The Song-A-Day Man | Jonathan Mann (Layer Zero)

Jan 18, 2022

Jonathan Mann, a musician and Guinness World Record holder, shares his incredible journey of writing a song every day since 2009. He delves into how daily creativity intertwines with cryptocurrency, discussing his innovative NFT project and Song A Day DAO. Mann reflects on the inspiration drawn from CryptoPunks and the value of consistent artistic expression. He explores the transformative impact of this practice on mental well-being and personal growth, making compelling connections between music and the evolving crypto landscape.

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ANECDOTE

Finding Crypto

Jonathan Mann's first crypto experience was at a conference where Ethan Buchman explained Proof of Work.
This sparked his interest, leading him to explore the connection between blockchain and his Song A Day project.

INSIGHT

Song A Day Project

Jonathan Mann's Song A Day project involves writing, recording, and creating a video for a new song daily since 2009.
It began as a 31-day challenge but evolved organically due to early success and his unemployment.

ADVICE

Overcoming Creative Blocks

Embrace failure and create consistently to overcome creative blocks.
Publicly sharing work, even if flawed, builds resilience and demonstrates that consistent effort matters.

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Jonathan Mann writes and publishes a song every single day. He's done this without missing a day since January 1st, 2009, and holds the Guinness World Record for most consecutive days writing a song.

His inspiration, passion, consistency, and all-around charm really comes through as he explores his journey in both music and crypto. Infatuated with the ideas and methodology behind CryptoPunks, he's launched his own NFT project for his daily songs with an accompanying DAO - SongADAO.

Creation, labor, value, and scarcity blend together in Jonathan's world. He exemplifies Layer 0 brilliantly -- a mortal human behind lines of code, expressed through music and commitment. When you stretch art this far, cool things emerge. Tune in to find out what they are!

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:00 Finding Crypto 8:33 Writing a Song a Day 16:14 Inspiration & Emotion 20:46 Creations & Crypto 24:16 Storytelling 28:20 One Thing a DAO 31:03 Because We Die 36:14 The Value of Scarcity 44:17 Product Market Fit 47:38 Proof of Work 55:20 The Song a Day NFT Project 1:00:53 SongADAO 1:04:36 Governance for Creators 1:10:29 Impacting Creativity 1:14:46 Community & Get Involved

------ Resources:

Jonathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/songadaymann?s=20

SongADAO: https://songaday.world/songadao/

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Jonathan's Website: https://www.jonathanmann.net/

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