Influences:   R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guster, Paul Winter, Incubus, Dave Matthews Band, Harry Nillsson, The Beatles, Keith Jarrett, Astrud Gilberto, Led Zeppelin, Rory Galagher, Radiohead, The Strokes

FAWM 2020 was rough - I was struggling with what was going on globally and I had a tough time writing anything. Grateful for 2020 in many ways, though, as I have been with my family and been able to prioritize creativity and mental, emotional, and spiritual health. There's a silver lining in this chaos.

NASOALMO was a great success though! I was experiencing a recurrence of seizures that I had 9 years ago that led to brain surgery. This time around I felt equipped with the tools, skills, and support to get help. I'm glad to say there's no tumor and the meds have helped prevent seizures. And it led to this album here 😀 https://nategerry.bandcamp.com/album/not-for-nothing

FAWM 2021 is a chance to let the muse run free. To explore creativity as an act of connection to God. I have been a part of an Artist's Way group for the past few weeks and I can already see my relationship to creativity shifting in a more liberating way. I'm thrilled to be back for another go at FAWM.

Much love to you all!

He/Him/His

#1		That Kind of Guy pop synthpop singer-songwriter	20 Feb 2
#2		The Unique Song acoustic singer-songwriter ukulele fuc world-uke-day acoustic-one-take	23 Feb 3
#3		It's Time to Poop acoustic acoustic-one-take folk silly children	14 Feb 4
#4		It's Time To Leave @reklov  morph morph4 ballad singalong	9 Feb 5
#5		You Are Loved acoustic acoustic-one-take folk oraclechallenge	18 Feb 5
#6		Everybody Needs to Have More Orgasms acoustic acoustic-one-take ukulele orgasm-sounds-challenge	20 Feb 6
#7		Don't Do Drugs cheesy psa 80s synth drugs-are-bad	16 Feb 7
#8		Let This Fantasy Die A Quick and Painless Death guy-with-ukulele acoustic acoustic-one-take 2chordsong	19 Feb 8
#9		Mr. Insecure acoustic acoustic-one-take guy-with-ukulele	15 Feb 9
#10		You Are Amazing acoustic-one-take acoustic singer-songwriter hankinhell	18 Feb 10
#11		Cows Have Best Friends acoustic-one-take guy-with-guitar cows	20 Feb 12
#12		The Zong Song bluegrass banjo kazoo zongsong	32 Feb 13
#13		A Brand New Heart @mctown guy-with-guitar acoustic acoustic-one-take folky	14 8 weeks
#14		The Sleepy Song lullaby metal satan cute scary	13 8 weeks
#15		Vroom Vroom In The Boom Boom punk zecoopdrums noise parenthood	13 7 weeks
#16		Ready For You acoustic folk-pop indie	7 7 weeks
#17		Super Onion Love guy-with-guitar acoustic-one-take randomlygenerated	9 7 weeks
#18		Affirmations acoustic folky guy-with-ukulele newage mantra	8 7 weeks
#19		Never Say Goodbye Again synthpop indie-pop	9 6 weeks
#20		Don't tell me if it hurts @nadine pop-rock pop ballad random-collab	19 6 weeks
#21		We Are Heroes acoustic-one-take guy-with-guitar	9 6 weeks

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  @mikeb 4 weeks

  Great songs at the FAWMOVER party!

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  @emkaydeebee  5 weeks

  Hi Nate, I've just dropped by having seen your name in the list of SpinTunes participants. I was fortunate to visit Boston back in 2018 for a course I attended - it's a beautiful place! Look forward to hearing what you play for SpinTunes.

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  @nadine 5 weeks

  Whoosh you made me listen to all of your songs and comment most. I did this out of curiosity. Started with one song and longed for more.
  
  But there is something I have to tell you in person. Your music brings joy to people. Especially for me. I wish there were talented people like you who make music straight out of their hearts. People who share their emotions and thoughts, not caring if everything is perfect. Your music tells a credible and authentic story. I feel the positivity after listening to your music. Thank you for bringing this joy to me!

