Favourite RPM Moments (2022)
The RPM Challenge is always full of ups and downs. Here are some of people’s favourite moments from this year. Check out the big list of completed projects here.
| NAME | FAVOURITE MOMENT | LISTEN |
|---|---|---|
| [tokei] | This whole month was great. I got to see myself in a different light creating this album. plus this is my first RPM challenge. | https://soundcloud.com/clock-wise-665884878/sets/memory-horizon?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| $ense | This is it! | https://sensesongs.bandcamp.com/album/epistemic-crisis |
| 230 | mmh. idk prob the open mic was a cool highlight tho | https://psychoself.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-anthropomorphic-non-binary-roblox-characters-ep |
| 7D Swaggers | It was such an incredible experience to see the students really dive into their music. It created a valuable opportuntiy for many to discover their love for and strengths within Music. Thank-you | https://7dswaggers.bandcamp.com/album/swag |
| A Herd of Turtles | The two songs were done with no overdubbing. The back and forth ideas made completely different sounding songs than what we started with. | https://alonetone.com/Aherdofturtles/playlists/as-my-father-did-so-do-i-rpm-challenge-2022 |
| Aaron Parys | Building Software Presets for my Synth Pedal ... Watching YT RPM Hosts helping discover new idea. | https://soundcloud.com/aaron-parys/sets/rpm-2022-challenge |
| ABSTRXN | We finished our record! | https://abstrxn.bandcamp.com/album/heliosphere |
| Achira | My favorite moment was listening to the final version of this song. It just gives me a little laugh! | https://achira.bandcamp.com/album/change-the-station |
| acoustic57 | I think just the fact that I finished this time might be it. | http://alonetone.com/acoustic57 |
| acoustichewy | After giving up at midnight on Saturday (2/26),despairing slightly from what seemed like a not-efficient-enough evening, I had the urge to pick up my guitar. I started strumming a simple old thing I'd never used; and in the span of 15 minutes, out poured "Lethal Aggression." It's just total honesty -- the real-time processing of very current events. I've found the hastiest, most unexpected songs in RPM are often the very best. | https://soundcloud.com/acoustichewy/sets/allostatic-overload |
| Adam Baxter | I think completing this song-a-day project will provide me a career defining sense of accomplishment. Aside from that, the support Ive recieved on social media from my daily posts has been mind blowing. I've learned a lot about myself as a writer, which I am thankful for. | https://adambaxtermusic.bandcamp.com/album/stillness |
| Adam Peterson | Getting support from Discord folks was awesome. | https://soundcloud.com/adamcpeterson/sets/rpm |
| AGEING BONES | I made more music than I have in months and months and months . A lot of this was improv | https://nuotio.bandcamp.com/album/ageing-bones-rpm-2022 |
| albinoSQUIRREL | Realizing that I had recorded a 42 minute tune | https://alonetone.com/albinosquirrel/playlists/rest-your-weary-body |
| albinoSQUIRREL | Recording my punk tune | https://alonetone.com/albinosquirrel/playlists/squirrely-todd-and-the-albino-ghosts |
| Alex Moody | My favourite part was realising an album was out of reach and focussing on getting one song right | https://alonetone.com/abitmorebetter/tracks/early-bird |
| Alexander Lane | The moment when I realized I had enough songs to make an EP after all. I was worried I'd only have a single! | https://alexanderlanemusic.bandcamp.com/album/prophet |
| AlienXXX | Each of the tracks on this EP is special, in its own different way. I chose the track 'Keep Going' as my feature track because it has such a beautiful melody. And also becaue me and my collab partner have kept going for over 10 years. Our collaboration goes back even further than my first RPM attempts... | https://alonetone.com/AlienXXX/playlists/rpm-2022---electronica-and-ambient |
| AlienXXX | This EP includes some unexpected/unplanned collabs. I managed to 'sneak' a recorder next to Dan when he was just practicing/jamming on his bass guitar. But the best was when he offered on the 27-Feb-2022 (so close to the deadline!) to play his ukulele. I quickly put together a home made contact mic and there was almost no time to clean up the recording and submit. But is great when your kids want to participate in your music hobby! | https://alonetone.com/AlienXXX/playlists/rpm-2022---rock,-metal,-guitar-stuff |
| Alkdale | All the parts and pieces fell together with a little help from a friend. | https://alkdale.com/media/?p=364 |
| Alternate Modes Of Underwater Consciousness (AMUC) | I let an AI write lyrics for me on one track with awesome results. =) | https://alonetone.com/amuc/playlists/the-neon-sleeping-device |
| am/fm dreams | every moment of RPM is a favorite because we get to make music and let's be honest...what else could be more fun than making music? | https://amfmdreams.bandcamp.com/album/hawaiian-high-five |
| Ambermor | All of the moments. | https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/rooms-of-the-house |
| Amelia Wilcox | Finishing this EP was just the best feeling. Writing/releasing an EP has been a longtime goal and it felt amazing to finally do it. | https://ameliawilcox.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Andrew & Andy | collaborating | https://soundcloud.com/mind2grooveratio/rpm-challenge-2022-current |
| Angela Pope | Completing it. This challenge has been on my bucket list for 10 years! | https://m.soundcloud.com/user-572880122/sets/love-sick |
| angie fights crime | naked drums | https://alonetone.com/angiefightscrime/playlists/ω |
| AnnaCamila | Honestly the whole damn thing was a favorite moment. I got a lot out of this. | https://annacamila.bandcamp.com/album/thebreakupep-rpmchallenge |
| Anomick | Not expecting how much I needed to laugh with these 2 goofs again. It's amazing to write non-classical music with other classical composers. | https://anomick.bandcamp.com/track/dreamcaster |
| anonymous shrew | the talking and the process | https://grayareaptbo.bandcamp.com/album/anonymous-shrew-ft-gray-area |
| Anubot | This is my first time participating. Ended up also getting a new job which kind of threw a wrench in my plans, but I am glad I was still able to make something. | https://soundcloud.com/the-track-club/never-time-anubot-ft-failsafe |
| Apple Cinnamon | Finishing. | https://applecinnamon.bandcamp.com/album/then-and-now |
| Apraxia | Fun text messages, pretty uneventful this time around. Our 14th year in a row! | https://memakemusic.bandcamp.com/album/volume-014 |
| Artificial Disco | A seemingly mediocre idea that was getting nowhere suddenly came alive by sheer force of will. An idea I would have scrapped if I hadn't been so pressed for time. | https://artificialdisco.bandcamp.com/album/look-at-that |
| Artsy Bunker Cafe & Studio | Great to be in a venue downtown with people that offer so much emotional support, resources and friendship. | https://artsybunkercafe.bandcamp.com/track/shelby-ryan-live-artsy-bunker-cafe |
| Ask The Monkey | Chasing the deadline!! | https://edwynne.bandcamp.com/album/dont-stop |
| Atlanta Trash Collective | When I got my guitar back from the shop newly set up and sounding great just at the beginning! | https://alonetone.com/AtlantaTrashCollective/playlists/spiral-decay---rpm-challenge-2022 |
| AuOH | Not so far... | https://auoh.bandcamp.com/album/the-freedumb-movements |
| Avant Yarde | I cut Ginos Truck in one session, about six hours, two days before the dead line. | https://alonetone.com/avantyarde |
| Back2Back | when I was working on Redline and hit a wall, so I said "screw it!" and mashed two tracks into one that became my favourite. | https://soundcloud.com/b2bvocaloid/sets/redline-ep |
| Bae Radbury | Hearing the title track after I had completed it | https://baeradbury.bandcamp.com/album/solid-lines |
| Balding Eagle | Collaborating with great old friends, getting better at recording and mixing! | https://baldingeagleband.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Balloon Marsupials | Nope, it was just fun - a bit rushed at the end but that seems usual for RPM. | https://balloonmarsupials1.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-dark-age |
| Bangsplat | I arrived to the airport to fly home from Minneapolis a few hours early so I pulled my laptop out to try and put together the idea I had for part two of my album - and I had it largely edited by the time the plane boarded | https://bangsplat.bandcamp.com/album/precious-metal-people |
| Batty Ramselle | Listening to the result of my Mongolian throat singing attempt - the track made me feel out of body. Immense. Loved the feeling. | https://soundcloud.com/user-745189777/sets/ouranos |
| Bay Mud | The entire experience has been great. As someone who doesn't release often (and never under this project name),I recall listening to rough mixes of this album the other day and finding it hard to believe I had created all this. | https://baymud.bandcamp.com/album/escarpments |
| Ben Chapman-Smith | About halfway through the mixing process when I'd addressed most of the major edits, I started thinking the recordings actually sound good. | https://www.benchapmansmith.com/media |
| Benjamin Rose | The whole thing. | https://benjaminrose1.bandcamp.com/album/3-songs |
