just after 5090 started, i was met with multiple unplanned family medical emergencies, complications, and subsequent caretaking responsibilities. so i'm currently a bit stressed and absentee for the time being...

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hi! i started FAWM.

since 2022, i'm also stewarding 5090 (i also ran it 2008-09, then @ericdistad ran it 2010-2021, and it was some yahoo and/or usenet mailing list even earlier). thanks for being a part of this musical experiment...

some new (to me) gear i hope to learn better for 5090:
☐ yamaha pss-480
☐ roland sp-404
☐ zoom r4 multitrak

i've been manifesting a preference for 4-stringed instruments since starting bass lessons last summer. so expect more ukulele, bass, and tenor guitar+banjo. plus synths, drum machines, and hand percussion. 🎸 🪕 🎹 🎛️ 🪇

i'm a science nerd + pop music junkie who grew up in the bluegrass, went to school in the tundra, and now i live in steeltown. i've been in bands in all of those places. he/him/yinz/y'all. FAWM is my main gig at the moment so please support what we do! 😍 https://fawm.org/donate

i've never "won" a 5090 and don't expect to this year, either.

but write songs i will. especially these challenges:
☐ #4track
☐ #beepboxpingpong
☐ #casiocore
☐ #cassette
☐ #commentsfirst
☐ #postcard

#indie #pop #folk #rock #guitar #drums #modular #synth #4track #dawless