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  @nadine 6 weeks

  Thanks for your kind words on our collab 😁 I have to listen to your other songs in the next days. Great stuff here!

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  @erucaesounds  6 weeks

  Thanks for your kind words on 'Epitaph', much appreciated!

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  @nadine 6 weeks

  The pleasure is yours! If you want to you can insert some notes inside the song. Looking forward to the comments and collab!

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  @nadine 6 weeks

  Hey Nate! I've matched the phrasing of the piano to my test vocal and uploaded a demo since the deadline is closing soon. Hope it is okay for you! I'm looking forward to our collab. Wishing you the best!

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  @gnashattack  6 weeks

  Thanks for your kind comments on "Slow Down."

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  @daveyboy103  6 weeks

  Thanks for your kind comments, Not Too Late came out really well, Ralston is a country singer so I think these were intended to be country lyrics but I think lyrics are genre neutral as this song proves.

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  @daveyboy103  6 weeks

  Loved DeVo, their version Satisfaction is better than the Stones.

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  @nadine 6 weeks

  Nate, sorry for making you rush - I thought February ends on Friday, but actually there's another weekend 😅 If you want the backing to be transposed I can do that until Saturday... I should have slept more xD

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  @kenmattsson  7 weeks

  Nate, your music has been one of my highlights of FAWM 2021. As we both live in the Boston area, I'm hoping when we all have the chance to be in each others presence I'll be able to hear you perform live!

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  @ofishell  7 weeks

  Sent you an email, FYI...just in case it went to spam.

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  @billwhite51 7 weeks

  i moved from seattle to allston in 81, then to canbridge in 82, and somerville in 92...then back to seattle in 97. i managed a few cinemas in the 80s, mostly the harvard square and he orson welles, which i evacuated on the day it burned down,,, ran a bookstore that had live entertianment every night in porter square, and was a DJ at tufts university radio WMFO from 86-97 where we produced tracy chapmans first demos..played all over the place, but mostly at the middle east in central square and christophers in porter square.

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  @billwhite51 7 weeks

  thanks for your comments on boomer. are you a native bostonian or a transplant? .i lived there for 16 years.

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  @ofishell  7 weeks

  I'm beginning to feel a bit stalker-ish, so I'm going to not comment on every song you've posted, but I assure you I want to. Congrats on winning a FAWM! I haven't managed that in years, so that alone is worthy of admiration. But to have won with consistently amazing and engaging installments, one right after the other, is something to be saluted. As the kids are fond of saying these days, I stan.

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  @crutherford  7 weeks

  YESSS!!!! Lean into whatever muse finds you! I've felt the same way with some of my tunes this month - second guessing if I should share them - but I have never regretted it. For example - both of my skirmish tunes I felt very nervous about sharing - because I had no time to digest them. before presenting. Now, I think they are some of my favourites I've made this Feb. Yup! The muse is a wild Pied Piper! I am very happy you went with it for that tune!

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  @kimbeggs  7 weeks

  thanks for your kind comment on Hey Honey. I had uploaded the wrong version. Fixed now. Now to check out your tunes!

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  @wolfkier 7 weeks

  Sell it the right way and you'll have "recording artists" falling over themselves to pay big bucks for that sound! LOL. You got the idea out, it worked very well, indeed, perfect in the context of the track.

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  @themelgoexperience  7 weeks

  Many thanks for your kind comments on my song Monday Blues. Cheers!

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  @jsini  7 weeks

  Thanks for commenting on Bury me two feet down! Appreciate it.

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  @vegansongs  8 weeks

  Thank you for your kind comment on my instrumental Mission Alive.

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  @torosintheatmosphere 8 weeks

  Hey, thanks for the compliment on my track. I'm glad that tension translated. I was hoping came across.