| Beta Units | Listening to the tracks in the car and being excited to have them ready to submit | https://betaunits.bandcamp.com/album/so-little-time |
| Big Rips | The new open mics were super fun! | https://alonetone.com/bigrips/playlists/fake-music-demos |
| Big Tired | I had my first 4 tracks done on Feb 2nd! | https://soundcloud.com/bigtired/sets/rpm-2022-close-enough |
| biilborbillb | Thinking about the simulation | https://biilborbillb.bandcamp.com/album/sex-gods-and-tubby-todds |
| Billows | Can't say there was a single moment, just enjoyed the process | https://billowsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/themes |
| Binary Rythm | A group of 4 of use in the area each worked on a submissions. | https://binaryrythm.bandcamp.com/album/binary-rythm-rpm-2022 |
| bing bong | Learning about this wonderful community | https://soundcloud.com/behindtwoeyelids/sets/sometimes-i-just-listen-bing |
| Blake Girndt | My order of creation was my favorite. I began with writing of songs before any recording other than a demo. Then I laid down bass or guitar first, then vocals so that I could work around them. I'm normally drums, bass, guitar then vocals. It sped up the creative part of the recording processing in a good way. | https://blakegirndt.bandcamp.com/album/banana-tusks |
| Blonde Barista | Trying and failing to go full wall of sound | https://blondebarista.bandcamp.com/album/novice-2 |
| BlueEyez | We had some major home issues where I had to move my studio, but I still managed to finish something! | https://soundcloud.com/2_blue_eyez/illusions |
| BogStomp | Stomping and clapping in the bathroom | https://alonetone.com/bogstomp/playlists/abyss |
| bomby | I did not keep up with the videos and Discord | https://soundcloud.com/bomby_yeg/get-skunked |
| Brad Wallace | had two friends come over and do some very last minute vocals and it resulted in my favorite song on the album | https://bradwallace.bandcamp.com/album/brad-wallace-presents-alan-lobsters-pt-1 |
| BraidBass | Ploinking away on the kalimba, and finding a melody that actually works! | https://soundcloud.com/braidbass/sets/ploink |
| Brian J. Kenny | I worked very late on 2/25 and recorded 5 songs in one night. I got very deep into the work and the process. I woke of Saturday morning and listened to "Benediction" and laughed out loud for a long time. I realized that song is one of the most unique songs I have ever recorded. It was a total surprise and it was a great moment. | https://alonetone.com/brianjkenny/playlists/rpm-2022 |
| Bukupanda | I turned in a single, but got to collab with some others for their records. This is my first completed RPM. I’m so proud of myself and all of the participants and grateful for the support of the discord. I’m flying because of you! | https://soundcloud.com/bukupanda/higher-clean-edit |
| Cameron Hawes | I learned about my own resistance to finishing projects and grew a lot as an artist | https://soundcloud.com/cameronhawes/liar |
| Carole Emily Bee | When I realized I could do it. | https://caroleemilybee.bandcamp.com/album/carole-emily-bee-in-3-very-different-chapters |
| Cat Amongst The Pigeons | I spend quite a lot of time each February listening to the RPM Radio. This year I actually heard one of friends tunes on the radio stream. | https://soundcloud.com/petergilbert/funky-muck-at-all |
| Cats on Cats | I told a longtime friend about this project and he offered to mix it for me. Ended up sounding better than I could have ever expected. | https://catsoncats.bandcamp.com/ |
| Centrale Electrique | It's all good until it's not. | https://alonetone.com/centraleelectrique/playlists/chilled-wind |
| Cereal Milk | Getting my brother involved in making some music with me (we used to play live in St. John's every other weekend but life got in the way!) | https://cerealmilknl.bandcamp.com/album/cereal-milk |
| Chalices | writing the first song in like 20 minutes at 4 am two days ago | https://chalices.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| Chameleon | Playing on the high seas for my significant other, who normally doesn't listen to that style of music, and watching her smile and enjoy the moment of my performance of that track. | https://soundcloud.com/firststreetproductions/sets/seeking-treasure?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Charlie Graham | Having my good friends Reuben, Seán, and Jack over to help me make it happen. | https://charliegraham709.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Charlotte Genest | This was my first RPM so honestly just the moment I even thought to make one and then committing to it was my favourite moment. | https://charlottegenest.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Chip Chop | A copy and paste error lead to an unexpectedly great key change! | https://chipchop.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-the-hoi-polloi-rpm-2022 |
| Chris Anderson | The moment, three days before the end, that I realized just how I was going to pull it off. | https://chrisanderson-fdm.bandcamp.com/album/the-solipsist-fdm139 |
| Chris Cooke | When I made my peace with submitting "only" an EP, and finally completed my five songs, then rolled out the cover art, I felt the same satisfaction I've felt every year, like I had truly completed something special to me, rather than going through the motions. It's the mindset that matters, not the content or length! | https://alonetone.com/chrooke/playlists/unshaven |
| Chris Hardy World | I think right now is my favorite 2022 RPM moment. | https://chrishardy.bandcamp.com/album/the-purple-flame |
| ciij | The double-edged sword of perfectionism was left at the door, and I finally released something after a bit of a hiatus. Great experience. | https://ciij.bandcamp.com/album/24-7-lofi-beats-to-cry-hyperventilate-to |
| Clare Gardens | That indefinable moment when it all comes together and you know you're going to get it done. | https://claregardens.bandcamp.com/album/influencer |
| COFFIN WAREHOUSE | Finishing the songs. | https://coffinwarehouse.bandcamp.com/album/coffin-warehouse-5 |
| COFFIN WAREHOUSE | My favorite moment was figuring out how to approach the song & finishing it. | https://coffinwarehouse.bandcamp.com/track/celsius |
| Cole Stanfield | working with new software | https://colestanfield.bandcamp.com/album/journeys-rpm-release |
| Conghal | Gradually descending into madness and then coming out the other end with a few songs | https://conghal.bandcamp.com/album/shapes |
| Corporate Mind | Absolutely, a couple of times my fellow musicians surprised me with what they've been experimenting with. | https://soundcloud.com/corporatemind |
| Courtney Swain | It was my first time writing music on Twitch, and I really appreciated the support people gave me as well as the really great ideas | https://courtneyswain.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022-one-day-ep |
| Coyote Senate | This year was hard. Finishing was hard. Starting was hard. I'm genuinely proud of Side A. | https://alonetone.com/CoyoteSenate/playlists/cataract |
| Cruel Moon | There were no favourite RPM moments this year. | https://soundcloud.com/geeman50/sets/the-hum |
| Crujiente | So the first half of the month I was having a tough time coming up with lyrics and melodies and was heading over to record vocals with only one verse and chorus done. As I drove over to Jimmy's house a chorus just poured out of me then another and another. It's these moments that remind you the magic of making music. | https://crujiente.bandcamp.com/album/five-fresh-flavors |
| Cult of Azura | Recording all the drums in three hours was probably the highlight for me, if tiring by the end, haha. | https://cultofazura.bandcamp.com/album/cult-of-azura |
| Cyonshine | finishing | https://soundcloud.com/kd8v4u63bsfp/i-wanna-know-you |
| d1tto | I made a track on the last day and signed up at 11:37PM | https://lexihicks.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| Dan Pejril | Completing 5 songs | https://soundcloud.com/user-126384395/sets/monday-night-at-the-end-of-the-world/s-qRKYWumrd4q?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Dandy From Home | Having the time toward the last couple days to just go ham | https://dandyfromhome.bandcamp.com/album/the-mold-in-my-lungs-pt-1 |
| Dane Conover | Each time I learned a new way to use Logic Pro X, I felt it was worth the effort. | https://soundcloud.com/search?q=%23%20rpm%2022%20dane%20conover |
| Danger Painters | Tuesday, February 15, 3:45pm Pacific; I forget. | https://dangerpainters.bandcamp.com |
| Daniel Berg | My favourite RPM moment was when I recorded my synths. It was pretty fun :) | https://soundcloud.com/danielberg1/sets/myprecious |
| Daniel Hornell | I didn't have a place to record the vocals so I reached out to friends and family who were more than happy to let me use their basements and empty rooms. | https://danielhornell.bandcamp.com/album/ten-years |
| Darling Nights | Realizing that we were actually going to finish! | https://darlingnights.bandcamp.com/album/sweeter |
| Dave Saigh | Learned more than a few tricks in the live RPM sponsored streams. They were very helpful this year! Thank you! | https://soundcloud.com/dave21-sjf/nine |
| DAVI BARDO | When I took my guitar to make a riff and the guitar parts all came suddenly in my head. | https://alonetone.com/davibardo/tracks/davi-bardo---small-trees |
