We've got an exciting episode for you! Not only are we Starbuckin' it, but we have our first-ever guest for this iteration of our ongoing pod project. It's Matt Sams, also known as Somnistatic. Matt has undertaken an ambitious song-a-day project for the year 2014. He's recording a new song every day and releasing it online. As of this recording, Matt is on song number 239. He's just about 75% of the way there and he hasn't missed one day! During the interview, we discuss Matt's songwriting inspiration/process. We talk about marketing and "making it" as a creative person in the Internet age. We meander thru a couple fun digressions and we play a couple of Matt's songs.

More notes:

Jen and I tried the RPM Challenge. We failed.

Matt came into the project with some songs already written, but most of the songs have been written on the day they were recorded.

Jen and I have done NaPodPoMo. Everyone who does that is excited at the beginning, and by day 10, they're ready to quit.

Want to write a song? Just pick a key and go!

Matt's lead-guitar secret: Jimi Hendrix mashed up with Slash.

"German Dance Robots"

Walking pneumonia and ear infections aren't good for recording vocals.

"Ashes On The Broken Threshold"

Sampling. It ain't songwriting, despite what Bob Lefsetz thinks.

Matt wrote a song about the Chicago Cubs. I thought he was a White Sox fan.

Melody Fusion article about Matt's project.

1,000 true fans = bullshit. Do what you do and keep doing it.

If you need a gimmick to get ahead, you're in the wrong business.

Diablo III - you only pay once. World Of Warcraft has a subscription.

Playing games thru an emulator. It's extra legal, not illegal.

Internet marketing. it's just like Kindergarten Cop.

Write more about the dildos!

Be awesomerish. Donate to Matt's project.

Jen does a mean Sarah Palin impersonation.

Matt is a sponge. Especially when it comes to Spice Girls lyrics.

We played Matt's song "We Are Loved."

Matt needs a press kit.

Songs in F#. Not the best for guitar solos.

Possible future project: 365 soundbites.

I played guitar on Matt's song "The Wind."

Follow Matt here: @somnistatic, Matt's Bandcamp account, Matt's WordPress blog.

Hypernonsensism: It's a religion.

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