FAWM: ZeCoop (@zecoop)

ZeCoop

@zecoopMod

Songs

Joined

2011

Michigan US
zecoop.bandcamp.com

Pronouns; He/His/Him

This is my 15th FAWM. It's always wonderful and something I look forward to. It's the best part of Winter! (...the only good part of winter?) ;-)

I've been home-recording music for many years, with music that covers styles all over the map. I do a lot of instrumental music, since I don't write lyrics, so if you have an idea, let me know. I can't guarantee a collaboration will work out, but I usually do a lot of collaborating. I do collaborations as a co-writing project and consider them complete when I find the one that fits. I've had multiple versions of songs from various people, during FAWM, but the one that I end up posting is the official song, in my mind. I'm always finding amazing new people on FAWM!

I have used some MIDI keys the past few years, but most of the time, what you are hearing is me actually playing the instruments live, including drums, one track at a time. I write songs part by part and never quite know where they are headed, and very often get very deep in layers and atmospheres. I love painting with sound.

Check out my dad's (@srcoops) and younger brother's (@guatecoop) pages! @srcoops writes a ton of lyrics and we've collaborated on a lot of songs. He's very open to people using his lyrics, and had lots of collaborations last year, so let him know if you'd like to use them!! Also check out @kovbleu who was in Treading Bleu with my younger brother and me.

Oh, and I run this thing on FAWM called the 4-Track Challenge, where people mail cassettes to each other and add one track at a time. Sound fun? It is!! Let me know if you want in and check out the songs at @fourtracktape

All my links are up above or here on my Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/zecoop

My album cover is a cow down the road who was very skeptical of me taking a picture. It came all the way across the pasture. ;)

Soundboard

@tamsnumber4 1h

Happy FAWMing John!!

@beacon 3h

So what's the possibility of a collab with @zecoop and @guatecoop?

@nicetrip 4h

Hey there, I’m happy to see a new album cover on your page! I’m kind of anticipating it each year. Happy fawming!

@sueawesome 13h

hi Ze!!

I’ll probably write a few but it’s been hard to find people to collab with the last few fawms. and it’s hard to find the time to listen as much as I want, so I might be focused on the listening this year.

I hope you’ve been well. can’t wait to hear what you spin this year. do you have any goals for themes or just going where the ocean breeze takes you?

@youraveragejoe 14h

Hey! Looking forward to hearing your tunes again this year.

@balancelost 17h

👋 hello. Have a fun one!

@musicsongwriter 1d

Thank you so much, John. I'm okay at the moment. I hope all is well for you and your dear ones.

@musicsongwriter 1d

Happy FAWM, John 🎵🎶✨️

@clioem 1d

Thank you so much! Happy FAWMing 😀

@nadine 1d

I watched some tutorials about surf, and I feel like I can't ride on that wave (yet). I don't have a whammy bar, I can't trem pick, all I can do is some basic blues chords. This alone won'T make the sound, right?
I look forward to your opening!

@judypie 1d

Zecoop! My favourite of all the coops! (Tied evenly with all the other coops of course!) :p Hope you have a productive Fawm '25 <3

@adforperu 1d

Well hello there! Same to you, same to you. I was admiring your drum set up, even if it does give me slight dungeon vibes. A cool dungeon, though!

@headfirstonlyMod 1d

Good to see you here once again, Ze.
And that's a much better cover than "Atom Heart Mother." Just sayin'.

@gm7 1d

Happy FAWMing...Rock on.

@guatecoop 1d

Hey! Always a pleasure. Definitely looking forward to coming your way in the middle of the month! It’s also nice to be on the front side of a month of talking with you every day! Great!

@scottlake 1d

Here's my '82 G&L I got an estate sale for about 1/2 what they are going for online. It's a very early El Toro model.

@jamkar 2d

Hey Coop! Happy FAWM!

@danvaillancourt 2d

Here we go again! 🏄‍♂️🎸🥁🎶

@wehappyfew 2d

Hey thanks for the kind words and I’m looking forward to getting going with FAWM 2025! Definitely up for collaborations on cassette too. 😎🎵

@kristian 2d

Coop! I know all the girls say this to you ALL the time, but I’ll join in as well: the pic of your drums is SOO sexy

@fuzzy 2d

Love that cow! Reminds me of when I lived on a farm!
Here's to another great FAWM!!!

@leslie 2d

Rock it out of the park, Coop!

@nancyrostMod 2d

Whew, good thinking! And we still have the addresses doc as well.

@karlsburg25 2d

Woohoooo so glad you went for the Cow cover matey. Thats already a classic rock album cover even without music ;-) . Defo defo up for alll sorts of collab possibilities this year. Am firmly entrenched in England, as not travelling this winter. Anyway matey , BRING IT ON i say and much love across the pond x

@vomvorton 2d

Hey! Yeah I'm all set up, haven't done much recording here yet though so fingers crossed everything is set up okay. Possibly up for something, need to see if I can get my lyrics-brain working as it has been very rusty recently.