| David Cooper Orton | Probably when the album,s over-arching structure became apparent, and some narrative form made itself known, even if only to me! | https://davidcooperorton.bandcamp.com/album/wood-for-trees |
| David Thorley | Deciding I hated one of my tracks in the final week and writing a new one with 48 hours to deadline | https://alonetone.com/dalwynth/playlists/the-moth-paper-at-box-end |
| dc.pratt | not really | https://soundcloud.com/d-c-pratt/sets/rpm-2022 |
| Dead Sea Battery | Noise Gate + Side Chains = Ok, I'm done with this one | https://deadseabattery.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-enemy-of-the-good |
| Demashul | Just doing this challenge. | https://soundcloud.com/demashul/sets/rpm-challenge-2022 |
| Dhedbeats | I've just been holed up in my studio! | https://soundcloud.com/dhedbeats/at-the-cove |
| din | getting done with time to spare | https://soundcloud.com/jcarnelian/sets/rpm-2022 |
| Distinct Kicking Motion | Hearing the 8+ minute song come together and realizing I was gonna pull this off | https://distinctkickingmotion.bandcamp.com/album/enduring-persistence |
| Distinct Kicking Motion | When the title track really came together with the guitar solo. | https://distinctkickingmotion.bandcamp.com/album/everythings-portable |
| Doc Bolus | One of my main bits of kit broke and I had to wait a week to get a new Sampler I had been GASing on for a while. This whole project has been me learning that gear and how to incorporate it into my workflow. | https://drbolus.bandcamp.com/album/test-space |
| DOEUX | Finding a last-minute feature for our third track on the album (Tell 'Em). Collaboration is key! | https://doeux.bandcamp.com/album/doeux-up |
| Don Ellis | I had a drum track that I thought was nothing but turned out to be a great bed for the tune called Mount Scio. FUN FLUKE | https://donellis.bandcamp.com/album/bear-tracks |
| dusk cloak | My favorite moment was tracking live drums layered on top of the electronic beats- drums are just so fun to play! | https://duskcloak.bandcamp.com/album/the-forgotten-city |
| dvdresolution | The recording process in it's entirety. It's nice to be able to just sit down and zone out and let the music do what it wants. | https://dvdresolution.bandcamp.com/album/zone-of-fractional-melting |
| Dweeb | Someone suggested I write a song about bathroom renovation. It is the best song I wrote this month. | https://alonetone.com/dweeb/playlists/smaller-box/ |
| Earl Gray | Having the songs written, and still having 10 days to finish the mix and master, at that point I knew I would complete it this year. | https://earlgray.bandcamp.com/album/north-shore |
| Echogun | Crossing the finish line! | https://echogun.bandcamp.com/album/control |
| Eddie Sids | I can't name a specific moment, but I've really enjoyed listening to the open radio stream. | https://eddiesids.bandcamp.com/album/the-sound-of-thinking |
| Effigy Girl | The moment I finally got the mix just right! | https://soundcloud.com/user-986993095/may-demo |
| Elemeno | The RPM Online Virtual Party | https://soundcloud.com/n-j-king-865506196/sets/computers-vs-humans |
| Eli Kramer | Dude. I mean...it was all pretty epic. | https://soundcloud.com/user-892922794/sets/look-around?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Elijah and The Profitz | It's our first time doing RPM and I guess the time crunch was the most riveting part! The whole experience has been good! | https://soundcloud.com/elijah-clark-611364829/sets/get-back-to-the-basics-of-love |
| Enigma Machine | Learning new songwriting techniques | https://soundcloud.com/enigmamachine-1/sets/rpm-february-challenge |
| ensyncrnauts | My cat wandered by. | https://alonetone.com/ensyncrnauts/playlists/%C2%BFwhere-is-cat%3F |
| Epicentre Of The Fulcrum | n/a | https://soundcloud.com/picentrefheulcrum/parallax-scrolling?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Erin Yvette Haroldsen | The album I was originally working on just wasn't coming together, so I started fiddling on my keyboard and came up with the basis for a completely different album that I liked even better. | https://erinyvetteharoldsen.bandcamp.com/album/planet-crystallion |
| eshar | My favourite moment was probably creating my album art. Instead of overcomplicating it, I kept it simple and therefore hopefully effective. | https://alonetone.com/z0d1ac/playlists/rpm-2022 |
| Ethan Gough | Mixing and mastering (also recording recorder solo) | https://ethangough.bandcamp.com/album/la-plage-de-tol-rance |
| Ether Diver | As always, it's just an incredible rush of creativity when working with such tight deadlines. It's exciting every day, right up to the point you complete it. | https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/tales-of-etherspace |
| Exu Nazares | I got a vocal track done in one take. | https://soundcloud.com/exu-nazares/sets |
| Fairchord & Fixer | At the last minute I decided I hated one of the 5 songs so I wrote, recorded and produced a new one in 24 hours. It turned out to be one of my favorites. | https://soundcloud.com/cerickson/sets/fairchord-fixer-rpm-challenge |
| Fast Cars Old And New | Finding a scrap of guitar in an old file and turning it into a finished piece in a couple of hours. | https://fastcarsoldandnew.bandcamp.com/album/radical-acceptance |
| February Socks | Getting that vibe when everything is just very effortless. The feeling that you want to create and finish something but it doesn't have to be the best thing in the world was a very liberating feeling. | https://soundcloud.com/badcombina/comingover |
| Feeling Fuzzy | There were many times when I wanted to scale back to a single song as I had difficulty generating new material that I wanted to move forward with. I pushed through, kept at it, and was able to get material together. This helped me learn a huge amount about my creative process and the community was incredibly supportive along the way! | https://alonetone.com/feelingfuzzy/playlists/fuzzy-feelings---rpm-2022 |
| fencepost | Live processing | https://fencepost.bandcamp.com/album/contrivances |
| Firephly | WHen the songs really came together and it felt effortless to complete them. | https://soundcloud.com/firephly/sets/life-happnnes/s-kRBReTEYBK1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Firmalino | Favorite moment was completing and releasing the album | https://firmalino.bandcamp.com/album/dovetailing |
| Five Extra Arms | 2/28 is always a fun day! Tweakingh tracks and trying to create a graphic for the album cove. | https://soundcloud.com/five-extra-arms/sets/country-songs-rpm-2022 |
| Former Eraser | We actually were able to make time online for an evening to record it. It's been a busy month! The best moment is actually getting it in at the last possible moment on the final day, final hours. Had to sign up first, too. ;D | https://formereraser.bandcamp.com/album/naval-oscillator |
| Fossa | Nearly spilled tea on my laptop but didn't in the end | https://fossa-music.bandcamp.com/track/the-digested-landscape |
| FRAC & Jack | When I executively decided to name a song PIZZA because the discussion got too complicated. | https://maxgrazier.bandcamp.com/album/heartbreak-and-the-day-after |
| Gato Gostoso | The feeling of having synthesized something on my all. | https://gatogostoso.bandcamp.com/album/gato-gostoso |
| ghostcycles | I was staying in the beautiul desert near Joshua Tree National Park with friends and while I was outside by myself I got a little song verse in my head about standing under a tree's shadow in the moonlight. When I came back inside I got my friends to quickly learn the tune, and we improvised a little recording with beautiful harmonies they provided, which I played some chords with on a hollow-body Gretsch guitar that was at the place we stayed in. The recording turned out great and I was in heaven! It is on the album. | https://ghostcycles.bandcamp.com/album/ghostcycles-and-friends-portal-vortex |
| Ghostly Neighbor | it's from very very very long ago, before I died. we did NOT HAVE THE INTERNET yet. I just wanna love. | https://ghostlyneighbor.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-sorrows |
| Girl Named Sam | One vocal take. Two guitar takes (to double the tracks). That's it. In 13 years I've never done it in one go like that. | https://soundcloud.com/girl_named_sam/black-lungs-skin-n-bones-draft |
| Gliftor Draken | n/a | https://alonetone.com/gliftor/playlists/fungible-tokens |
| Good Duker | creating art that didnt exist previously. | https://goodduker.bandcamp.com/album/untitled |
| Gorch : Doom Toad | I laughed at a few of my own jokes. I probably had more fun than almost anybody. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUro2YNQWGM&list=PLX6NiX3TFmSNHihd51BNPzXtU4hRgmLMB |
| GorillaTide | It ended | https://gorillatide.bandcamp.com/album/for-your-safety |
| gowsif | Linking up with someone on discord to provide a vocal sample for another project. | https://soundcloud.com/gowsif_dnb/a-milli-gowsif-bootleg |
| Graham Tattersall | There was this point in late February, where I only had two songs I was sort of happy with, and I thought "Man, I can't do this, but I should at least sit down and take a stab at writing more" and over 20 or 30 minutes I put together my favorite song from the whole month, 'Field', and it turned around my whole vibe and mood to like "Ok, I got this, I can do this, let's go." | https://soundcloud.com/billtg/sets/stripes |
| Griza | Elling. | https://grizametal.bandcamp.com/album/through-drought-and-flood |
