http://www.distad.net If you build it, they will tear it down Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:19:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FAWM 2009 is long over. Why do I mention this? Because there are a crop of my new songs on this site and I'm not sure you all know about them. Head over to the Music page and the FAWM 2009 Demo page for all the demos ... http://www.distad.net/fawm-09-and-every-hair-and-feather FAWM 2008 has come and gone in it's creative explosion. I wrote and recorded 16+ songs. I say "+" because I collaborated on several other tracks, writing music or lyrics that a different songwriter then took and added to. Several of the 16 are also collaborations. ... http://www.distad.net/traitor-mouse-fawm-08-and-more February Album Writing Month is just around the corner. We'll be participating again this year. Like the first FAWM, this year people will have an extra day, and so the goal this year is to write 14 and 1/2 songs in 29 Days... the half song being a ... http://www.distad.net/fawm-2008 We had a blast at the last few shows. The FAWM Showcase was a success and we got to play with some great musicians. In fact, we are going to be reprising a bit. Jen, George, and I will be play, as the Eric Distad Trio in a few ... http://www.distad.net/shows-and-stuff Life has been crazy, but the music does not stop. Thanks to all those that came out to the Kitty Cat or to the Party at the pond. This is shaping up to be a summer of crazy good music! We have three shows coming up in the somewhat ... http://www.distad.net/gigs http://www.distad.net/fawm-showcase-pics-sept-9th-2006 Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at Watertown. It was a great night and we plan on playing Crow River again. Also thanks to those that may have seen me play St. Patricks with the great crew we put together. Hopefully we'll be ... http://www.distad.net/musicness February Album Writing Month 2007 has drawn to a close... and it was a HUGE year. This was the best year yet. There were 128 winners and 2707 songs written during the crazy month. If you want more info, do not hesitate to head over to www.fawm.org! As ... http://www.distad.net/fawm-over-music-continues RECORDING INTO A BOOMBOX Basically, you need some way to get the music into your computer. The absolute easiest low-fi route is to just record on a boom box. Pop a fresh tape in, hit record and do that voodoo that you do so well! When you have your recording ... http://www.distad.net/simple-recording It's February 1 and the songwriting frenzy has begun. I'll be posting work on the music page as I finish it. Be sure to check out www.fawm.org for all the details. Remember, it's still not too late to sign up! http://www.distad.net/fawming