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  @gnashattack  8 weeks

  Oh man. Thanks for the love. I most definitely do not often feel like a musical badass but I make a mean PBJ.

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  @nadine 8 weeks

  Hey, nice to know you 😀
  Feel free to mail me your lyrics. Just drop a note in the subject that it's that random collaboration as a reminder.
  Do you want me to try something that suits your style or just do anything that comes into my mind? I'm just asking before getting spoiled by your music 😁

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  @cindyrella  8 weeks

  I'm looking forward to it!

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  @cindyrella  8 weeks

  Sure! I do have 2 versions (one finished and one not) but I don't mind having 3!

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  @misterd 8 weeks

  Thanks so much for listening and the kind comments on my song . I really appreciate it . Thankyou kindly

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  @metalfoot  8 weeks

  I assure you that I appreciate you greatly as a songwriter and person as well!

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  @amelea 8 weeks

  It’s like a pressure cooker technique for songwriting, cool!

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  @katestantonsings 8 weeks

  You’re a consistently good songwriter. Each one I listened to was fantastic in its own way. Excellent work with vocals, prosody, guitar, & production! Wildly creative lyrics.

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  @tukayandryan  8 weeks

  Thank you so much for your feedback. We love doing harmonies. So glad you like the song 😊

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  @colgoo Feb 13

  You’re totally welcome! Yes, I would love to meet up with you sometime at a songwriter event, maybe.

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  @scubed  Feb 13

  Thank you very much for the kind comment on “Workin’ On That Now”!

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  @cindyrella  Feb 12

  You should think about it!

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  @cindyrella  Feb 12

  I shared your Cows Have Best Friends with my vegan son and daughter-in-law and she said you might be able to sell that to a vegan company of some kind. Just a thought 😀

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  @djevans53 Feb 12

  Thanks for commenting on my song. Wow!! read your bio, you are amazing with what you are dealing with. I wish you much success and better days ahead.

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  @ampersandman  Feb 12

  Thanks for listening to my stuff! Will come back and to listen your work soon!

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  @cleanshoes  Feb 12

  Thank you! Yes, Ohio is quite beautiful if you know where to look. 😀

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  @dzdandcunfsd  Feb 11

  Thanks! A slothcore tune I have pretty well done felt lacking somewhere I think the Gonorrhea rabbit hole will do nicely 😁

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  @scubed  Feb 11

  Thank you so much for your kind words about “Mary Patten”! What she did was truly extraordinary, and I’m glad she’s been credited and remembered for what she did. (It’s worth noting that, if she hadn’t been interested in navigation, and if her husband hadn’t been willing to teach her, the ship would certainly have been lost.)
  
  She had a short and sad life, unfortunately. Her husband died of TB not long after they returned, and she herself died of TB a few years later.

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  @santadharma  Feb 11

  Let us know if you make it over to Japan!

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  @porrectus  Feb 10

  Thanks for your kind words for Where are you going.

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  @santadharma  Feb 10

  Thank you so much for your sweet comment! Still working hard on getting the word out about our music, but the article was so helpful!

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  @katpiercemusic  Feb 10

  The sarcasm wasn't intentional in the Laughter Song, but I was not totally feeling it when I sang it, so that probably came through.

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  @misterd Feb 10

  Thanks ever so much for listening to my song ‘ New page’ ! Your comments were so positive and inspiring that they made my day ! Thanks so much mate . Cheers 😊👋

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  @yam655  Feb 9

  Fortunately, my kids are homeschooled. It's actually fortunate for the schools, too. My feelings about busy work and testing have, let us say, "not improved" since I became an adult.
  
  I've been public about how underachieving is the perfect stress reduction for a pandemic where folks are still test-obsessed. It's like the perfect form of cheating, and it can't be stopped.
  
  I've literally (and sincerely!) given the advice of, "Have you considered underachieving? I think it would help."

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  @sadloaf Feb 9

  Thanks for the kind words. I've been borrowing from Hop Along this year, gonna try to switch it up soon.

