FAWM 2026 MAX VANREMMERDEN FAWM.ORG

FAWM.ORG Max Vanremmerden 2026 February Album Writing Month #FAWM

Max Vanremmerden @max

FAWM.ORG participant since 2006

FAWM is February Album Writing Month

A global event for making new music

21th FAWM in 2026

http://fawm.org/@max

#singer-songwriter #one-take #indie-folk #acoustic_guitar

#alternative #acoustic #DIY #indie-pop #guy-with-guitar

#unplugged #simple #power-chords #one-mic-technique

#live-performance #twotone-video

#acoustic_one_take #folk_pop #real_instruments

#skirmish #challenge #collab #10x10

Goal is to create like a madman in February and end up with one or two keepers in March

Member of the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild

Former host of the weekly Open Mic Amsterdam from 2011 till 2016
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Host of the 'Grande Soirée Amusante' events

at Backstage Hotel Amsterdam NL
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Max Vanremmerden singer-songwriter from Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Max Vanremmerden

A DIY home-recording autodidact from Amsterdam, Netherlands,
creating music with an unpretentious, raw edge.

Inspired by the ethos and artistry of icons like Jonathan Richman, Billy Bragg, Evan Dando, Joe Strummer, Tim Armstrong and Ryan Adams, I craft a unique singer-songwriter style.
My repertoire? Loosely played, straightforward tunes that capture the essence of life’s quirks.

The joy of making music lies in diving deep into the creative process, losing myself in it,
and reveling in what emerges from nothing.

My lyrics delve into life’s tangled web: confusion, doubt, self-mockery, raw emotion,
and those fleeting moments of decision-making.
They shine a light on the imperfections—the “flies in the ointment” of existence.

Explore the sound of my music on Bandcamp.

Member of the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild (2006–2026).

Former host of Open Mic Amsterdam (2011–2016).

Host of Grande Soirée Amusante Open Mic Reunion Nights (2022-2024).

Proud participant of FAWM.ORG since 2006.

February Album Writing Month 14 songs in 28 days.

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Singer-songwriter, acoustic guitar, DIY, indie, ska, punk, Americana, stomp ‘n’ holler, folk, pop.

Amsterdam Songwriters Guild Open Mic Amsterdam ASG FAWM

Max Vanremmerden is een Amsterdamse singer-songwriter die bekendstaat om zijn doe-het-zelf aanpak en unieke muzikale stijl. Als autodidact legt hij zich toe op het thuis opnemen van muziek, resulterend in een repertoire van eenvoudig gespeelde, ongekunstelde nummers. Zijn teksten behandelen thema’s als verwarring, twijfel, zelfspot, emotie en oprechtheid, en reflecteren de alledaagse beslissingen en uitdagingen van het bestaan.

In 2010 bracht Vanremmerden het album ‘5-Second Songs’ uit, bestaande uit twaalf nummers die elk slechts vijf seconden duren. Dit innovatieve concept werd positief ontvangen en geprezen om zijn originaliteit.

Naast zijn eigen muzikale projecten is Vanremmerden sinds 2002 lid van de Amsterdam Songwriters Guild. Hij was van 2011 tot 2016 gastheer van de Open Mic Amsterdam en organiseerde de Grande Soirée Amsterdam van 2022 tot 2025.

Vanremmerden neemt ook deel aan FAWM (February Album Writing Month), een jaarlijks evenement waarbij muzikanten worden uitgedaagd om in februari veertien nummers te schrijven. Zijn bijdragen aan FAWM zijn te beluisteren op zijn Bandcamp-pagina.

FAWM since 2006.

Over more than twenty years of participating in February Album Writing Month (FAWM), I’ve settled into a workflow that lets me capture a solid recording almost as soon as a new song exists. Everything begins with a guitar progression and a melody I’m humming into place. Once a few words surface, the actual songwriting kicks in. Even with all the digital tools available today, I prefer to keep things grounded by playing real instruments.

I print the lyrics in large type, hang the sheet above a camera, and run through the song a few times. Usually the fourth or fifth take is the one I keep. FAWM taught me early on not to get stuck chasing “perfect.” After recording, I pull the audio from the video and drop it into a mixing program. Most of my effect settings are locked in beforehand. Then I add extra vocals and additional instruments—guitar, banjo, piano, keyboard. Once the mix sounds clean enough, I sync it back to the video. Every year I pick a new two-tone color theme for these recordings.

If a song is captured this way during FAWM, it’s considered finished. After the month ends, I usually have three or four keepers that I test live on stage. Performing them helps the songs develop, but I never rerecord them. Around ninety percent of everything I’ve written in the last two decades began during FAWM—simple, consistent, effective.

These days I use ChatGPT to check my lyrics for grammar and spelling and to offer suggestions; before that, I leaned on native-speaking FAWMers. The audio mix I upload to Bandcamp is identical to the one in the videos. My style is defined by single-mic, one-take recordings with a handful of added layers.

What I cherish most is the simple magic of shaping something out of nothing. I’m not a poet in the strict sense; I just piece songs together with a kind of easygoing, slacker charm. As long as the music still manages to surprise me, I’m happy with what I create.

FAWM.ORG Max Vanremmerden compilation album 20 years of #fawm

FAWM.ORG participant since 2006.

FAWM is February Album Writing Month.

14 songs in 28 days.

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