February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Kevin Emmrich (@kevinemmrich)

progress: 18

winner!
joined: January 27 2008
location: Virginia, USA
website: www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=1144009
influences: Americana, Country, Rock, Blues

Bio

My first FAWM was in 2008 and I plan to give it a whirl again. I am working on mixing stuff now, so I should come in with a clean slate. I don't know what I am going to do, but it will be something or another.

2012 Songs

1	This is My First Song	24 comments // 3 months ago
2	Strange Skies	28 comments // 3 months ago
3	Wind Blown Dandelion	11 comments // 3 months ago
4	Something About The Weather	1 comment // 3 months ago
5	Experiment in Open G Tuning	3 comments // 3 months ago
6	Most Days	8 comments // 3 months ago
7	We Need To Talk	7 comments // 3 months ago
8	Hug The Dark	2 comments // 3 months ago
9	The Forgotten Garden	4 comments // 3 months ago
10	Mystic Stranger	13 comments // 3 months ago
11	Cardboard Carpet Roll	5 comments // 3 months ago
12	There's Never Enough You	5 comments // 2 months ago
13	Crescent Moon	5 comments // 2 months ago
14	Yes, Analog Public	4 comments // 2 months ago
15	Falling Again	9 comments // 2 months ago
16	Midnight	1 comment // 2 months ago
17	Oh, My Goodness Gracious	2 comments // 2 months ago
18	The Rumble of a Distant Drum (with wyatt)	7 comments // 2 months ago

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avidfanman 2 months ago

Hi Kevin, thanks for your kind words about my skirmish track "Falling", glad you liked it. Congrats on being a FAWM 2012 winner!
sheilerk 2 months ago

Congratulations, Kevin, on winning the 5 in 50 You got some great songs out of it, and I'll be watching for a rerun on the ramp soon, I hope
duaneclancy 2 months ago

Hey man ... looks like you did pretty well for yourself too ... congrats I'll try to get a little better on the recording side before next year ... can't get noticed by sittin' in the shade
skullcrush 2 months ago

Thanks for the comment on my take on "Falling" I couldn't decide whether to keep the drums or not, so there's also a drum-less version available in the liner notes.
tcelliott 2 months ago

Thanks for the comment on 'crescent moon'. It is suppose to be a kid who ran away song instead of a breakup song, but I didn't get around to figure that out till it was almost done so it's a bit obtuse.
gman 2 months ago

Thanks for the note - I think I fixed the file freak problem on It's never enough - though the rough demo isn't much to listen to anyway.
gman 2 months ago

FYI - could not get demo to work for There's never enough.
sheilerk 3 months ago

Thank you for your kind words on my wolfie song. They're having such a hard time right now, they needed a song. Not that it's a happy one, but at least it is hopeful...
nightengale 3 months ago

Thanks Kevin for your comments.... Yea, he sure can sing!
arthurrossi 3 months ago

Kevin, thank you so much for your generous comment!!! I really liked to read it!!!
michaelepic 3 months ago

Believe it or not man...I've got a full blown D.A.W. station, a midi controller keyboard, Reason 5 entire suite and enough refills to almost fill up a 320gb external hard drive. I used to make my own music....but then I fell apart. I can't do it anymore...no matter how hard I try. I used to make music and write lyrics and both were mediocre...as soon as I lost the music, the lyrics improved from mediocre to superb. *shrugs* life....sometimes it just doesn't make any sense.
nicksypniewski 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment on We Drive Me Crazy. Yeah, my voice is a "unique" thing to say the least. Honestly, if I could find someone to work with on a regular basis who could sing in the styles I write, I'd never open my mouth again. I'd be glad to be the Townshend to someone's Daltrey. Back on the topic, glad you liked the song though. Much appreciated.
thetau 3 months ago

There is a male vocal, it can be transposed, but.... no arm twisting here. Maybe some other time. And yes she is very good at what she does, as are you.
downburst 3 months ago

Thanks for the nice comments, Kevin!
thetau 3 months ago

Re: Daydreamin' No voice track yet. Could certainly use one. You got the lay back voice for this type of song. I think it would sound good. If you're willing??
toms 3 months ago

