2026 NOTE: As a full-time caregiver for my mother, there's a very good chance that I'm not going to have time to participate... for the second straight year. -_-

Hi! I'm Chris (he/him), but I record as 'Kiffa' (a lifelong family nickname)-- you can call me either. I'm in my mid-50s and have been FAWMing off and on since 2008.

I started writing/recording music in my bedroom as a teenager in the late '80s. Back then, I never imagined that anyone outside of my close circle of friends would ever hear any of it. Although the internet has changed that, I still approach making music in much the same way I did back then: I do it for myself, and I'm not trying to make it into anything more than a hobby. My abilities as a musician and as a producer are limited, but I try to make the most I can out of them.

My style leans towards #80s #synthpop, with a nod to the #70s #singer-songwriter era. In recent years, an inability to connect instruments to my computer has led to me using online #sequencers to create my demos. This can lead to mixed results. Sometimes the outcome doesn't quite live up to my hopes; other times it greatly exceeds them, yielding recordings that I never could have hoped to make without the aid of a sequencer.

I love and appreciate comments, but I'm not really interested in critique unless I ask for it. "Maybe change such-and-such, I would've done it differently". Well, of course you would've-- you're you, not me. But if I put a song out there, it means that, at least at the moment, I'm satisfied with it as it is.

I don't really set goals for FAWM-- my work pace is kind of slow, and I'm happy just to end up with something that I didn't have when I began.

If my wishy-washiness hasn't turned you off yet, welcome, and enjoy the relatively #lo-fi goodness. #electronic #fawmtronica #pop #rock #new_wave #online_sequencer #boston #massachusetts #new_england