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Today I wrote Song A Day #6510. Help me write #6511.

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.

Help write #6511 See all of them Listen to every one

17 years and 300 days

Each square is one day’s song, starting January 1, 2009.

  1. 365 video stills from 2009, one for each day's song

    2009 Berkeley · 365 songs

  2. 365 video stills from 2010, one for each day's song

    2010 Berkeley · 365 songs

  3. 365 video stills from 2011, one for each day's song

    2011 Berkeley · 365 songs

  4. 366 video stills from 2012, one for each day's song

    2012 Brooklyn · 366 songs

  5. 365 video stills from 2013, one for each day's song

    2013 Brooklyn · 365 songs

  6. 365 video stills from 2014, one for each day's song

    2014 Brooklyn · 365 songs

  7. 365 video stills from 2015, one for each day's song

    2015 Jersey City · 365 songs

  8. 366 video stills from 2016, one for each day's song

    2016 Jersey City · 366 songs

  9. 365 video stills from 2017, one for each day's song

    2017 Jersey City · 365 songs

  10. 365 video stills from 2018, one for each day's song

    2018 Jersey City · 365 songs

  11. 365 video stills from 2019, one for each day's song

    2019 Jersey City · 365 songs

  12. 366 video stills from 2020, one for each day's song

    2020 Jersey City, Hartford · 366 songs

  13. 365 video stills from 2021, one for each day's song

    2021 Hartford · 365 songs

  14. 365 video stills from 2022, one for each day's song

    2022 Hartford · 365 songs

  15. 365 video stills from 2023, one for each day's song

    2023 Hartford · 365 songs

  16. 366 video stills from 2024, one for each day's song

    2024 Hartford · 366 songs

  17. 365 video stills from 2025, one for each day's song

    2025 Hartford · 365 songs

  18. 293 video stills from 2026, one for each day's song

    2026 Hartford · 293 so far

Through #6,502, October 20, 2026.

Explore every song

Your patronage keeps it all going.

Songs

6,510 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.

Song A Day has never fit neatly into any business model.

Commissions used to be a big part of my income, but with the advent of AI-generated music, they've mostly dried up.

Jonathan Mann in a homemade Song A Day costume, surrounded by recording equipment in the early days
The early days of Song A Day.

Through all these 18 years, I've had one dream: make enough money that I can focus solely on what I do best.

Jonathan Mann performing for an outdoor audience beside a lake
The Conference Troubadour.
Creative Commons

Every Song A Day song lives under a Creative Commons license. Anyone is free to cover, remix, and use it — part of Song A Day's life as a public good. Learn about Creative Commons ↗

Patronage

Patreon, YouTube, and Bandcamp logos

I've tried Patreon, paid YouTube subscribers, and a Bandcamp fan club. Until now, none has made up more than one-sixteenth of my income.

C.Y. Lee holding an ice cream cone outside

Recently, C.Y. Lee — an early Microsoft and RealPlayer employee — became a friend and mentor. He now uses his resources to fund dozens of artists across the country.

Jonathan Mann and a collaborator at a keyboard in a recording studio

I'm fiscally sponsored by Fridays at The Park, an LA recording collective and nonprofit. That means every donation is tax-deductible.

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

VIDEO GAMES

In addition to continuing Song A Day, I've turned my attention back to my other major love.

GAME A DAY

I made a Game A Day in January 2026.

ALSO FROM THE STUDIO

The Museum of Time Based Art timeline interface showing past, present, and future artworks

MOTBA

I've created a website called The Museum of Time Based Art, dedicated to artists for whom time is a central theme in their work.

Jamuary invitation to make and share a song every day in January

#JAMUARY

This January, I am bringing back #Jamuary: An invitation to make and share one song every day that month.

Help me write #6511.

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THANK YOU!

Jonathan Mann playing ukulele beneath an Every Day sign
Every day means every day.
Illustrated Song A Day scene with a guitarist and colorful characters
Games as songs you can step inside.
Jonathan Mann holding up his Guinness World Records certificate
Guinness World Record certificate, 2014.

Where to go next

Listen

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

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.

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