Thank you for the kind comments, Kevin!
tissueman 3 months ago

Thanks for your comments on "Farm Life" and "Dreaming About You". I really appreciated your thoughts on varying strumming/picking on the verse and chorus. I've just begun working on that recently. It is my goal for 2012.
elijah 3 months ago

Ahh, it was my fault you couldn't access my music. Should be fixed now.
kenjku 3 months ago

Thanks for your kind words Kevin. Yes! It totally inspired me I hope to do another one soon. Felt the pressure for sure. Going to listen to yours now.
nicksypniewski 3 months ago

Kevin, thanks muchly for the comment on You Hate Me and on the solo. Much appreciated.
snoozin 3 months ago

Just thought I'd mentioned that I uploaded a demo for 'Most Days' in case you were interested. Cheers!
errol 3 months ago

Allloooo Kevin! Wait, that's a different profile pic from what I remember.

First, thanks for the song comment! I have been... lax in leaving comments, and thanking people for comments. Sad state of affairs! And you're almost done! Huzzah!
duaneclancy 3 months ago

Hey man ... thank you for giving me the "up" about this site. I've really had a lot of fun here and I've learned quite a bit already. There is much more positive reinforcement here than other places and that is something that I believe goes a long way. When someone gets slapped down every time they try to do something, it doesn't really make them want to do that anymore ... here ... it's like everybody wants you to succeed and the whole site is geared toward that.
tcelliott 3 months ago

re DI'd guitar. Two things are working in favor of an okay sound on the DI guitar on 'most days.' 1- the strings are dead as hell and need replaced, so that takes some of the bright, clicky sound out of the track 2- The eq on the guitar is slightly boosted in the midrange going into the recording device and then I eq'd the top end down very slightly and high passed the bottom end at around 60hz. It was very quickly done, but for a fast song it works fine, I think.
As for bleed, I honestly cant remember, but I think i recorded the vocals after the guitar take. So there might not be any bleed at all. I might have to go check.
wolfheart 3 months ago

You should get a uke! I have to admit that songs are just coming out of the damn thing. A new instrument can be very inspirational
kenjku 3 months ago

Glad you stumble upon my song
sandman313 3 months ago

Kevin - Thanks for the comments on FAWMed up Winter! I never saw that Auto-Tune challenge! Glad I could be a part... without knowing!
elainedimasi 3 months ago

Thanks! .. Try downloading the chord table pdf instead of viewing it the browser. I had the same strange problem viewing it in the browser but the downloaded version (before and after upload) was just fine.
janeukey 3 months ago

Thank you for your comment on 'The Laundromat Song' Kevin, I did indeed take my uke to the laundromat. The shakers, claps and singing though all happened later at home
johnrickenbach 3 months ago

Thanks Kevin for the comments on Stations of the Cross...much appreciated. I've heard your stuff--great voice!
jessicagraae 3 months ago

Thanks for your nice comments, Kevin!
juravial 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment Kevin, I felt that a few of my songs were getting kind of monotonous with the same strumming pattern. i'll definitely have to try switching it up. Thanks!
murexa 3 months ago

Oh thank you! That seems to have slipped my mind. I guess I'll just write some more!
kingwoodkowboy 3 months ago

Howdy Kevin. It's taken me too long to get around to saying Howdy to you. Ain't this fun!
rittmo 3 months ago

Hey Kevin, thanks for the encouragement!!!

at 8 minutes a pop, you'll catch up in no time

rittmo'
duaneclancy 3 months ago

I feel a lot free-er over here. I haven't really seen any restrictions either ... just "be nice" is kinda the only rule, and I don't have that problem anyway I just have that "somebody stop that poor man" thing when my multiple personalities all get excited and want to come out at once
candle 3 months ago

Thank you (again) for the great comment you left for my song Midnight. Your opinion is greatly valued.

