I’ve been writing a song a day for 6,525 days.

Hi, I’m Jonathan Mann. I’ve written a song every day since January 1, 2009. Now I make games and free music software too.

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First goal: $3,000 a month. It’s all tax deductible.

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17 years and 315 days

Each square is one day’s song. Hover to preview; click to watch.Tap one to watch. Use the arrow keys to choose a day, then Enter to watch.

2009 Berkeley · 365 songs
2010 Berkeley · 365 songs
2011 Berkeley · 365 songs
2012 Brooklyn · 366 songs
2013 Brooklyn · 365 songs
2014 Brooklyn · 365 songs
2015 Jersey City · 365 songs
2016 Jersey City · 366 songs
2017 Jersey City · 365 songs
2018 Jersey City · 365 songs
2019 Jersey City · 365 songs
2020 Jersey City, Hartford · 366 songs
2021 Hartford · 365 songs
2022 Hartford · 365 songs
2023 Hartford · 365 songs
2024 Hartford · 366 songs
2025 Hartford · 365 songs
2026 Hartford · 293 so far

Through #6,502, October 20, 2026.

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Your patronage keeps it all going.

Songs

6,525 songs and counting, and they’re all Creative Commons.

Games

WAMP and topical games based on the news.

Films

Mini-docs about making something every day.

Plugins

Free and open source music software. Novox The Robot is my first plugin; it makes your computer sing.

The first goal, from monthly supporters: $3,000/month
The dream: enough to focus solely on what I do best: $20,000/month

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Where to go next

Listen

songaday.fan Listen to every song from the beginning, and earn points for each one you rate.
Albums on Bandcamp Albums to stream, download or buy.

See

The gallery A really cool way to explore Song A Day as a single, giant wall of videos.
The data lab An ongoing exploration of Song A Day through the data it generates.
MOTBA A museum for artists for whom time is central to their work.

Play

mann.cool Small, strange browser games.

Build

WAMP We All Make A Platformer: it's like an online, collaborative Mario Maker.

Make

Novox The Robot A free plugin that sings. Type lyrics, draw notes, or sing into it.

Get a song

Song commissions An original custom song, made just for you. Makes the perfect gift.

Join

Suggest tomorrow's song Send an idea for an upcoming song.
Jamuary Make a song a day in January, with 31 ideas to start from.
The Museum of Fumbled Bags I've fumbled a lot of bags. Come vent and tell your story anonymously.
Discord Talk with other Song A Day fans.

Watch

Films Mini-docs about making something every day.
Song A Day on YouTube Every song since January 1, 2009, and a new one every day.

Collect

Song pages on songaday.world Bid on each day's song as a 1/1, or get a $1 edition.
Every Two Million Blocks An onchain song that reveals one note every two million blocks.
Little Pink Men All 236 M.U.S.C.L.E. figures, in beautiful studio portraits. More coming soon.

Everything, with what’s coming and what’s done · What I’m doing now · The story