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Michael Gutierrez-May (@mikegtz) progress: 17 winner! joined: February 5 2007 location: Massachusetts, USA website: www.mgutierrezmay.com influences: Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Traffic, Dire Straits, Dave Matthews Band, any and all acoustic musicians I have worked with or known over the past 25 years or so.

Bio

2012 Songs

1		Under the Sky	19 comments // 3 months ago
2		Relative Strangers (with  nightengale)	12 comments // 3 months ago
3		Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups	15 comments // 3 months ago
4		A Letter From George	2 comments // 3 months ago
5		Marginal	2 comments // 3 months ago
6		Crater	7 comments // 3 months ago
7		Slap It Like Chara	3 comments // 3 months ago
8		If You Were Looking (with  jonniegrunge)	12 comments // 3 months ago
9		The Spelling Bee (with tweeningzone)	7 comments // 3 months ago
10		Small Town Cop (with  billysea)	2 comments // 3 months ago
11		A Little Kiss, A Sunrise	2 comments // 3 months ago
12		Every New Song	2 comments // 3 months ago
13		Here and Gone	2 comments // 3 months ago
14		A Puerto Rican On The Moon	2 comments // 3 months ago
15		What Would Scooby Do?? (with  billysea)	5 comments // 2 months ago
16		My Left, Your Right (with  fendertele71)	5 comments // 2 months ago
17		Peanut Butter Girl	2 comments // 2 months ago

Soundboard

•  sherrycanary 2 months ago

  Hi Mike....sorry it took so long to reconnect...especially since we did a collab last year. So much music.

•  mattblick 2 months ago

  I actually have never seen South Park - but then I have not owned a TV since 1993...but I'll check it out

•  mattblick 2 months ago

  thanks for the comment! Here's your sequel!!!! http://fawm.org/songs/31591/

• yarsky 2 months ago

  Hey, looks like I can make the party! Thanks!
  
  **Update: Unfortunately I will be in DC that weekend and won't get back until late Sunday. Sorry!

• silentorder 2 months ago

  Thanks for the heads up; I'll try to make it out on the 25th.

•  beadysea 2 months ago

  Oh awesome! Looks like I can make the Bloc 11 party Thanks!

•  timmyriordan 2 months ago

  Thanks for organizing Mike

• carpeliam 2 months ago

  Hey Mike, thanks for the invite! That'd be a great time, I'll see if I can make it.

•  billysea 2 months ago

  NP Mike. There was a change in permissions from earlier years that confused me. Even when songs were locked in the past, both collaborators could go in and work on lyrics, add music or whatever. That is what confused me since I was named, but couldn't get in. Once I realized that was the case, I made a recommendation to fix that for future FAWMs : )

•  timmyriordan 2 months ago

  Hey Mike, I think Radio opens around 7:30... If y'all want to meet up before hand Bloc 11 might do.

•  billysea 2 months ago

  Hey Mike, Noticed Small Town Cop was locked and even I can't get in. Something wrong?

•  bethdesombre 2 months ago

  25th would work for me. Never been to Radio (or even heard of it before these conversations) but happy to give it a try.

•  heavyhedonist 2 months ago

  of course, Mike-- take what you need, add me as collab if possible. i wasn't trying to steal your thunder, i just didn't see your words there on fender's page until just now.

•  bethdesombre 2 months ago

  Nooooo! Don't do a FAWM gathering on the 18th! I have a gig in NYC on the 17th and won't be back . . . I'd be really sad to miss it. Any chance of a different weekend?

•  rickamorphis 2 months ago

  Thanks for the cool comment Mike...I came down with the FAWM Flu last week and am struggling to get a couple more songs out. Congrats on your month.

•  billysea 2 months ago

  Hi Mike, sure, I'll give Sm Town Cop a try. It may have to be tomorrow or (gasp) Wednesday because I trying to wrap up several other collabs but will certainly give it a go : )

•  fendertele71 2 months ago

  Michael, I love the lyrics you wrote for My Left, Your Right. Eould you want to record them over the audio I posted? I can tag you as a collaborator on the track.

•  timmyriordan 2 months ago

  If we're doing a get together on a Sunday I think I'd be more inclined towards meeting at the Radio open mike in Union Square--though I have yet to actually go there. Veggie Planet drives me a little nuts--(by which I mean I'm not particularly found of the food), also, we'd all get a chance to play a song or two at an open mike. The sign up for Radio is 7:30...

•  bethdesombre 2 months ago

  Would love to be involved in a Boston-area FAWM after-party! Keep me posted.

•  billysea 2 months ago

  Awesome Mike. Looking forward to hearing it

•  billysea 2 months ago

  Hi Mike, I'm already done with Scooby Doo (and Would Holly, Honey This and Honey That, and Curlies on the Soap) just need to spend a little time getting a better demo than my iPhone version but I certainly don't mind you putting up a version as well. I don't mind you changing/adding words are all and would love to hear what you come up with on it. Would that work for you?

•  billysea 2 months ago

  H Mike, until it is the 29th, I don't know that it is too late for a collaboration : )

•  beadysea 2 months ago

  Hey Mike! Thanks Don't remember you from last year I'm afraid, but I don't remember anyone, I wasn't around much. I'm a little behind schedule right now but I'm still really happy with this year so far... looks like you're doing good! One half to go And I'd definitely be down for a Boston FAWM after-party.

•  jonniegrunge 3 months ago

  Hi Mike. It was my pleasure working with your track. Awesome that you added it to Jango. I don't think I've checked that out before. I'll have to get Fender and my music on there.

• slyswell 3 months ago

  Mike,
  
  My song is up. Thanks for the challenge! I wouldn't have dared to make a song about my hometown if not for your request..

