The RPM Challenge

Anyone else doing it on their own this year?

(Saturday, 12 January 2008) Written by Sister Savage

(I kind of exhausted the question in the title...)

Tess

Comments (13)

1 Written by Gumbo Stu, on 01-12-2008 08:14
Yep! though i might take a couple of people up on their offers of instrumental dexterity.

last year was just me, and the well got dry at times, and I had to dig a little deeper

What about you?

2 Written by Sister Savage, on 01-12-2008 12:24
I had a guitarist collaborator last year - I sing (a little!) and have a very cool synth, but I'm no musician. This year, without my collaborator lending musical credibility to the mix, I'm just going to experiment with vocals and ambiotic sounds and...who knows? It might work!!!

Tess

3 We're all with you
Written by Thomas F, on 01-12-2008 12:29
I'm probably going to play/write everything this year for my project. However this site makes it so no one is alone.

4 yup
Written by chris flew, on 01-12-2008 12:38
as per last year and really looking forward to it

5 A'yuh
Written by Floppy Jalopy, on 01-12-2008 13:08
One reason I got involved the first year was to find out if I could write/record all by myself. Previously I had worked really well, adding to, fleshing out Someone Elses Music, but never felt confident saying "This is the way it should go".So I have enjoyed being solo.

I too have friends help on 1 or two tracks, but only when I have taken the album as far on my own as I can. What I love about having their input at that point is the feeling of collabaroation without giving up my onw sound.

6 Written by Sister Savage, on 01-12-2008 15:00
Thanks Guys - I know I'm in good company. :-)

Tess

7 I'm with Floppy
Written by Tangmo, on 01-12-2008 16:58
Had done quite a number of collaborative things in the past, but RPM 07 was pretty much MY album in terms of songwriting. I did get some great help from other instrumentalists who did some great work adding muscle to the bones, however.

This year, my main go-to guy from last year is way too busy to do much, if anything. Last year, he threw the door open and did everything I had time to ask of him.

So I guess we;ll see what happens this year.

8 Written by Exploding Jellyfish, on 01-12-2008 20:47
I've always been a solo act, simply because I feel more accomplished when every single thing is my work. Creative freedom is nice.

9 Pretty much..
Written by Alternate Modes of Underwater, on 01-12-2008 22:43
I usually do it on my own.

The other AMUC member (Irving Finkelstein) is only good for coffee runs, reenacting the Civil War, and singing that Dreidel song backwards.

He can't even play the spoons - his timing is totally off. (And I don't really have the heart to tell him they're plastic sporks, and not truly spoons..)

10 Plastic sporks
Written by Sister Savage, on 01-13-2008 12:35
Haha! Love it!

11 First try
Written by The Keblo Experience, on 01-13-2008 18:09
This is my first try at this and I'm doing it by myself. I play bass guitar, six string guitar, and sing. I'm not sure if I'll come up with something good or not, but I'm just in it to improve my songwriting skill I guess.

Anyone have any suggestions about drums? Are there free drum loops or the like out on the internet?

12 Yup
Written by Billy Bitter, on 01-13-2008 20:19
just me and my piano this year!!

13 yessssir
Written by Michael Crane, on 01-14-2008 10:34
may bring a bit of help from a friend for some vocals, but it will just mainly be me and some machines

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