Record an album this February? rpmchallenge

by elizabethbruce

I decided to post about Record Production Month because I think it’s nifty, and rather similar to some of the Indyish Assembly stunts that have been pulled off in the past. The RPM challenge (www.rpmchallenge.com) is to record at least 10 songs, or 35 minutes of original music, within the month of February. Sure, it’s a rip-off of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but who cares? Artists of all types tend to need motivational shoves now and then!

My last album (which was also my first) was recorded in studio. The whole process took almost a year, from choosing the studio, to finding musicians, to rehearsing, recording, mixing, mastering, manufacturing and releasing. I don’t regret that experience - I think it’s really valuable to go through the whole process. But I definitely look forward to doing something different! I’m thinking out-there lyrics recorded into Garageband with a cheap microphone.

I invite the bold and the bored to join me.

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Published on: January 23rd, 2008

Terms Used: Music, recording

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About: elizabethbruce

Like most people around here, I make stuff. Usually music - I'm a singer-songwriter and music teacher. However, I also enjoy sewing, collage, and making my own show posters.

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10 Responses to “Record an album this February? rpmchallenge”

Risa Dickens proclaims with a mighty roar:

this is great! i love a swift and sizeable challenge, that’s how i did the first draft of my MA thesis - 2 pages a day for 1 month and I had the rough draft. Maybe we’ll do an http://Indyish.com/podcast album in Feb!

Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 8:38 am [permalink]
elizabethbruce proclaims with a mighty roar:

sounds like a plan!

Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 10:47 am [permalink]
Geoff proclaims with a mighty roar:

This is a great idea. I’ll try that.
This is funny cos’ I just got the whole gear to record my first album so it’s right on time.
Peace

Geoff

Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 4:06 pm [permalink]
sarah pearson proclaims with a mighty roar:

that’s a beautiful challenge and i rise to it wholeheartedly.

Posted on January 24th, 2008 at 4:55 pm [permalink]
Tessa proclaims with a mighty roar:

so now that feb is over, who ended up doing this???

Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 5:37 pm [permalink]
elizabethbruce proclaims with a mighty roar:

I did it! Mailed off my CD today.

Posted on March 1st, 2008 at 5:54 pm [permalink]
worn journal proclaims with a mighty roar:

Ted did it too, mailed it off on Friday. The album is called “Is this Chorus Barloff?” and it’s pretty awesome.

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 at 6:21 am [permalink]
Risa Dickens proclaims with a mighty roar:

I’d love to hear these.

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm [permalink]
Tessa proclaims with a mighty roar:

yeah same! will someone put theirs up for sale on indyish? or podcast it? or mp3 download? even just a track…

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm [permalink]
Risa Dickens proclaims with a mighty roar:

wink wink nudge nudge. ;)

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 at 7:42 pm [permalink]