| Grogbit | Finishing. | https://soundcloud.com/user-662175557/sets/elevator-music |
| Groove Atlas | We were tracking till 4am in on the 25th. We noticed it was light out as we gave Daniel a final listen. We watched the sunrise and listened to the song we had recorded for a friend who had recently passed. It was a really powerful moment. | https://grooveatlas.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Gut bacteria | Finishing it! | https://alonetone.com/beckwith/tracks/never-say-never---2:28:22,-9-21-pm |
| Guy Capecelatro III | Having a girlfriend. | https://twotonsanta.bandcamp.com/album/floating-toward-the-sky |
| Hasnext | Nearly broke my arm using an egg shaker. Toooo many takes! | https://hasnext.bandcamp.com/album/allocator |
| Haven Jean | Finishing | https://havenandben.bandcamp.com/album/fragile-spark |
| headfirst into the forest | the moment i listened back to track 6 after it was recorded and mixed | https://headfirstintotheforest.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Headlay | Mixing the song in realtime from home as the other watched using Discord for video and Teamspeak for audio. | https://headlay.bandcamp.com/track/mania |
| Helen Sventitsky | I thought of Peepers International a long time ago and I finally got around to getting it out of my head TODAY! | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/ABe1ofaKfsWMGji49 |
| Henry Wilcox | I'm tired | https://henrywilcox.bandcamp.com/album/limerent-subject |
| Hey Dude How Rude | Laughing hysterically while sampling vocals to make a drum kit. | https://heydudehowrude.bandcamp.com/album/michael-j-cox |
| Hokey | Finding the right jam for the long form sample rock | https://soundcloud.com/hokey/sets/hokey-magnum-pimp |
| Holy Mountains | Setting up a new recording rig & hearing the first song I've recorded without a muddy guitar sound was incredible. | http://soundcloud.com/holymountains/sets/tourist |
| Hot Jupiter | Playing music as a family | https://hotjupiter.bandcamp.com/album/i-see-second-solemn-life |
| Hotel Jardi | Elizabeth suggested I try a blues, and then an odd time signature. All right, let’s give it a go! | https://soundcloud.com/user-998361467 |
| Human Tree Father | The RPM itself was my favorite moment. It "forced" me to buckle up and actually finish a song, something I normally never do. | https://humantreefather.bandcamp.com/track/everything-is-scary-in-the-dark-rpm-challenge-2022 |
| ICCCP | The shoegaze kalimba experiment turned out great! | https://soundcloud.com/icccp/sets/nerozumim?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Ice Cold Hot Tea | Creating the music & videos brought us big JOY | https://soundcloud.com/user-399155730/tracks |
| ieatpants | writing new songs for the first time since last february. | https://alonetone.com/ieatpants/playlists/i-wanna-be-a-chipster-(rpm-2022) |
| In-Finite | Probably discovering that one of the samples that I used is likely the same as what is used in one of my favourite tracks in the genre I produced for this challenge. | https://soundcloud.com/hitmewiththehard/sets/in-finite-limited-time-ep |
| Infinite Replay | The feeling of accomplishment after finishing the project and knowing I didn't rip out all my hair in the process! :) It was all great! | https://soundcloud.com/infinitereplay/sets/february-chill |
| isaac horgan | my favourite moment was deciding the track names and order, bcus i could just go thru and appreciate all the songs:) | https://isaachorgan.bandcamp.com/album/10-10-experience |
| Itorash | Gathering ideas from my friends on what I wrote about | https://officialitorash.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Ivor Sharp | My Bass broke, and I learned to solder and fixed it! | https://soundcloud.com/ivor-sharp |
| Ivy Blue | The experience of creating at home in a crazy month like this is a memory that I will treasure forever (especially under trying circumstance with Omicron wreaking havoc in New Zealand and not being able to do much as a result). I will be back again. | https://ivybluemusic.bandcamp.com/album/voyages |
| J Luukkonen | I lost a track that I really liked, but a week later it suddenly reappeared. So happy! | https://jluukkonen.bandcamp.com/album/soundtrack |
| Jai Mohan | i did the final touches on the mix of "dreaming" right after adopting my second cat. | https://jaimohan.bandcamp.com/album/false-spring |
| Jake Nicoll | Recording "Quiet" to the noise of Superbowl helicopters. | https://jakenicoll.bandcamp.com/album/pool-house |
| Jana Sais Quoi | I had a moment yesterday when listening to the entire project from beginning to end. A moment where I solely existed as the listener. A moment where I felt I was hearing it for the first time. That was special. | https://soundcloud.com/janasaisquoi/sets/elements |
| Jared Spry | I really enjoyed talking on the discord and collaborating with a few people; it's always so cool to see a simple stem get integrated into a realized final product | https://jaredspry.bandcamp.com/album/quick-save |
| Jarrett Osborn | Recording drums was extra fun this year. Lots of ups and downs overall, but that's how it goes. | https://jarrettosborn.bandcamp.com/album/fortuna-major |
| JC | Finding out about the AI album art generator....and completing my project of course. | https://soundcloud.com/jdcandela/sets/diminished-reality |
| Jeff Foran | I feel like I really mastered my Disco tambourine skills in this project. It largely comes down to wrist warm-ups. | https://cycle.bandcamp.com/album/cheese-fever-dreams |
| Jerome M. | The lyrics to "Rescued" had been half-finished for a year or so. When I sat down to do the vocals, they practically wrote themselves. I love that type of in-the-moment inspiration and spontaneity. | https://soundcloud.com/jmmj-1/sets/rpm-february |
| Jill Staveley | Listening to my kids write and independently record, mix and produce their own albums. | https://jillstaveley.bandcamp.com/album/flesh-bone-tears |
| Jim Bouchard | Realizing that I could use the challenge to bone up on some recording skills that were pretty rusty. | https://jimbouchard.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-always-hope |
| Joe Spuds Riekert | I love writing and recording but I hate mixing! So the best part for me was uploading the songs and finishing. | https://joespudsriekert.bandcamp.com |
| Joel David Hickman | I really enjoyed composing and recording my new album. | https://joeldavidhickman.bandcamp.com/album/intervals-and-loops-for-electric-guitar-2022 |
| JohNNy SiZZle | No. | https://johnnysizzle1.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-i-record-before-i-go-buy-dope |
| Jon Francis | I enjoyed reading about the wins and frustrations shared by the community. I also enjoyed the videos/workshops sponsored by RPM, very helpful! Lastly, I did have a few points (hours? minutes? who knows) of a flow state in creation. Just me and the process - wonderful moments! | https://soundcloud.com/user-940252517/sets/rpm-challenge |
| Jon Gillespie | When I realized that I was creatively going in the wrong direction, and I immediately changed course. | https://archive.org/details/maypole-beltway-longship |
| Jonathan Gallagher | Thank you Brandon for keeping me encouraged throughout this journey and being my hype man. | https://alonetone.com/Jonathangallagher/playlists/how-it-ends-rpm-2022 |
| Josy and the Astronauts | I was just happy to get away from the screen for a few moments | https://josyandtheastronauts.bandcamp.com/releases |
| JRC | Sticking a piece of magic eraser in the bridge to get this track's guitar tone. | https://jrcjrcjrc.bandcamp.com/album/facts |
| Jugs | We Howled Like Dogs, a good time. | https://amosclappandthetendertouch.bandcamp.com/album/hot-lettuce |
| Julia Leguerrier | L'enregistrement lors d'un samedi matin ensoleillé avec un café chemineaud | https://julialeguerrier.bandcamp.com/track/la-for-t-pour-la-mer |
| Junting | I finished last minute lmao | https://soundcloud.com/user-953896816/hey-egor-do-you-workout |
| Justice Eats Trees | I don't feel like I really had the RPM experience this year- I did a whoops with my time. | https://justiceeatstrees.bandcamp.com/album/incubate-4-my-day-today-is-going-to-be-a-disaster-today |
| Justin Mathews | I randomly moved a piece of MIDI to the right to get it out of the way and liked where it landed so I kept it and composed a section based on that. | https://justinmathews.bandcamp.com/album/the-launch-of-apollo-11 |
| Karma Koza | Finishing the 5th track on time | https://soundcloud.com/karmakoza/familiar-fly |
| Keith Landry | Upon the realization that the original closing song (I Will Rise Up) was not going to be recorded due to logistical problems, the two final songs wrote themselves through me. Track #8, "Standing in the Center of the Storm," went on to become the preferred track on the album, and the final track, "The Final Few Minutes," may very well be the last song I ever record. | https://alonetone.com/keithlandryacoustic/playlists/the-center-of-the-storm |
| Kevyspice | Realizing that I could bump my goal down from LP to EP. That made it okay to omit a couple of tracks that I wouldn't have had time to finish. (As though these six are "finished", right? :) ) | https://alonetone.com/kevyspice/playlists/on-standby |
| Ki | Just mastering the tracks and then getting it finished really. That was a relief! | https://kithesound.bandcamp.com/album/conspiracy-to-kill-ki-rpm-february-challenge-2022 |
