February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

rosieposy8 (@rosieposy8)

progress: 8

joined: 4 months ago
location: Somewhere, UK
influences: carole king, tori amos, regina spektor- ish, the beatles, Sara Bareilles, Hall and Oates!!, Travis, Robbie Williams, Joni Mitchell, The Corrs, Robyn, The Beatles, Crowded House, Sheryl Crow, Ethnic folky stuff of my childhood!, classical music- Mozart

Bio

I am British and live in London!

Singer
Piano player
General Music lover!

Currently learning ukulele, logic and how to work my loop pedal!
Always up for collaboration
When I'm not here I work in healthcare which is too much like hard work.. Need a creative outlet to stay happy

I'm doing a course in Logic, so hopefully half way through I'll have a tiny bit of knowledge about what mixing is.. as yet EQ, compression and buses are just funny words!! So the mixes are very very rough and untampered with.

Any words of wisdom are much appreciated!

2012 Songs

1	Aftertaste	21 comments // 3 months ago
2	Leaving	17 comments // 3 months ago
3	Hidin' Place (with nightengale)	6 comments // 3 months ago
4	More than the scenery (with negasi)	11 comments // 3 months ago
5	Linger	9 comments // 3 months ago
6	After the party	2 comments // 3 months ago
7	Olympic song i.e. Stay out of London!!	8 comments // 3 months ago
8	Crying in Paris (with mctown)	6 comments // 2 months ago

Soundboard

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kristian 2 months ago

Need. To. Catch. Up. On. Your. Songs!
wolfkier 2 months ago
mctown 2 months ago

thanks, rosie...
shelleymiller 2 months ago

It's in Bb....the section I sent you is: Eb F [Bb F/A] Gm Cm F Bb.
nightengale 2 months ago

Hi Rosie, Sure! Can't wait to hear it!
shelleymiller 2 months ago

Awwright, Rosalyn. Here's the last 15 seconds of the first half of the song:

http://www.shelleymiller.net/files/mp3s/fawm2012/fawm_half_and_half.mp3

Have fun!
shelleymiller 2 months ago

Haven't forgotten about the collaboration...got slammed with work. I'll try to send something by tomorrow night.
songsville 2 months ago

Yikes, only a few days to go and 4 songs needed -- or seven in your case -- I know you can do it -- you'll never guess, but I was doing tree work in the great outdoors all day today, and I found myself humming a dainty waltz I couldn't quite place, so I have come back in now and rummaged in my mp3s, and it was Modern Minuet! One of your all-time classics I think!
songsville 3 months ago

Hi Rosalyn!
mctown 3 months ago

Great... I look forward to hearing it... thanks for working on it. David
mctown 3 months ago

Hey, now..... feel free to finish that song we started... David
hbusse 3 months ago

Hey there, thanks so much for your kind comments on Save Me From the Storm! I appreciate the listen. And you're right, I got the same "Good King Wenceslas" reference in the beginning when I first heard it.
thetau 3 months ago

I like your bluesy voice. I need a female lead. You're perfect. Send email. It's on my profile. we'll talk
shelleymiller 3 months ago

Looks like we're paired for the Half and Half songwriting challenge...any preference on who goes first? OR...we could each write half a song, send off the last 15 seconds of each to each other, write the back halves and have TWO finished songs.
kelvindobson 3 months ago

Hi. Thanks for the comments. I'm glad to have been lead to your music, I particularly enjoyed 'Linger' - it's a great song! You asked for tips on mixing vocals & piano which was flattering but really I'm only just finding my way around Logic with a mic and keyboard. This book is has been really helpful though - 'Guerilla Home Recording' by Karl Coryat and also the Apple Pro Training books for Logic. Cheers
jonniegrunge 3 months ago

Hi Rosie. Thanks for the comment on Anonymous. I actually had a similar thought about what the song would be like if we pulled out the comedy and played it straight. We might try that approach when we sit down to rerecord it later. I also think we'd cut the chorus after the bridge, and maybe shave the end down a bit. I really appreciate the feedback!
hammersmith 3 months ago

Good luck with the new interface. Should be rock solid in your system.
downburst 3 months ago

Thanks for your comment on my title!
darcistrutt 3 months ago

Thanks for stopping by and giving a couple of my offerings your kind words. I'm still blowing my nose (probably TMI) but the voice is coming back! I am totally bonding with my new uke! Love it!!
errol 3 months ago

Allllooooo RosiePosie! First off, thanks so much for the song comment. yes, it has been about 5 days and I am just getting around to that now. *sigh* I WILL listen to other songs, I will! I hope your FAWM is soing well!
nightengale 3 months ago