See You In The Shadows…
wyatt 3 months ago

OK Kevin
Sometimes life gets in the way.
Tough to help huh? I've known people like that
nightengale 3 months ago

Okey Dokey, another time then Kevin!
kmethley 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment on all you need.
Good luck this year xx
nadia 3 months ago

thanks for the comment--i actually enjoy listening to some good ambient/electronic from time to time, so i have it in my head. but i didn't really know what to do either! i just played around with sounds in my recording program until i found something i liked! good luck this month!
tinam 3 months ago

glad you liked my song He's Hot ..
.you asked about the drums! its addictive drums they sound great but it took a long while to work out how to use them!
nightengale 3 months ago

Thanks for your comments Kevin. I love what you did with "She Drink", you put alot of emotion in it already,like'ts hear the remix.
Any chance you'd be up for that island theme song?
shadywilbury 3 months ago

Thanks for your comment on *23601.
funkdaddy 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment Kevin. I do still pop onto JPF every now and then but you're right, it never really clicked for me.
arthurrossi 3 months ago

Thank you for your awesome comment, Kevin! It would be an honour to me if you found the time... Keep on the beautiful work, too, I will drop by soon again to listen to your songs...
greetings
sheilerk 3 months ago

I guess not only the process was confusing, lol. Would love to get a chance to do a collab with you sometime. Think about it
sheilerk 3 months ago

Hey, Kevin. Looks like we've been paired for the random collab. How ironic is that...lol. Let me know how you'd like to go about this. I'll be traveling for the next week, but once I'm back I'm planning on staying put till fawm is over. I'll have limited internet connectivity for all of the next week, but can go into town in the evenings to a wifi spot if it's set up ahead of time. My email is just my fawm name at charter.net. Look forward to hearing from you
candle 3 months ago

It was casual in its inception as its an improvisational piece. I guess it depends on how one defines "casual"… Thank you so much for the great comment. I am humbled by your opinion of my work.

See You In The Shadows…
kaylou 3 months ago

Thanks for the compliment - I am hoping to do a few demos eventually. I really don't have melodies worked out for those songs just yet so I guess we'll see if I get them done before the end of the month.
laikynvictoria 3 months ago

Thanks for your message!
I haven't seen the older DW, as I have no way to, but I know pretty much everything about it after much research. (I can't really get into something unless I know everything about it. Lol)
I am definitely gonna post my music as soon as I write it! I don't know if I'll record it, but I'll definitely post the lyrics.
Again, thanks for the message!
-Laikyn
wyatt 3 months ago

Hi Kevin. Thanks on Rockin'
Well, c'mon. Get something up Time's a wastin' and all that
I need more coffee
donna 3 months ago

Kevin, a big thanks for commenting on 'Only Bastards'. Looking forward to your 'something or other'.
ptr 3 months ago

Hey thanks for checking out my Transgalactica track! It was pretty much sequenced in Logic where I drew the notes into a virtual keyboard after working out some of the parts out on my digital keyboard first. If you have experience with something like Cubase or Logic then you should definitely give that style of song a go this year! A nice pad sound, a catchy melody and a decent electronic beat is all you really need to do it
mctown 3 months ago

Thanks...David
bking 3 months ago

Hi Kevin. Glad to see you here again.
dftaylor 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment and I'm glad you enjoyed LLL. It was a labour of love and I'm doing this year's FAWM alongside recording the band's album. I'll be crippled at this rate!

I'm looking forward to hearing more of your stuff this year, especially after the write-off of 2011. Take care, man!
duaneclancy 3 months ago

Hey Kevin ... looks like the 101 site has finally come back on line today. No notice of why they were off-line. Think I'll hang out over here for the next month though ... lot more happening ... it's kinda like all the cool kids are here
devin 3 months ago

There's a song in my head. And it's your fault for making it sound so good, it won't go away.

Nice to see you back for another go!
elijahmc 3 months ago

thanks very much mate. its early hours here and about to hit the hay but i'll check your stuff tomorrow. just wanted to say thanks real quick
thetau 3 months ago

Great stuff ya got there. Lookin forward to hearing more
duaneclancy 3 months ago

Not really sure. The BMI logo kept coming on for the first two days. Don't know if it's server trouble or if they are revamping the site. I've been hanging out at the musesmuse.com. I keep checking every day though.
bitshred 3 months ago

Hey Kevin RE: my BX5a's. Well they are a dramatic improvement over mixing with my phones and Creative PC speakers. They are crisp and flat, and everything is present. They will not pound your chest or anything. They are very good for the price, and about the level of the rest of my home studio. Of course I would like to have something way better, but not the cash for that this year.
jnatiw 4 months ago

Thanks for the kind words, Kevin. Pleasureville was a ton of work, but well worth the investment. Whereabouts in VA are you? Two of my daughters are in the DC area. Looking forward to hearing your stuff next month.