T.A. Walker here (call me "Tim" if you like - everyone else does ). I can't believe I'm coming back for more 50/90 after last year... had a fun time with you lot, and wrote some songs I'm still proud of, but almost ran myself into the ground in the process! (I "only" completed 36 songs, but my job/family/etc often had to come first - you know the drill...)

So what brings me back for more? It's partly that I've hardly composed anything since my FAWM 2013 run ended on March 1st, and need a metaphorical boot up the backside to get the creative juices bubbling again (and there's a mixed metaphor for you).

But also - and I make no apologies if this sounds at all mawkish - I missed you folks, and I know that if I let you all set off on this creative "sprint-marathon" without me, I'd end up regretting it. (I've also improved my recording gear setup since 50/90 2012 (especially in the "mobile" department), and I'm itching to give it all a good workout.)

All I'll say is: with all my other commitments, I can't promise that I'll make the "Big Hawaii" in the final song-count, or even come close, but I'll do my best, and I look forward to hearing what you come up with (and maybe even collaborate!).

Because, in the end: for me, 50/90 is about the great folk taking part... as I can't think of another reason I'd put myself through it

(I should also mention - for anyone interested in such things - that I do a lot of my recording on my iPhone 4S. This is partly for convenience, but also to see how much I can use an iPhone and its apps for serious music production. You'd be surprised.)

(UPDATE (2013/08/09): For family reasons, I'm reducing drastically my 50/90 activity for the next couple of weeks - see my forum post on "semi-hibernation". Hopefully back to normal around the start of September...)

(ANOTHER UPDATE (2013/09/17): Phew... I know I said "drastically", but I didn't think it would be THAT drastic Sorry I've been totally absent from here the last month; I assure you my time was completely taken up with family stuff, but we're fine, and I'm now back for the final two weeks... now, let's try and reach twenty songs (total) by September's end!
I also released an EP during my hiatus (the tracks were pretty well ready anyway, and just needed a little buffing-up and mixing): "The Rockpool Files" is a £2 download from Bandcamp, and includes two 50/90 songs - "Memory Lane" and "Santa's Summer Holiday" - plus two other tracks from earlier this year. All four have been remixed, with "Santa" getting some new vocals - feel free to give the EP a listen at Bandcamp