That
would be awesome Rosie, I'll add you as collab, bleusy good!!
kiwafruit 3 months ago

Hi Rosie, thanks for the lovely comment on "Lose Myself"
I still think of myself as a bit of a novice sometimes, stil sooooo much to learn. The chords in this are based around the I IV V profession, just jazzed up a bit. So 7ths instead of straight major chords, played in slightly more interesting places...
Glad you enjoyed it
nightengale 3 months ago

Wow Thanks Rosie, I have #4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15, needing female yound female vox and that sound. I hope you can feel a tune for 1 or so!
radioovermoscow 3 months ago

Thanks! If I could write a '60s psychedelic song, I could. I used to though... here's one you might like! http://radioovermoscow.bandcamp.com/track/the-purpose-of-man
arthurrossi 3 months ago

Hey, Rosie! I have read your comment in the forums... I am only a lyricist... I would like to invite you to have a look at some of my work if you like and if you can afford the time and if anything struck you, I would feel honored if you eventually gave it a try...
nightengale 3 months ago

Hi Rosy, I love your sound. I'm looking for music/ female vox collabs on a few pop songs, I'd love it if you had time to give them a read and found one fitting!
tinam 3 months ago

many thanks for your comments on my songs!
kidd 3 months ago

the weird splashy sound might be my wooden lizard... its a kind of novelty percussion that acts a bit like a washboard/guero... either that or its the ukulele through a wah wah effect... or maybe a combination of the two!!
duaneclancy 3 months ago

thanks @rosieposy8 ... I did the video now ... 1st video I ever did of myself
simonjcurd 3 months ago

Hi Rosie, thanks a lot! - not too sure where the idea came from...

Just been checking out your songs, loads of great pop hooks! Easy to imagine hearing them on the radio.
dragondreams 3 months ago

Hi Rosie

Thanks for the listens and the comments! If you're interested, there's a version of the Skankwich track with vocals...

http://fawm.org/songs/24163/
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Thank you Rosie for your beautiful comment on my music. As for you playing the piano, what I heard in the past was always brilliant so please go ahead, it will be a treat for us to listen to your piano playing!
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

I have an idea for the first song; I just need to put it into action. In fact, the first song is largely written in my brain. If only I had one of those futuristic machines that could record the audio directly from my brain.
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

Yeah - haven't actually started on the rock opera yet....
negasi 3 months ago

I love it!
wobbiewobbit 3 months ago

thanks for your comment on my first FAWM. well done on your recordings, good luck with your logic progress sounding good...
alyssa2 3 months ago

Thank you for the comment! I really like your sound. I admire to willingness to explore the whole mixing process...that's something that I have trouble making the time for. Good luck, and I look forward to hearing more!
caseewilson 3 months ago

Hi, thank you so much for your comment on Just Another Love Song I cheated and recorded the piano using midi - it's actually a Yamaha DGX 630, run via usb through Logic, and I used the steinway piano setting on Logic, as I prefer the sound. I then doubled up the track, but panned them slightly differently (-21 left, +19 right) And that was it...
gslade 3 months ago

You asked, and shall receive -- http://fawm.org/songs/24450/
negasi 3 months ago

Email sent
negasi 3 months ago

Lyrics are done! Now how do I get them to you? I figure we should wait until the whole song is complete to put it up, so both our efforts on the song get commented on
lhcisco 3 months ago

Thanks for the kind words Ro. You know I always think everything sounds too loud on my end. I probably should start cranking the recordings up a little.
thenypdchoir 3 months ago

Hi Rosie, thanks for the comment, put my mind at ease about uploading more tunes! I'll check ur uploads out tomoz! Used 4track on my iPhone, which is both amazing and hurrendously annoying all at once!
ptr 3 months ago

Hey, feel free to mess around with Narcolepsy. Let me know if you upload something using anything from it
gslade 3 months ago

thanks for the encouragement..
solarrainuk 3 months ago

Hi Rosie, thanks for the comment on Mindloop. Some of the drums are noised based, yes!
negasi 3 months ago

Hey, I am going to write some lyrics for our collab today
crisiscouncil 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment Rosie! So excited to be doing FAWM this year, loving it so far
mctown 3 months ago

Of course... feel free...revisit...knock it on out....David
therman 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment, rosie! I always appreciate comments on my voice, I'm still getting comfortable with belting it out.
negasi 3 months ago

