to listen to your music. Cause and effect!

•  Charlie Cheney 1 month ago

  Thanks for being on the show last night Daniel, it's so great for the show to have folks call in, it gives it a whole different feel, raises the level of comraderie, I really appreciate that you called and hope you'll call again! -Charlie

•  Adam Hill 1 month ago

  Hey! You're on the radio show right now! Keep up the good work

•  Dan Vaillancourt 1 month ago

  Thanks. My adventures in DADGAD have been fun.

•  Flo Paris 1 month ago

  Hey, sorry I had written back on my board and not yours:) - nice to meet you!!

• negasi 1 month ago

  No worries whatever you can do would be cool. If you don't got time for anything than don't worry about it. Hell your crappy is probably wonderful to me soo

•  Adam Hill 1 month ago

  Loud sounds good, as does upbeat. Overlapping vocals would be neat; I'm thinking maybe something along the lines of (the end of) Volcano by Damien Rice? Where two previously separate parts of the song go at the same time?
  I think we should probably pick a key and maybe a topic for lyrics and fiddle around from there. My email address is on my profile, might be easier than doing soundboard messages back and forth with ideas.

•  Adam Hill 1 month ago

  Collaboration, eh? I was wondering where that thread had gone to. I haven't done a collab before, despite my 'seniority' (I'm 24, I've never been told I have seniority at *anything* before!), so it's all new to me. I can do just about anything, although I find music comes easier than words most of the time. Any thoughts on what kind of song you'd like to do?

• negasi 1 month ago

  Hmm. Let's seee... Cheery fast piece! I think that would work, and yeah Elton is a big inspiration of mine so .

• negasi 1 month ago

  I want to do something elton-johnish. Kind of slow, like rocket man, I like the sad but kind of optimistic feeling it has to it. Not too fast but not too slow either. I'm not too picky .

•  Linzi 1 month ago

  Thank you for listening ...you brave man!

• misskettles 1 month ago

  thanks for the compliment on my photo! and as for "what to expect" I like to keep it open, but something acoustic and raw for sure. How about yourself?

•  Halfpenny Orchestra 1 month ago

  EofA: Thanks for signing up for Halfpenny Orchestra’s Loteria Challenge. You have been dealt: El Tambor (The Drum, No. 29). In the description of your song, please include the subject of the card and its number. Also, please include loteria as a tag. Have fun! (Keep in mind, you don't actually have to have drums in the song. We got the cello and are considering whether or not to actually, you know, use a cello.)

•  Linzi 1 month ago

  We can do it

•  Potato 1 month ago

  haha, i guess third eye blind haven't penetrated my little island yet i must check them out thats quite a claim you make and i dont want to miss out on that, cool. gotta admit your list is equally unfamiliar but i do know two of them .... looking forward to checking out your songs come Feb...

•  expendablefriend 1 month ago

  3EB were my favourite band (and that was my favourite record) for many, many years. I'm still bitter that I never got to see them live before Cadogan left, maybe you were luckier than me.....

•  expendablefriend 1 month ago

  Heh, no pressure then! Thanks for making my day

•  expendablefriend 1 month ago

  Thanks! Nice idea to keep a FAWM blog, it'll be interesting to hear how the FAWM "experience" is for other people.

•  Ben Carroll 1 month ago

  thats cool. nothing i write sounds very Oberstian (new word) either. i think i'd sound a bit foolish trying to pull that off, anyway.

•  Errol 1 month ago

  OH! I found what you were talking about. The intermittent down times kept me from seeing it.
  
  Ya... it would take a LOT more than that to get me upset... A LOT more.

•  Errol 1 month ago

  Alllo EoA... I actually don't remember you implying that... so I guess I didn't take it that way. No one takes me seriously, and I don't take anyone else seriously either.
  
  Welcome to FAWM! Huzzah!

•  Ben Carroll 1 month ago

  i didn't know he'd played me! i only tend to catch about one in three of the FAWMcasts. i'll give it a listen though.
  glad you liked the song! i just listened back... i need to learn to make better recordings. i'll definitely keep an ear out for your stuff next month, anyone with Bright Eyes in their influences is a must-hear for me

•  Lara 1 month ago

  I kinda figured- there are just enough folks who would have found the instrument line more appealing... & I am all about goofy- I never take things too seriously if I have an option.

•  Dusty Mason 1 month ago

  Very cool...that Cheney's a sweetheart. Thanks for the heads up. I listened to the archive and it seems that he's still working the kinks out. songs-great...commentary-scary (but he plucked a fairly decent showing from under his tail feathers, considering he couldn't hear his co-host).
  
  Appreciate the comment and hope that I can swing some good material this year as well. I'll stop in and see what you're up to.. got you on the list.

•  Elaine DiMasi 1 month ago

  

•  Chasing Andromeda 1 month ago

  Daniel, thanks so much for visiting my profile. My wife loves my band name as well!! Looking forward to listening to a lot of your stuff. Have a fantastic event!

•  Billy Sea 1 month ago

  BTW, I keep planning on restringing my old beater acustic classical guitar, but it still has the same strings on it from way before my first FAWM in 2008. Course when it is out of tune anyway, guess it doesn't matter, lol

•  Billy Sea 1 month ago

  Thanks so much for the comment on my song. That was one of the first times I tried using Acid loops for a somewhat serious song (well in tone anyway, the lyrics were a bit goofy)

•  The Weakest Suit 1 month ago

  after reading your bio, now i chocobo-chocobo in my head. i'm deciding to follow your lead though, and uploading FF IV Celtic Moon to the mp3 player. good luck on FAWM.

•  rahkout 1 month ago

  Thanks for the welcome, I can't wait for February!

• Embers of Autumn 2 months ago

  Now THAT sounds like an awesome line for a song. Mind if I use it?

•  Dick Clark 2 months ago

  While not officially sanctioned by the police, the champagne will flow.

•  sapient network 2 months ago

  Oh you've only got to ask and I will deliver for you
  
  And 210bpm is a mere suggestion. Faster is always possible...

•  Sir Ralph Hogaboom Rutherford Tuxpin Winchester IV 2 months ago

  Hooray! Thanks for the nod to Rahkout!

• Dillon Richards 2 months ago

  I'll try my best! haha.

• Embers of Autumn 2 months ago

  Thanks all. I'm hoping to not suck so bad.
  
  I honestly was rather pleased with a couple of my songs last year. (Sadly, I can't remember where I was hosting them--although I was smart enough to put two of them up on my purevolume page - ( http://www.purevolume.com/embersofautumn - Photograph, Lessons in Learning 101)

• Dillon Richards 2 months ago

  Hello! You like some gooood music!

•  Elaine DiMasi 2 months ago

  Yep. The writing slump is hereby off duty for a month.

•  Rick Cannon 2 months ago

  Hey, thanks! you've got some killer influences, so I'll keep an eye out for your stuff. Definitely.