•  petra777 3 months ago

  heya,
  ya ive been checking in but havent been able to do much...been a rough month so commiting solidly has been an issue...but id be glad to check out anything & give it a try...may have to extend into march/april/may though..ha!

•  errol 3 months ago

  Allo MGM! Thanks for the offer! I am not, however an illustrator! It takes me HOURS to do original artwork... So when it comes to art requests, I must decline because it's not something that comes easily to me... I'm flattered though!

•  errol 3 months ago

  ALLLOOO MGM. You know, we were talking about you on the FAWMCast... well... we were talking behind the scenes, @Johnniegrunge and I.

•  robs 3 months ago

  Thank you for your nice comment. I'm still doubting if the Abbey Road approach was the best for the Tweening challenge, but I couldn't get it out of my head (I've listened to the Beatles too many times I'm afraid).

•  jonniegrunge 3 months ago

  Hi Mike. I posted the music. I hope you like what I did with it. I'm pleased with where it went. Let me know what you think.

•  jonniegrunge 3 months ago

  Hi Mike! Just wanted to let you know that I'm close to sending you a demo for If You Were Looking. I really like the lyrics, and I've been playing with a few different approaches to the song. I think I found one I'm happy with, so I'll be recording it tonight and tomorrow. Did you want me to send it to you first before posting it?

• lhcisco 3 months ago

  Hey what's up man?! Cool with the song!!

•  nightengale 3 months ago

  Hi Mike, Thank You for the song! I think you really put some emotion in this with your voice and guitar! You did a great job, maybe another collab sometime?

•  cloudboy 3 months ago

  Mike! Congrats on getting to 14! I can't wait to hear a Puerto Rican on The Moon!

•  mikedebenham 3 months ago

  Thanks, Michael. And yep, Phil is a very talented collaborator. Highly recommended.

•  chipwithrow 3 months ago

  Interesting to read about your coffeehouse-managing days - my sister-in-law and her husband recently moved to Jamaica Plain. It's a funky, eclectic, cool neighborhood - just visited there for the first time a few months back.

• theodamus 3 months ago

  Thank you! Unfortunately my hair is no longer bright pink... it's more bright ginger. Which is about as outlandish as you can go while still looking "professional".

•  nightengale 3 months ago

  That would be awesome Mike, tweek whatever you need. Let me know and I'll add you as collab, or you can add it!

•  cowex 3 months ago

  In time! I'm just slow to post stuff. Yeah, it'll probably look something like that.

•  jonniegrunge 3 months ago

  Hi Mike! I just checked out the lyrics. They look great. Definitely a bit more optimistic than I usually write, but I like the uplifting feel, and I can hear music with it. I'm going to play around with a few ideas for it this week and see what shapes up.

• emma4eva 3 months ago

  Hi there
  Just saw your comment on my song - would love it if you could try and record the music for it, would be really grateful!

• tweeningzone 3 months ago

  Hope you do the tweening challenge too!

• slyswell 3 months ago

  Hey Mike . Could you give me a general idea of what americans know about montreal. I may be searching too hard to find something you guys don't know about.

•  jonniegrunge 3 months ago

  Hi Mike. Sorry to a while to get back to you on our random collab. I've been away for work this week, and I'm just getting a chance to come back to FAWM. I'd prefer to work on the music / recording end of the collab, if that's okay by you. We can split things out however you'd like. Looking forward to working with you!

• slyswell 3 months ago

  Hi Mike,
  
  I don't think I'll write 15 songs , but it's ok. It's not a contest. I'll write way more than I would have if not for fawm. That's what matters.
  
  So..... a guy from Montreal is teamed up with a guy from Boston .Haha Interesting. I cannot think of anything else sorry....I'll have to ask you to make a song about Big Z Zdeno Chara.
  
  have fun!

• silentorder 3 months ago

  Hey, thanks for the welcome. Look forward to seeing and hearing more of your stuff.

•  bluejean 3 months ago

  ooh... dark chocolate PB cups...nice sentiment!

•  goodgina 3 months ago

  Hi Michael!!! Happy Monday FAWM to you!

•  swampjaw 3 months ago

  I'll let you know, though -- #8 has A&T, while #9 has Gabrielle (with #9 being a double album with a lot of great stuff -- we wanted to go out with a bang).

•  cloudboy 3 months ago

  I'd love to have a monster FAWM. I'd like to get some real keepers out of it! Thanks Mike.

•  johncrossman 3 months ago

  I'll sign you up for the random collab list, which I am randomizing now...
  
  http://fawm.org/forums/thread/2707

• liannebassin 3 months ago

  Thanks Mike! This is a beautiful song with great lyrics!

• jodiarlyn 3 months ago

  Hiya Mike! Not sure about Jules yet as she's buried in her story writing stuff at the moment...but hopefully she'll find some time to put some of that writing to music!

• explodingmary 3 months ago

  Mike!!!!!

•  philnorman 3 months ago

  Holler at me in March -- mayhap our paths can cross when you're in town!

•  francesriley 3 months ago

  Thanks for that! I was totally unaware that I skipped a whole verse.

•  fendertele71 3 months ago

  Hi Mike, great meeting you the other night.

•  johncrossman 3 months ago

  Hi Michael! Hope to see/hear you around this February.

•  philhenry 3 months ago

  Heya, Michael! It's good to see you again here, after meeting you in person!

•  sherrycanary 4 months ago

  Mi Mike! Looking forward to hearing you in FAWM 2012

•  cloudboy 4 months ago

  Mike! Looking forward to hearing what you bring to the FAWMverse!

•  nancyrost 4 months ago

  Welcome back, Michael!