| KimberlySue | My kiddo singing lines from my song around the kitchen b/c it was stuck in his head. | https://soundcloud.com/user-883663205/sets/rpm-2022-ep |
| Klustor | Getting a finished product at the end I guess. It was touch and go for a while. | https://klustor.bandcamp.com/album/pool |
| KnuckleButt | Collaborating with folks I met on TikTok! | https://knucklebutt.bandcamp.com/album/happy-frogs-tiktok-songs |
| Lane Sullivan | I learned several new things while trying to get this record out. | https://alonetone.com/Lanesullivan/playlists/where-have-you-been-all-my-life |
| Larry 'Red' Stoltenberg | Was thinking of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and a rhythm came to me that I used on one of the tracks. | https://redzband.bandcamp.com/ |
| Larry DeLuca | When I crushed the vocal on "I Go Wandering." I never sing in that style, so it was kind of a surprise. I also loved the surprises of the way so many songs came together - there are some good ones, I think. And there were, as usual, a couple I wasn't as fond of, so I had fun playing with production ("Force of Habit"). | https://larrydeluca.bandcamp.com/album/an-open-book |
| Laura Bailey | I think the moment Ching sent me the instrumental track he'd made was my favourite moment. I was so stoked to hear that someone really got what I was going for, and really loved the song enough to work that hard on it. Of course, I also really enjoyed meeting Ching to record the vocals. His girlfriend made us sushi! | https://bailey-s2s.bandcamp.com/track/justify-3 |
| Law Offices of Davis and Dresnok | Had lots of fun recording- my favorite is always when the rough idea of the song comes together into a fleshed out song. We have a blast collaborating. | https://soundcloud.com/dresnok/sets/law-offices-of-davis-and-dresnok-exhibit-a |
| Leeler | I've really loved how great the Discord has been. | https://soundcloud.com/laplowlc/sets/here-you-are |
| Leon White | Finishing early!!! | https://leonwhite.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| Letter Seventeen | On the 25th the song Defusing My Dreams suddenly clicked. I recorded one more guitar part and muted another and suddenly the biggest challenge of a song just fell into place. | https://alonetone.com/letterseventeen/playlists/half-time-show-(rpm-2022) |
| Lewis | i'll give two: the moment when all of the instrumentation was finished - feeling a deep sigh of relief and sweet sweet joy | also fixing my p125 yamaha when it got broken (i'm not a tech person, so i was very proud of myself!) | https://soundcloud.com/user-64547781/sets/naked-dinner |
| Libby Hortop | Collaborating is a new skill I'm practicing. The fact that people said, "Yes, I want to help," was very exciting! | https://libbyhortop.bandcamp.com/album/minouchage-artistique-etc |
| Lilly North | Its my first, but i just enjoyed participating, im happy i found this | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/wdbaK |
| Lite Moreno | Wasn't as engaged on Discord as I wanted to be, I'm glad I managed to submit something in time notwithstanding personal life setbacks that challenged me. Got some helpful feedback on the mix from someone I recently acquainted that produces and DJ's, and I'd like to think joining the community encouraged me to get out of my shell and socialize more. So thank you. | https://soundcloud.com/litemoreno/go-4 |
| littlewing | When I barely barely made it in time for the deadline :D | https://soundcloud.com/littlewingart/vulnerable-littlewing-x-elling-lien?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| LOCHNITH | When I realized that I think I like it | https://lochnith.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| Logy Bay Groovers | this is a good moment | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgx4V5a-BhI |
| LÖMSK | Our album has multiple people contributing vocals who normally don't sing. I love that they stepped out of their comfort zones to help make something really special. | https://lomsk.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Lori Heath | Hearing the song completed after not being sure that I would have time to submit anything at all - and then sharing it with a friend. | https://alonetone.com/rootconnection/tracks/apple-tree |
| los beatniko | Starting and finishing the final track on the last day, and realizing how well it fit after listening to the whole album. I surprise myself every year. | https://losbeatniko.bandcamp.com/album/place-of-extremes-and-comfort |
| Lost Principal | Writing 10 songs in 2.5 days and them actually coming out OK for a change | https://lostprincipal.bandcamp.com/album/information-overload |
| LSM | Despite all of our crazy schedules and being parents, we made it work regardless and it was much more special than we realized. We all used to be in a band together and now the band has a possibility of getting back together in one form or the other. Thank you for this gift, RPM! | https://lsmmusik.bandcamp.com/track/this-is-our-story |
| Luc Grey | Making Music in new ways and stepping out of my comfort zone. | https://lucgrey.bandcamp.com/album/drift |
| Lucky Sailors | Just enjoyed the deadline to finally do this project. | https://soundcloud.com/rob-lucey-324655467/sets/sea-spell |
| Lunchbox Reveries | Being absolutely shocked at the type and genre of music that seemed to want to come out. It wasn't at all what I was expecting. | https://lunchboxreveries.bandcamp.com/album/accidental-unicorn-2 |
| LycanSong | Feedback in the discord (is that my next band name?!) - Being able to post a track and get positive feedback with actionable things to do with the track was amazing. | https://soundcloud.com/acapellawolf/leaving-you-with-nothing-to-say |
| Machine Age | I had not one, not two, not three, but four false starts that I wound up trashing. Then, over the course of a single weekend, I created this EP. Once I was able to get going and channel the emotion, it flowed well. That felt good. | https://jeffmakesnoise.bandcamp.com/album/delumination-rpm-2022-edition |
| Maestro Bizarro | Making music again with Johnny Kesh (via long distance) and Sabrina Meridian | https://soundcloud.com/user-380321508/sets/maestro-bizarro |
| Mamalade Records | I wrote ten songs! Began playing around with recording gear/software (and have difficulties on the last day/recording day). Changed my first guitar string! Was invited to play at a Studio! | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/19RpgsQFLRN1zHqz6 |
| Mann Of The Hour | The process | https://soundcloud.com/a-man-1/low |
| Maria Cherwick | I had an entirely different RPM plan and as I watched the news sobbing as bombs dropped across Ukraine, I realized anything else would be trivial at this moment. So at 4am I pulled out my violin and started to play, this is what came of it. Not a favourite moment - but the truth. | https://mariacherwick.bandcamp.com/track/- |
| Mark Dante Troiano | Spending quality time writing, arranging, creating and recording Music in my Apartment. | https://markdantetroiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-rpm-challenge-2022-vol-1 |
| Mark Dante Troiano | Using this annual sacred tradition as a form of self-care and personal accountability to record and release my own Music on an Annual, ongoing basis. | https://markdantetroiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-rpm-challenge-2022-vol-2 |
| Mark Hunter | Getting it done | https://mhunter709.bandcamp.com/album/the-devil-made-me-do-it |
| Martysongs | I had a whole other song in mind for the final bit of tracking, and it was not going well. I scrapped several takes, and just started noodling, and ended up with my favorite song of the bunch, "Sleepiest Dinosaur." | https://martysongs.bandcamp.com/album/sock-puppet |
| Marvel Prone | When Rainor tried to be James Brown we all died. | https://soundcloud.com/marvelprone/sets/tres-hombres |
| Matt Long | Nope | https://mattlong1.bandcamp.com/album/ep |
| Matt Squared | Just pulling it off. | https://mattmilcarek.bandcamp.com/album/neon-angels |
| Matthew M. Conroy | A few times I was able to say nice things to other RPMers, about their work, on Discord. It is hard to find time to listen to others while trying to get your recordings done! | https://matthewmconroy.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-where-we-live-and-i-am-standing-on-the-porch |
| Maude Blanchet | Remembering what I thought I learned from last years's procrastination issues. | https://maudeblanchet.bandcamp.com/album/a-little-bit-of-this-and-that |
| Meara Watson | My favourite moment was when I was writing Skating because the lyrics flowed out of me so naturally. Recording with my sister was fun and we couldn't stop laughing when she was doing the sound effects with her mouth. | https://jillstaveley.bandcamp.com/album/meara-watsons-official-christmas-album |
| Megaton Stunnr | Finishing! | https://megatonstunnr.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| Michael Tero and the Tradesmen | The whole process is usually a joy . | https://soundcloud.com/michael-tero/sets/tracks-in-the-snow |
| Michelle Monette | Playing the songs I wrote for my mom for the first time. | https://soundcloud.com/michelle-monette-music/sets/grounded |
| Mieremet | A friend of mine sent me the logo, he designed. | https://mieremet.bandcamp.com/album/cleansing-1 |
