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Ben

@benbarden
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Joined

2007

British composer. Mainly funk and dance music. Vocal samples.

I write under the name "GFD".

Genres: #funk #disco #instrumental #upbeat #dance #trance #videogamemusic
Tools: Logic Pro X plus various synths

FAWM attempts to date:

2007 - 16 tracks - My first attempt. Most of these tracks ended up on my self-produced album: "The Unravelling of Travelling". The high quality recordings are lost but I have the MP3s, and I also MIDI versions of the tracks.

2017 - 16 tracks. 10 years later ... I had another go at FAWM. This attempt spawned most of the tracks for my 10th self-produced album - "Ten".

2018 - 14 tracks - Most of the tracks from 2018 became my 11th and final self-produced album, "Singularity". In 2022 I re-released it as my 2nd "proper" album. See: https://soundcloud.com/gfdmusic/sets/singularity

2023 - 15 tracks - 7 of the tracks became my album "Distant Destinations". Most are still online here: https://soundcloud.com/gfdmusic/sets/fawm-2023

2024 - 14 tracks - 2 tracks ended up on my album "Mind the Gap"; 2 others ended up as singles. 4 tracks aren't online and 3 others are private. https://soundcloud.com/gfdmusic/sets/fawm-2024

2025 - TBC - https://soundcloud.com/gfdmusic/sets/fawm-2025

There's quite a bit of history for me at FAWM :-)

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Meow mew mrrrr. 😹
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I meant Narrow Margins, but I had COVID in January and the cough won’t go away and is wreaking havoc with my voice. I’m having to limit my FAWM accordingly.
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Hi Ben, thanks for your comment on 'Damage'. Glad you liked it!
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Thanks for the comment on "Null Plan", Ben, we appreciate it! And yeah, we never know how heavy or light a given track is gonna be until it's halfway done... variety is the spice of life an' all that :)
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Meow!!!
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Thank you for waving the irony of "serious composer" vs "I really want a baritone uke". Made me realise I'd left the Flying Tadpole Sanitary Warning flag off several songs! Rectified. BTW for 2 hours of seriousness, start here:
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Thank you Ben. Have a great FAWM.
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Thanks for the comment!
Yeah I just wish they made the sound effects on the trailer QUIETER and the music louder ;)
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Hey! Great to see you again. 😃
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I’m on Bluesky and Threads. Let’s be friends!
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Hello! I’m a day late, but gonna try FAWM this year :-)
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