I'm a trombonist, composer, arranger, and part time goof-off in the SF bay area... I enjoy all kinds of music. FAWM is such a great idea, and I really appreciate all the good vibes the participants always send out. I was really happy with the stuff I came up with in 2010 for FAWM, even though I didn't get all the way to 14 songs. I released it as an EP at misterdesimone.bandcamp.com, if ya wanna hear.

This year, I plan on mixing some live playing with my mostly electro style. Beyond that, I have no idea what I'll come up with.

Other info: I play bone with Emperor Norton's Jazz band, the Houserockers, and the Soundwave Orchestra.

Bonus info: My wife is 8 months pregnant, so if you notice that I've dropped off the planet, you get 2 guesses as to where I went.

WANT SOME SAMPLES?
I had these sample packs that I made for the heck of it, and I wanted to share with you. So feel free to use 'em, with the two following conditions:
1) Please credit me (via my FAWM acct, or better yet, www.markdesimone.com)
2) Show me what you did with 'em! (Why not post a comment on my FAWM site about your song?)

Pack one: Double Bass Sounds
These are mostly percussive taps, thumps and thwacks I made by gently whacking my upright bass. Personally, I had a lot of fun using the bass sounds with an MPC.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45969333/Bass%20Sound%20Library.zip

Pack 2: Retro Sound Effects
These are meant to sound like old school video game sounds, but they're made in FL studio, so they're rendered in high quality and they have smoother envelope shapes. Anyways, they're fun to make so I made a bunch!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45969333/DeSimone_Retro_SFX.zip