| Mikey Hogan and the Dirt Sharks | Learning so much about production and helping others on the journey! | https://alonetone.com/MikeyHogan/playlists/alpha-bloody-delta |
| Mirror Glaze | Finishing it! | https://mirrorglaze.bandcamp.com/ |
| Mlo | Pitched down a bandpassed whistle 15 semitones and got this gorgeous oo-texture | https://soundcloud.com/m_mlo/sets/ommeslag?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Monchy Street | Always a lark | https://monchystreet.bandcamp.com/album/mercer |
| Monica Walsh | Singing and making music with people I care about | https://monicawalsh1.bandcamp.com/album/lorraine |
| Monk Keys | When we came up with the idea and next best was when we finished | https://soundcloud.com/dadscc/sets/prayer-of-the-dog?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Moo City | Definitely when I typed "bigbigbigbigbigfoot" into microsoft SAM tts and it sounded HILARIOUS | https://moocity.bandcamp.com/track/biggy-biggy-bigfoot |
| moonsolver | I love that there was a workshop for found sound! I found it very valuable in making this. | https://moonsolver.bandcamp.com/album/somniloquy |
| Morgan Orion | Great Times - So Much RPM | https://soundcloud.com/morganorion/sets/proud-to-be-a-burn-out?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Morgellona | Working with QNA, getting to collaborate with other musicians after 2 long yrs working alone. | https://morgellona.bandcamp.com |
| Morning Maniac Music | Chatting with other RPMers on the Discord channel | https://morningmaniacmusic.bandcamp.com/album/notes-in-the-static |
| Mreenal Mams | Knowing about it.. (happened about 1.5 hrs ago.. roughly.. not exact measuremented) | https://soundcloud.com/mreenal/my-goodness-this-electric-sitar-is-bitchin |
| Mungo | I was done. | https://soundcloud.com/mungo-1/sets/the-crazy-ones |
| muris furder | The first week of heightened productivity before I ended up with too many songs to sort through | https://soundcloud.com/sf-hockeydude/sets/home-rpm-challenge-2022?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| namke communications | Just taking part! | https://namcom.bandcamp.com/album/arent-we-all-on-the-edge-right-now |
| Nate Monoxide | I found it funny that my Mum (who never swears) ended up enjoying the most offensive song I recorded. Aside from that, it was awesome having a sense of community and talking to new people. | https://natemonoxide.bandcamp.com/album/r-p-m |
| Nebyoolae | As with all albums, getting that initial inspiration for a song and then fleshing it out. | https://nebyoolae.bandcamp.com/album/thanks-for-all-the-chips |
| New_Scum | An encouraging email from RPM renewed my optimism for music. All month I wondered (and worried) whether I'd make anything this year. The month's end had closed in and so I hastily set about composing a few tracks. On the last day of the month I recored them and am so glad I did. Thanks guys! :) | https://chrisconnors.bandcamp.com/album/soap |
| Nick_Jones | For my final track that I deleted 2 full tracks made that day and just created a fresh one that worked. Also feeling myself break out of loops and tempo. | https://nickjones26.bandcamp.com/album/reflexively-processing-midlife |
| Nigel Moss | Downloading a new synth pack from Pianobook one morning and having a completed piece of music using it a few hours later | https://nigenet.bandcamp.com/album/focussed |
| No Potential | I wrote some of the best songs I think I have ever written. Just bummed I couldn't complete the vocals in time | https://nopotential.bandcamp.com/album/layers-rpm2022 |
| Noni | Nice chats on discord | https://soundcloud.com/inonnoni/sets/meat-power |
| North Of The Checkerboard | seeing all the work we had done and getting to record the last couple songs 100% live, it may sound shitty but it exists | https://northofthecheckerboard.bandcamp.com/releases |
| nOT Mad | I had a new friend Max give me a totally new take on a song I wrote. He turned what I felt was a folky guitar song into a bluesy R and B keyboard production. Surprise! | https://alonetone.com/Mathismusic/playlists/meet-the-neighbors |
| NOTAREALBANDDONTWORRY | The album got done :) | https://notarealbanddontworry.bandcamp.com/album/audio-files |
| ODie | I recorded 20+ songs this month for various projects. | https://odieofficial.bandcamp.com/album/sad-boy-drum-machine-ii |
| Old Not Ded | Singing lyrics from another writer was a new and revelatory experience for Carson. | https://soundcloud.com/carsonrudra-jai/sets/scenes-from-the-end-of-the-world |
| Old Path | This all started by solving an audio output issue with a 3.5mm auxiliary cable | https://oldpath709.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2022 |
| Orphans | Brighter Side was recorded live off the floor based on an idea from Sean - the lyrics and keys came the day after...love when that happens | https://alonetone.com/orphans/playlists/under-falling-skies |
| Oude Kaas | Honestly it was the fact that I roped a friend into signing up: I wasn't sure if he would. My favorite moment was when I listened to his first completed tune. Mission accomplished, Dead Sea Battery | https://oudekaas.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-of-an-intact-mirror-demo |
| Ouroboros | On February 1st as I sat down trying to decide what to do, a brand new song just fell out almost fully realized - words, music, and all. I spent the first 4 or 5 days working on that one, and it ended up becoming a pretty important part of the overall message. I guess it's the distillation of a lot of thoughts that had been rolling around my head for a while with regards to the looming global climate catastrophe, and "Borrowed Time" seemed a pretty apt name and theme. | https://ouroborosjc.bandcamp.com/album/grave-new-world |
| Pale Wallace | Ice cream every night. | https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/under-these-worn-wheels |
| Palsh109 | Getting my first set of guitar tracks recorded with a friend, it was just satisfying to both put it down, and get to spend time with a friend while doing it. | https://palsh109.bandcamp.com/track/where-were-you |
| Parallel Summits | Finding trust and support in a writing partner | https://parallelsummits.bandcamp.com/track/just-lucky-i-guess |
| particledots | playing with my moog synths | https://soundcloud.com/particledots/sets/the-wires-are-getting-crazy |
| Personal Space Invaders | My voice working again! | https://personalspaceinvadersbriandownton.bandcamp.com/album/without-a-voice |
| Personal Submersible | My least favorite moment was when my music hard drive fucked off and I had to improvise this track instead of mixing an existing project. | https://soundcloud.com/user-459208062/feb-17-2022 |
| Petty Vendetta | Found a keyboard in the trash on Friday. | https://alonetone.com/pettyvendetta/playlists/all-day-every-day |
| PHIL-IN-THE-BLANK | being creative | https://phil-in-the-blank.bandcamp.com/album/at-a-loss |
| Pimpernel Jones | Crossing the finish line, but also all the early morning creation sessions | https://hermapuma.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| pink smog | Managing to make the majority of this album in an empty new house on a futon on the floor in the midst of moving. | https://pinksmog.bandcamp.com/album/castle-gravycat |
| Pleasant Ditch | Finishing the last song, also my favourite. | https://pleasantditch.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-and-dusk |
| Portending Honor | At some point in the middle of February, there was a solid hour of laughs and just having fun with the groove. It was a blasty blast. | https://soundcloud.com/portending-honor/sets/progress-is-stuff |
| Poseidon Alexi | this one. I finally finished one on time. | https://alonetone.com/Poseidon_Alexi/playlists/frankenbunny-presents:-karamel-guillotine |
| Prince Joseph Dassah | When writing intensively cause it's almost deadline | https://audiomack.com/princejosephdassah/song/rush |
| Psychic Sperm | Sean H: I put on one of Ellie’s silly masks that looks like flames and she said, “You’re like a solar system making pancakes.” | https://alonetone.com/psychicsperm/playlists/sol-food |
| Ptarmageddon | Unveiling the song with friends | https://ptarmageddon.bandcamp.com/track/until-the-stars-go-out |
| Pumpkin Mouth | I'm not ready to talk about it yet! | https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/idiot-planet |
| Pussy Mozart | Setting up a home studio for the first time | https://pussymozart.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Pyotr | Hearing the final masters. | https://soundcloud.com/psilosybical/sets/pyotr-untitled-ep |
| Rachel Heckl | The process of recording was a learning experience that I appreciate going through and will help make the next album better. | https://soundcloud.com/rachel-heckl/sets/rpm-challenge-2022-ep |
| Reconsider | figuring out how to use Addictive Drums! | https://soundcloud.com/robert-gonyo/sets/rpm-2022 |
| Ricia Rae | Listening to all the amazing creativity on alonetone and the music of my fellow RPM participants. So much raw talent out there! | https://alonetone.com/riciarae/playlists/the-fall |
| Rick Wolfman | Putting together the bridge for this song was a treat. By far my most satisfying instrumental section. | https://soundcloud.com/rick-wolfman/giddy-phantoms?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| robert schaverian | Just finding the courage to get behind a microphone and sing/talk over some music I made was fun | https://soundcloud.com/user-812275776/finished-ep |