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  @benjamin  Feb 9

  Thanks the listen and comments on "November Song" It's in drop D with a lot of airy open chords.
  I see you've already written quite a few so I'm gonna give them a listen. Happy FAWMing to ya!

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  @eas3637  Feb 8

  Yes, Nate - you caught it! I love the LOMA open mic - it's one of my favorites! Can't wait to get back there after all this is over. 😀

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  @radiobenedetto  Feb 8

  Thanks for the kind words, Nate! Jonny is a real person (that's his childhood photo with the owl!). He is in fact a ninth level powerpoint wizard. He rarely has a point. But sadly he does not have a jacked up Silverado. Alas!

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  @persaab Feb 8

  Thank you for nice comment.

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  @aesthetic72  Feb 8

  Thanks for your kind comment on Don't Hide!

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  @bradbrubaker  Feb 8

  Yuuuuuup, that's distorted autoharp.

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  @metalfoot  Feb 8

  Was going for Canadian East Coast traditional for Michael Row, so Irish folk would be close, anyway. 😀 Cheers!

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  @majordanby  Feb 7

  Thanks for listening and commenting.

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  @riffraff1990 Feb 7

  Thanks for busting my song 🙂 rock on fellow music maker

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  @eas3637  Feb 7

  Thanks for your kind words, Nate - I'm really enjoying listening through your songs tonight! I love the range of songs you've got up here - and your vocals are just amazing.

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  @nationalcat Feb 6

  Listened to several of your songs this morning, you have such a good voice! You can definitely feel even in listening that you’ve hit a break through in your process, the delivery is too wonderful.

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  @apolez3 Feb 6

  Heh, yeah was actually thinking that kinda...

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  @jennakole  Feb 5

  Thanks for listening!
  
  Your material is so well conceived! I am kind of in awe of your diction... I don't think I've even heard it that punctuated in theater! Amazing.

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  @reklov  Feb 5

  I meant "marked". Sorry!

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  @reklov  Feb 5

  I'm SO happy that you like my "Version". IT was a real new experience for me, and I felt a bit like a thief. But I found it relatively easy to do because I liked your melody a lot!
  I Marke you as a collaborateur for this. Is it okay for you?

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  @cblack Feb 4

  Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the ASMR-like moaning. 😁 And yeah, chucking a quick synth in the background definitely put the finishing touch on it.

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  @writeandwrong  Feb 4

  Aw, you're very welcome. I enjoy every minute of it and always treat myself to a new deck for every FAWM. It helps me get familiar with the new deck while having a lot of fun in February with everyone and their songs 😀 And wow, what a story (just read your bio). Sounds like we are fortunate to have you here. Be safe and be kind to yourself.

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  @nadine Feb 3

  Thanks for your nice words on my song! I totally dig the combination of distorted guitars and piano. Great that you like this too.

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  @wacha  Feb 3

  Thank you for your kind remarks on "Take a Little Time".

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  @persaab Feb 3

  Thank you for your nice comment.

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  @scubed  Feb 3

  Thanks so much for your comments on “It’s a New Day”!

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  @ggallagher  Feb 2

  yep quality/quantity is my favorite! I wrote a poem on that a while back when I was doing artists way. I actually have the other books in the series all of which I found in my mom's basement years ago and ran off with cuz ya know, synchronicity.

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  @ggallagher  Feb 2

  Thanks for the feedback on Brightside! I see that you're doing Artist Way. I absolutely love that book and that whole series.

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  @robynmackenzie  Feb 2

  Thanks for the comments and the shoutout on the recommended songs thread! The tuning I used for that song is double drop D and then I had a capo on the third fret to bring it up to F minor.

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  @coolparadiso  Feb 2

  Thx for your comments. The synth is actually a real trumpet with a psychedelic filter put on it in my DAW

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  @metalfoot  Jan 27

  Have a great FAWM!!!

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  @tamsnumber4  Jan 21

  Hi!