Usually I just write lyrics for people, if that works? If you have any sort of topic in mind or anything let me know . Im heading out in an hour to work (I work nights on weekends and sleep during the day), so if I don't have anything to you Saturday or Sunday, it would be Monday at latest. All depends on how much I sleep after work. Just let me know though and I'll do my best, I usually stay up a bit when I get home from work anyways.
shutyatrap 3 months ago

Thankfully for them my train get pretty much empty by the time I reach my destination. Thanks for listening.
stevenwesleyguiles 3 months ago

Hey Rosie (is that your name?)
Well, for the Eko song I used a Fender Strat plus through a distortion pedal built by a friend (basically a tube screamer and a Rat combined). Then I went through a Fender Blues Deville Amp and recorded into a Sure SM57 mic. I doubled the guitars (one on the left and one on the right). Then I played drums to the existing guitar tracks. And, I should add, I played to a click track in the beginning so that I could keep it in time and cut and paste if I needed.

I agree that the 2nd verse needed another sound or guitar riff to build it (it was in my brain, but I just knew I needed to get it up for FAWM). I may go back and produce a bit more.

I also usually put a "scratch" vocal down just so know where I am in the song when I'm playing my instruments.
thetau 3 months ago

I never studied logic. I did study illogic for most of my life actually. Didn't do me any good though. I still can't figure out things.
explodingmary 3 months ago

collab: love to-- whatcha got in mind???
carpenter 3 months ago

thanks so much for the comment!! really appreciated it. the "swoop" is a marching band drum sample I got from a program called Battery 3 by Native Instruments. really ingenious software if your looking for any
orinoco 3 months ago

Thanks for your comment on 'Let it rain' - you're right about changing the 'dampening' word - I wanted to do exactly that, but I couldn't think of any more!
jonniegrunge 3 months ago

Hey, I just listened to your first track, and a couple of your other Soundcloud tracks. I know you said Aftertaste is still a rough demo, but your recording / production has really improved since I first heard your songs during 50/90 2010. They sound great. Kudos!
explodingmary 3 months ago

hey, posiegirl!
burrsettles 3 months ago

Yes, I dreamed this up... and you're welcome!
jonniegrunge 3 months ago

Howdy Rosie! Looking forward to hearing new songs from you!
rich 3 months ago

hey Rosie how are ye? greetings from cork...hope you are well...
mctown 3 months ago

I was counting on that... looking forward to hearing it....David
nick 3 months ago

I love collaborations as well, and I'd definitely be down for doing one!
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

No worries, I totally understand Enjoy FAWM, the best thing is not to think about the numbers, just feel inspired You'll be surprised how many songs can come that way Enjoy a beautiful weekend Rosie
nick 3 months ago

Saw your comment on @gslade's soundboard. I don't know about logic, but if you wanted to record a vocal track in Garageband, then export it and move it into Logic, you can just double click a track, and down at the left, there will be an option for pitch correction including a parameter to constrain pitch correction to the notes in the selected key. Also, you can set the intensity from 0% up all the way for full-on auto-tuned vocals. Hope this could be of some help! Good luck, and I'll be watching for your songs come February!
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

They have a piano there if that helps.
calumcarlyle 3 months ago

thanks for the kind thoughts rosieposy! i hope to mend quickly, in the meantime i will be listening avidly. hope you have a good fawm!
michaelepic 3 months ago

hey you sound awesome!! glad to have you @ fawm this year!!
jamkar 3 months ago

Friendly greetings rosieposy! I will be following your endeavors here.
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Hey Rosie ) Looking forward to your new lyrics, songs, singing and playing
calumcarlyle 4 months ago

hey rosieposy!

i will be listening out for your stuff this fawm but i am now injured and can't play any music! so i'm definitely out for this fawm. have a good one though!
kristian 4 months ago

awesome to see you here again! looking forward to hearing your stuff!
roddy 4 months ago

Great to see you here! Have you traded up from GarageBand to Logic? Is it better to use? Hope to hear some ukelele songs from you.
ankari 4 months ago

Hehe, I hope there will be many! That's the plan, at least .
fendertele71 4 months ago

I also work in healthcare and use music as my sanity-restoring creative outlet. Good luck with FAWM.
robynmackenzie 4 months ago

I sure am! Good to see you!
gslade 4 months ago

lol..thanks..i challenge you to use autotune..ha
orinoco 4 months ago

Hello, glad you're here. Looking forward to hearing more songs from you
dragondreams 4 months ago

Hi.

Lovely to see you here.
gslade 4 months ago

Welcome to FAWM 2012 and FAWM in general. I'm G Slade, resident hip hop/rap/synth pop guy. I'll be doing more listening than writing this month, so I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to contribute this year.

Good luck in Feb!