| Robohasse | Walked away from it all at the start of the last week for a family vacation. It was a good exercise to be able to create, but not let it own me (and my family!) like it has in the past. | https://alonetone.com/robohasse/playlists/rpm-2022 |
| rollos | The moment when I finally started to feel confident about my abilities. | https://rollos.bandcamp.com/album/starched |
| Rudy Sims | RPM 2022 | https://rudysims.bandcamp.com/album/mouthbreather |
| RUMBLETWITTER | being able to let go !!!!!... | https://alonetone.com/users/RUMBLETWITTER/edit |
| ruronin | We got together and recorded a few tracks in our jam space with friends who have been playing together for about a year now. It was great to get some recordings in and see where we are at. | https://ruronin.bandcamp.com/album/barnnight |
| Russ Ham | Getting it done. | https://alonetone.com/EstudioChispa/playlists/pandemia-16 |
| Salman Ahad | I had a solid idea for how I wanted to go about with this record and was really hoping to execute on a well-thought out vision, but when I started working, my mind completely spaced. I was legitimately having a case of severe sophomore slump and wasn't able to produce anything for much of the first week until Mikey Hogan came to the rescue and gave me some much needed advice on letting that idea go and starting new. I really didn't think I would be able to complete the tener this year, but here we are and it's also no short thanks to the generous genius Bukupanda who developed some drum loops for me that served as inspiration points for the first half of the record! | https://alonetone.com/SalmanAhad/playlists/infinite-ping-(rpm-2022) |
| Sandra Glorkle | I danced alone | https://ltwokay.bandcamp.com/album/sandra-glorkle-6-sandra-goes-to-the-jungle |
| Saucy By Nature | DONUTS | https://audiomack.com/dizzystee75/song/no-sleep-till-moncton |
| Savory Flakes | The best moments are hearing how the drum tracks always make me smile - collaboration in any form is the joy | https://savoryflakes.bandcamp.com/album/fading-messages |
| Scottie Desolation | Just getting it done despite terrible equipment | https://scottiedesolation1.bandcamp.com/releases |
| secretkillerofnames | We didn't flood! | https://sk0n.bandcamp.com/album/spirits-of-the-wire |
| SenseNet | finishing, again...for my third year! | https://soundcloud.com/sensenetdnb/sets/sensenet-the-galilean-moons |
| Serene Dominic | Week two, when I stopped working on a really shitty song and tehn the songs started falling out of mew. And teh guitar solo on "This Is Home" that sounds like Boston. | https://serenedominic.bandcamp.com/album/allerton-avenue-in-3d |
| Sha-Pink | No. | https://soundcloud.com/sha-pink/sets/troposphere |
| Shaundar | Its always the moment you listen to the finished product and realise you created that. | https://shaundar.bandcamp.com/album/hope |
| Shawn Randall | I enjoyed the workshop on composing music from found sounds. | https://shawnrandall.bandcamp.com/album/wow |
| Shed Sounds | Being energised by the fact I had 24 hours create and complete the last track | https://alonetone.com/dxbisolation/playlists/reality |
| Smooth Around The Bend | Finishing | https://alonetone.com/gudzilla/playlists/alluring-tragedy |
| Sonicviz | Jamming | https://youtu.be/3lH35AEru5g |
| Spice Rack Collective | Each of us probably has a different favorite moment, but one of mine (Kevyspice here) was hearing my song for the first time with Hayden's guitar part and Kenny's vocals in place. | https://alonetone.com/spicerackcollective/playlists/there-i-am |
| Squawk Box | I came | https://thesquawkbox.bandcamp.com/album/mca-v-no-sleep-till-rpm |
| Stan Erl | Composing Gastropod Derived Precipitation | https://alonetone.com/stanielerl/playlists/wallowing-in-the-following: |
| Staplegun | My favorite moment was that this album is better than my 2021 submission! | https://alonetone.com/staplegun/playlists/a-velvet-skyline |
| Starbender | Creating this album! | https://soundcloud.com/starbender/sets/cogs |
| StaticEyeRazorBooger (Static Razor VS Gramma Eye Booger) | I finished :) | https://alonetone.com/staticeyerazorbooger/playlists/divergent-spring-(rpm-2022) |
| Steely Ham | I just really appreciate the discord community. I remember posting when I first decided I was going to do this, and the support was really generous and I remembered that throughout the whole month. It really helped me stay committed and not put this challenge off. | https://steelyham.bandcamp.com/album/steely-ham |
| Stefans_isch | Making a country song with my boys. | https://stefansisch.bandcamp.com/album/it-s-strange |
| Stephen Nash | many good moments | https://soundcloud.com/stephen-nash-708553036/man-in-a-travelling-band?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Stephen Portrie II | Finally making music to represent some of the moments in my life | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/BbGZZDDSQLsEPgTJ7 |
| Stevie Dinner | my bass battery died while recording the bridge of a song and I got a nice noise solo out of it | https://stevehoskins.bandcamp.com/album/stevie-dinner |
| Stockton’s R M E | It’s great to finally finish tracks and not just fine-tune them ad nauseam. The joy of making music with friends and finishing a project is nothing short of watershed and we will keep the momentum going year round. I also finished Derek Bailey’s book on improvisation which further helped in momentary decision-making and letting go of the wheel and letting the music take you for a ride. Thank you, good people of RPM! | https://bingeaether.bandcamp.com/album/red-mono-extension |
| Strawberry Wavve | I got Covid but managed to complete my vocals ! | https://strawberrywavve.bandcamp.com/album/quantum-love-2 |
| stripmall sushi | Collaborating with friends | https://stripmallsushi.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Strong Harbour Strings | One of our 6 year old students VERY enthusiastically wanting to share his piece with the others during our weekly Community Circle time. | https://strongharbourstrings.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Stupid Little Plastic Things | Creating the album art using A.I. and the song titles from Wordle answers was fun! | https://soundcloud.com/slpt/sets/controlled-chaos |
| Sunil K Chopra | When people could finally hear it -- and they liked it! | https://sunilkchopra.bandcamp.com/album/the-sparkling-void |
| Superlavish / Solarcow | Owen- Hearing Andrew's first demo to me for the collab. | https://owenammann.bandcamp.com/album/the-regular-crowd-demos |
| System of the Beat | our last 2 songs "stellar" and "Hard Trap" were challenging to create, but a great learning experience in music collaboration | https://soundcloud.com/systemofthebeat/sets/fire-rpm-22-challenge-tracks |
| T.Z1 | connecting with some other musicians to collaborate | https://soundcloud.com/tzonez/sets/rpm-22 |
| Tael Ling Lin | Got to collaborate with a few excellent people! | https://soundcloud.com/taellinglin/antartica-mix |
| TeeKayEn | I enjoyed having the input from the discord and the ability to collaborate with a sax player | https://soundcloud.com/t-k-n/sets/ep1 |
| Temenos | Took risks and it worked | https://soundcloud.com/temenos-243331610/sets/alter-ego?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Temptress | Actually submitting one | https://temptress.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| TenSopSaxop | Things went very smoothly this year. | https://alonetone.com/TenSop/playlists/plug-in-now! |
| Tentachor | being able to record in-person \m/ | https://tentachor.bandcamp.com/album/master-of-gluttony |
| Texturions | When we had beer. | https://texturions.bandcamp.com/album/den-of-scorpions |
| The Arlington Arguments | The moment I realized I was actually going to complete the challenge. | https://soundcloud.com/user-898486048/sets/lunchbreaks-and-heartaches |
| The Beat Barron | The obvious realization that the minor pentatonic is a minor key. Duh! | https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-barron-111623644/sets/minor-feats |
| The Bitter Pills | Finishing | https://thebitterpills.bandcamp.com/album/snake-oil |
| The Black Auks | We wished Rick happy birthday because we jammed on that date. | https://audiomack.com/abandonstream/album/random-archeological-vistas |
| The Candy Crushers | Discovering that there is a mystery flavour in Sour Patch Kids candy and if you guess it you will win $25 000 inspired one of our favourite tracks! And we think we know what it is! | https://thecandycrushers.bandcamp.com/releases |
| The Cape Shore Surf Society | Last minute song writing turned into bangers | https://thecapeshoresurfsociety.bandcamp.com |
| The Checkers Speech | Discovering the perfect album art in my old clip art files. | https://alonetone.com/checkersspeech/tracks/the-title-in-your-mind |
| The Frozen Heads | I'd say that the recording process was kinda like catching lightning in a bottle, so those four hours where we pulled these songs out of our asses was pretty special. | https://thefrozenheads.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-bohemian-grove |
| The Handsanitigers | Well we've been really sick this month, so just making it through in "one piece" is the best part. Oh, and we finished our album! | https://thehandsanitigers.bandcamp.com/album/delta-omega |
| The HawefulTones | Other than saying I finished, seeing what some of my friends came up with over what I gave them was pretty dang cool. | https://thehawefultones.bandcamp.com/album/no-really-pick-it-up-this-place-is-a-mess |
| The Hermit | When everything clicked into place and I figured out how to tell a story through music without any narration. | https://soundcloud.com/andrew-lent/sets/the-hermit/s-GVToHaLwx2i |
| The Interposed | Got friends together | https://theinterposed.bandcamp.com/album/bottom-of-the-barrel-2 |
| The Irregular Decagon | When I realized I wrote an entire album | https://soundcloud.com/user-255483966/the-universe-demo |
| The Maadmen | As we are all doing this from different corners (I'm in Japan, and my two bandmates are in Ontario, Canada),every time I got someones tracks to stick into the mix, it was like Christmas (best moments). | https://themaadmen.bandcamp.com/album/ducking-mother-goose |
| the Robinovitches | The recording process is always fun and frustrating at the same time. | https://therobinovitches.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-and-sour-dork |
| The Second Message | Recording the drum tracks. My bird was at attention. | https://thomkeith.bandcamp.com/album/the-second-message-moonlight-in-san-marcos |
| The SNR | Playing with longtime friends while the next generation (18 mo. old) watched in awe (and sleepiness) | https://soundcloud.com/user-266299106 |
| The Stallions of Sound | We got a funny voicemail from a wrong number, someone who thought we were calling them all the time. They were a little upset. We used the voicemail in Hank Call. | https://alonetone.com/RPM/playlists/stallions-of-sound---stallions-of-sound-(rpm-2022) |
| The Strong Fives | The moment when first listening to the second featured track with guitars, bass and drums and thinking,damn, at some stage this was literally a hummed melody in my phone... | https://thestrongfives.bandcamp.com/album/two-sides |
| The Sugar Beatz | Tryng not to laugh while recording this. | https://sugarbeatz.bandcamp.com/track/random-sounds-in-a-parking-lot |
| The Vague Miracles | While I was finishing the project i left the gas on the stove for 4 hours and the firemen came. | https://thevaguemiracles.bandcamp.com/album/little-things-add-up |
| The Wawa Project | Collaborating with some friends to complete the project | https://soundcloud.com/john-valberg/midnight |
| The Will of the Sun | Being engrossed with mixing until 4AM in the morning, forgetting my troubles if only for a bit. | https://alonetone.com/wng801/playlists/for-you |
| The Wisdom Kings | Even with only a commitment to a single, this year's RPM was tough to find time and tougher to find inspiration. I had this poem sitting in my browser for over a month figuring I might get inspired to use it. Like breaking glass in case of emergency I finally married it to one of the pieces of music I was working up. It worked well enough and gave me enough momentum to finish a B-Side :-) | https://alonetone.com/lboe/playlists/tichborne's-elegie |
| The Wizards of Vomit | I use this android app for recording a first draft of a song. The recording can be looped afterwards, but during this RPM I discovered that when you zoom in extremely far to create the loop, it just starts making bleep glitch noises, turning my recording device into an instrument. The glitch bleeps are featured in the track "Make Bleeps not Blobs". | https://thewizardsofvomit.bandcamp.com/album/rpm22-through-the-galaxoid |
| The Woodland Gremlins | Right now. We made a thing. It's perfect. | https://jillstaveley.bandcamp.com/album/the-woodland-gremlins |
| the yay group | It was chaotic and we didn't know if we'd make it. We lost steam by the third week but kicked ourselves in the butt and got the work done. It is definitely more fun than work, though, that's for sure. | https://theyaygroup.bandcamp.com/track/good-times-are-on-the-way |
| This is Terrible | Just now when I submitted this | https://thisisterrible.bandcamp.com/album/ordinary-animals |
| Thorny Music | My favorite moment was the recognition of an ambient narrative within the work. Folks on Discord seemed to really take to it. It made me feel pretty validated in the music I am making. All warm and fuzzy. | https://soundcloud.com/thornymusic/playa-morning |
| Thorsten Nesch | The discovery of RPM ! | https://nesch.bandcamp.com/album/when-you-drove-away |
| Tico | I collaborated with a couple of people - always my favorite part. | https://soundcloud.com/user-189287299/dennis-among-the-stars-demo?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Tim Hazelton | I got a new guitar that seemed to have a TON of new songs in it! Writing came much easier this year! | https://alonetone.com/Punktim74/playlists/bleeding-me |
| Tim Homan | I finished despite a busy month and lots of rust. I'm proud of that. | https://soundcloud.com/tim_homan/sets/chat-with-chat |
| Tommy Carmine | busting out ableton to realize i have no idea what i am doing only to go back to protools | https://soundcloud.com/tommycarmine/hop-on-the-bus |
| Tone Matrix | Procrastinating as usual and somehow getting more energy than I've had in years to finish the album in time. | https://tonematrix.bandcamp.com/album/colors |
| TotoRobyn | My synth community cheering me on as motivation to complete this project. | https://totorobyn.bandcamp.com/album/industry8 |
| touch moving water | No favourite moment... | https://touchmovingwater.bandcamp.com/album/field-recordings-volume-one-1-5-ii-22 |
| Toys in the Static | Working on the video for Diatomic Onion, we noticed a still while paused that looked like a perfect album cover, and we used it. | https://ccundefined.bandcamp.com/album/nacreous-allium |
| Twin Goat | Lots of quality basement time. | https://soundcloud.com/booleanstudio/sets/a-culture-of-risk-management |
| Umbrella State Broadcasting | I travelled to St. Johns. Waking up one morning I realised I wanted to shoot a music video with the last few minutes of battery on my camera (forgot the charger). | https://umbrellastatebroadcasting.bandcamp.com/dashboard |
| Under the Attic | It was probably the moment I realized that the track did not want to be piano based and I was going to have to jerry rig some guitar playing into it. Frusterating but enlightening at the time, and fun to look back on. | https://undertheattic.bandcamp.com/track/standard |
| Van Gauche | That one day my back didn't hurt so much, that was nice. | https://soundcloud.com/vangauche/sets/vignettes-rpm-2022 |
| Vata Rocket | all the moments | https://andysamford.bandcamp.com/album/vata-rocket |
| vetoed | evan became the joker | https://vetoed.bandcamp.com/track/talkover |
| VolksDroog | I was stuck on a track, added ukulele and it really worked. | https://volksdroog22.bandcamp.com/track/toyopet |
| Vyper Syren | When I finished it in the last minute | https://soundcloud.com/vypersyren/vyper-syren-day-181 |
| WALTER NOONS | Finishing the CD | https://www.reverbnation.com/walternoons |
| Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys | Realizing that we've been doing this 17 years! | https://armyoftoys.bandcamp.com/album/permanent-fire |
| WARU | When I added some more layers to "No Cap" it totally came alive to me, that felt awesome! | https://waru.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Wee Beatsie | The whole thing was one fantastic moment. I'm really glad I got involved. Thanks to RPM for doing this!! | https://weebeatsie.bandcamp.com/album/tipping-point |
| Westerlund | Finding our way back from Westerlund | https://soundcloud.com/user-302038790 |
| White Air | I most enjoyed "watching" it all come together. | https://whiteair.bandcamp.com/album/impermanence-2 |
| Wild Branch | I don't know about a moment per se, but I was proud of myself for just kind of following what I felt like doing. I recorded a lot of stuff that I pretty much just crumpled up and threw in the garbage can -- and that felt ok. Perhaps even right. | https://soundcloud.com/forrest-gardner-941541978/sets/hide-go-seek |
| Wilfried Hanrath | There were in fact a few favourite moments, like trying out a few things on my synthesizer and picking up one motif which I developed to Full Moon. Or playing the synth bass and synth for Tea ´N´Biscuit and find this tune turned into a wild improvisation.... | https://wilfriedhanrath.bandcamp.com/album/daffodils-time-to-freak-out |
| Wiosna97 | I reconsidered my approach to writing music and was able to compare my abilities with the abilities I had two years ago | https://wiosna97.bandcamp.com/album/station-the-null |
| Work | We finished! | https://work-mza.bandcamp.com/album/too-much |
| Working Title | Pod racing. A magician never reveals his secrets. | https://workingtitle.bandcamp.com/releases |
| WXO | When the unmetered solos I did at the beginning of the month fit neatly with downbeats lining up in 6/8 at exactly q=108 (the tempo I was using) it totally solved a problem I had with a percussion section sounding too exposed. ALSO making moog solos this month was super fun. | https://wxokeys.bandcamp.com/album/four-seasons-in-a-day |
| YoloPokeCarp | Nope | https://yolopokedthecarp.bandcamp.com/album/theyre-always-watching-you |
| ZARIA | Finishing! | https://soundcloud.com/user-289989062/sets/chromozome-z |
| Ze-bOpp | stuck at -50 in the snowed in cabin lit by the returning long lost sunshine, with a cooler full of beers and a microphone and a pencil in my hand writing 4-5 songs I didn't get to produce. | https://ze-bopp.bandcamp.com/album/downtrou-ep |